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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

2018 · 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
1 China 1.4B
2 India 1.4B
3 United States 329M
4 Indonesia 270M
5 Brazil 206M
6 Bangladesh 164M
7 Russia 145M
8 Mexico 125M
9 Philippines 109M
10 Egypt 106M
11 Congo - Kinshasa 90M
12 Germany 83M
13 Türkiye 81M
14 France 67M
15 United Kingdom 66M
16 Italy 60M
17 South Korea 52M
18 Colombia 49M
19 Spain 47M
20 Argentina 45M
21 Algeria 43M
22 Poland 38M
23 Canada 37M
24 Yemen 34M
25 Saudi Arabia 30M
26 Romania 19M
27 Chile 19M
28 Netherlands 17M
29 Ecuador 17M
30 Greece 11M
31 Czechia 11M
32 Honduras 9.8M
33 Sierra Leone 7.6M
34 Hong Kong SAR China 7.5M
35 Bulgaria 6.7M
36 Lebanon 6M
37 Finland 5.5M
38 Congo - Brazzaville 5.5M
39 Norway 5.3M
40 Liberia 4.9M
41 Lithuania 2.8M
42 Gabon 2.2M

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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.