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Population in Bangladesh
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
6 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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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
0
50M
100M
150M
200M
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
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
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | 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
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Gabon | 2.2M | |
| 41 | Lithuania | 2.8M | |
| 40 | Liberia | 4.8M | |
| 39 | Norway | 5.3M | |
| 38 | Congo - Brazzaville | 5.4M | |
| 37 | Finland | 5.5M | |
| 36 | Lebanon | 6.2M | |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 6.8M | |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 7.4M | |
| 33 | Hong Kong SAR China | 7.4M | |
| 32 | Honduras | 9.6M | |
| 31 | Czechia | 11M | |
| 30 | Greece | 11M | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 17M | |
| 28 | Netherlands | 17M | |
| 27 | Chile | 19M | |
| 26 | Romania | 20M | |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 31M | |
| 24 | Yemen | 33M | |
| 23 | Canada | 37M | |
| 22 | Poland | 38M | |
| 21 | Algeria | 42M | |
| 20 | Argentina | 44M | |
| 19 | Spain | 47M | |
| 18 | Colombia | 48M | |
| 17 | South Korea | 51M | |
| 16 | Italy | 60M | |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 66M | |
| 14 | France | 67M | |
| 13 | Türkiye | 80M | |
| 12 | Germany | 83M | |
| 11 | Congo - Kinshasa | 87M | |
| 10 | Egypt | 104M | |
| 9 | Philippines | 108M | |
| 8 | Mexico | 123M | |
| 7 | Russia | 145M | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 162M | |
| 5 | Brazil | 205M | |
| 4 | Indonesia | 267M | |
| 3 | United States | 327M | |
| 2 | India | 1.4B | |
| 1 | China | 1.4B |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
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.
People
Bangladesh in numbers
Population growth
1.22%
2025
Population density
1,333
2024
Median age
25.3
2023
Children under 15
27.6%
2025
Residents 65 and over
6.7%
2025
Life expectancy
74.9
2024
Births per woman
2.14
2024
Birth rate
20.0
2024
Infant mortality
24.4
2024
Net migration
-3.2
2023
Born abroad
1.7%
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2025