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Population in Bangladesh

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · Bangladesh

section.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% section.change_since
Countries · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +10% +1.9% a year on average
share of section.levels.world 2.14% section.levels.world: 8,215,424,893 · 2025
Population, 1960 – 2025 people
+10% section.change_since

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

section.compare Population · people
Bangladesh 176M
section.levels.world 8.2B

section.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

section.all_years · 1960 – 2025

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.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

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2015 · 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
42 Gabon 2M
41 Lithuania 2.9M
40 Liberia 4.7M
39 Congo - Brazzaville 5.1M
38 Norway 5.2M
37 Finland 5.5M
36 Lebanon 6.5M
35 Bulgaria 7M
34 Sierra Leone 7M
33 Hong Kong SAR China 7.3M
32 Honduras 9.2M
31 Czechia 11M
30 Greece 11M
29 Ecuador 16M
28 Netherlands 17M
27 Chile 18M
26 Romania 20M
25 Saudi Arabia 30M
24 Yemen 31M
23 Canada 36M
22 Poland 38M
21 Algeria 40M
20 Argentina 43M
19 Spain 46M
18 Colombia 47M
17 South Korea 51M
16 Italy 60M
15 United Kingdom 65M
14 France 67M
13 Türkiye 78M
12 Congo - Kinshasa 81M
11 Germany 82M
10 Egypt 100M
9 Philippines 105M
8 Mexico 121M
7 Russia 145M
6 Bangladesh 159M
5 Brazil 202M
4 Indonesia 262M
3 United States 322M
2 India 1.3B
1 China 1.4B

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

section.what

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

section.how

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.