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People Statistics · Country

Population in Bangladesh

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 6 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Bangladesh

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 175,686,899 +1.2% since 2024
Countries · 2025 6 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +10% +1.9% a year on average
share of World 2.14% World: 8,215,424,893 · 2025
Population, 1960 – 2025 people
+10% since 2015

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Bangladesh 176M
World 8.2B

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 175,686,899 · 2025
First value 51,828,660 · 1960
Highest 175,686,899 · 2025
Lowest 51,828,660 · 1960
Average change +1.9% a year on average
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearBangladeshChange World
2025 175,686,899 +1.2% 8.2B
2024 173,562,364 +1.2% 8.1B
2023 171,466,990 +1.2% 8.1B
2022 169,384,897 +1.0% 8B
2021 167,658,854 +0.8% 7.9B
2020 166,298,024 +0.8% 7.9B
2019 164,913,055 +0.9% 7.8B
2018 163,523,103 +0.8% 7.7B
2017 162,186,147 +0.9% 7.6B
2016 160,811,932 +0.9% 7.5B
2015 159,383,179 +0.9% 7.4B
2014 157,964,929 +0.9% 7.4B
2013 156,532,141 +0.9% 7.3B
2012 155,070,101 +1.0% 7.2B
2011 153,591,076 +0.9% 7.1B
2010 152,201,981 +0.9% 7B
2009 150,873,714 +0.9% 6.9B
2008 149,474,264 +1.0% 6.8B
2007 147,989,278 +1.1% 6.7B
2006 146,405,973 +1.2% 6.7B
2005 144,715,786 +1.3% 6.6B
2004 142,902,856 +1.4% 6.5B
2003 140,970,351 +1.5% 6.4B
2002 138,933,658 +1.6% 6.3B
2001 136,805,810 +1.7% 6.2B
2000 134,544,304 +1.8% 6.2B
1999 132,108,065 +1.9% 6.1B
1998 129,622,332 +1.9% 6B
1997 127,198,069 +1.9% 5.9B
1996 124,862,179 +1.8% 5.8B
1995 122,600,370 +1.9% 5.7B
1994 120,343,179 +1.9% 5.7B
1993 118,132,360 +1.9% 5.6B
1992 115,952,192 +1.9% 5.5B
1991 113,787,109 +1.9% 5.4B
1990 111,633,717 +2.0% 5.3B
1989 109,433,799 +2.1% 5.2B
1988 107,216,008 +2.2% 5.1B
1987 104,959,291 +2.3% 5B
1986 102,635,572 +2.4% 4.9B
1985 100,253,825 +2.5% 4.9B
1984 97,814,966 +2.6% 4.8B
1983 95,335,155 +2.7% 4.7B
1982 92,814,507 +2.8% 4.6B
1981 90,303,105 +2.6% 4.5B
1980 88,016,432 +2.4% 4.4B
1979 85,935,072 +2.4% 4.4B
1978 83,889,655 +2.5% 4.3B
1977 81,867,264 +2.5% 4.2B
1976 79,855,318 +2.6% 4.1B
1975 77,854,351 +2.7% 4.1B
1974 75,839,348 +2.9% 4B
1973 73,722,294 +2.9% 3.9B
1972 71,641,519 +1.9% 3.8B
1971 70,276,758 +1.8% 3.8B
1970 69,058,894 +2.6% 3.7B
1969 67,294,133 +2.9% 3.6B
1968 65,408,276 +3.0% 3.5B
1967 63,510,929 +3.0% 3.5B
1966 61,669,806 +3.0% 3.4B
1965 59,902,519 +3.0% 3.3B
1964 58,178,374 +3.0% 3.3B
1963 56,504,402 +3.0% 3.2B
1962 54,881,146 +2.9% 3.1B
1961 53,310,348 +2.9% 3.1B
1960 51,828,660 3B

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
20 Algeria 47M
21 Argentina 46M
6 Bangladesh 176M
5 Brazil 213M
36 Bulgaria 6.4M
23 Canada 42M
26 Chile 20M
2 China 1.4B
17 Colombia 53M
35 Congo - Brazzaville 6.5M
11 Congo - Kinshasa 113M
31 Czechia 11M
28 Ecuador 18M
9 Egypt 118M
39 Finland 5.6M
15 France 69M
42 Gabon 2.6M
13 Germany 83M
32 Greece 10M
30 Honduras 11M
34 Hong Kong SAR China 7.5M
1 India 1.5B
4 Indonesia 286M
16 Italy 59M
37 Lebanon 5.8M
38 Liberia 5.7M
41 Lithuania 2.9M
8 Mexico 132M
29 Netherlands 18M
40 Norway 5.6M
10 Philippines 117M
25 Poland 36M
27 Romania 19M
7 Russia 144M
24 Saudi Arabia 37M
33 Sierra Leone 8.8M
18 South Korea 52M
19 Spain 49M
12 Türkiye 86M
14 United Kingdom 69M
3 United States 342M
22 Yemen 42M

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.