Bangladesh vs Brazil
Bangladesh vs Brazil: Population
Population in 2023: 172 million people in Bangladesh and 211 million people in Brazil, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brazil, by 39.6 million people, or 1.23 times that in Bangladesh.
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What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 8 and Brazil ranked 7 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at 209 million people and Brazil at 163 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Bangladesh | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 172 million | 211 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 169 million | 210 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 168 million | 210 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 166 million | 209 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 165 million | 208 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 164 million | 206 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 162 million | 205 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 161 million | 203 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 159 million | 202 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 158 million | 200 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 157 million | 199 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 155 million | 197 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 154 million | 195 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 152 million | 194 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 151 million | 192 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 150 million | 190 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 148 million | 189 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 146 million | 187 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 145 million | 185 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 143 million | 183 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 141 million | 181 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 139 million | 179 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 137 million | 176 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 135 million | 174 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 132 million | 172 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 130 million | 169 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 127 million | 167 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 125 million | 164 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 123 million | 162 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 120 million | 159 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 118 million | 157 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 116 million | 154 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 114 million | 152 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 112 million | 149 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 109 million | 147 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 107 million | 144 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 105 million | 141 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 103 million | 138 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 100 million | 136 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 97.8 million | 133 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 95.3 million | 130 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 92.8 million | 127 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 90.3 million | 124 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 88 million | 121 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 85.9 million | 118 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 83.9 million | 116 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 81.9 million | 113 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 79.9 million | 110 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 77.9 million | 108 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 75.8 million | 105 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 73.7 million | 103 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 71.6 million | 100 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 70.3 million | 97.7 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 69.1 million | 95.4 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 67.3 million | 93.1 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 65.4 million | 90.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 63.5 million | 88.5 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 61.7 million | 86.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 59.9 million | 83.8 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 58.2 million | 81.5 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 56.5 million | 79.2 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 54.9 million | 76.9 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 53.3 million | 74.6 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 51.8 million | 72.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 50.4 million | 70.2 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 49.2 million | 68.1 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 48 million | 66 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 46.9 million | 64 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 45.8 million | 62.1 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 44.7 million | 60.2 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 43.8 million | 58.4 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 42.9 million | 56.7 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 42 million | 55 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 41.2 million | 53.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 39.2 million | 52.5 million | – |
| 1948 | 38.8 million | 51.1 million | – |
| 1947 | 38.5 million | 49.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 38.2 million | 48.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 37.9 million | 47.2 million | – |
| 1944 | 37.6 million | 46 million | – |
| 1943 | 37.2 million | 44.8 million | – |
| 1942 | 36.9 million | 43.7 million | – |
| 1941 | 36.5 million | 42.6 million | – |
| 1940 | 36.1 million | 41.6 million | – |
| 1939 | 35.5 million | 40.6 million | – |
| 1938 | 34.9 million | 39.8 million | – |
| 1937 | 34.2 million | 39 million | – |
| 1936 | 33.6 million | 38.2 million | – |
| 1935 | 32.9 million | 37.4 million | – |
| 1934 | 32.3 million | 36.7 million | – |
| 1933 | 31.6 million | 35.9 million | – |
| 1932 | 31 million | 35.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 30.5 million | 34.5 million | – |
| 1930 | 30.1 million | 33.8 million | – |
| 1929 | 29.8 million | 33.1 million | – |
| 1928 | 29.6 million | 32.5 million | – |
| 1927 | 29.4 million | 31.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 29.3 million | 31.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 29.2 million | 30.6 million | – |
| 1924 | 29.1 million | 29.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 29 million | 29.3 million | – |
| 1922 | 28.9 million | 28.8 million | – |
| 1921 | 28.7 million | 28.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 28.6 million | 27.6 million | – |
| 1919 | 28.5 million | 27 million | – |
| 1918 | 28.4 million | 26.5 million | – |
| 1917 | 28.3 million | 25.9 million | – |
| 1916 | 28.2 million | 25.4 million | – |
| 1915 | 28.2 million | 24.9 million | – |
| 1914 | 28.1 million | 24.3 million | – |
| 1913 | 28.1 million | 23.8 million | – |
| 1912 | 28.1 million | 23.3 million | – |
| 1911 | 28 million | 22.8 million | – |
| 1910 | 27.9 million | 22.4 million | – |
| 1909 | 27.8 million | 21.9 million | – |
| 1908 | 27.7 million | 21.4 million | – |
| 1907 | 27.6 million | 21 million | – |
| 1906 | 27.5 million | 20.5 million | – |
| 1905 | 27.4 million | 20.1 million | – |
| 1904 | 27.3 million | 19.7 million | – |
| 1903 | 27.2 million | 19.3 million | – |
| 1902 | 27.1 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1901 | 27 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 26.9 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1899 | 26.7 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1898 | 26.6 million | 17.3 million | – |
| 1897 | 26.5 million | 16.8 million | – |
| 1896 | 26.4 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1895 | 26.3 million | 16.1 million | – |
| 1894 | 26.2 million | 15.7 million | – |
| 1893 | 26.1 million | 15.3 million | – |
| 1892 | 26 million | 15 million | – |
| 1891 | 25.9 million | 14.6 million | – |
| 1890 | 25.8 million | 14.3 million | – |
| 1889 | 25.7 million | 14 million | – |
| 1888 | 25.6 million | 13.7 million | – |
| 1887 | 25.5 million | 13.5 million | – |
| 1886 | 25.4 million | 13.2 million | – |
| 1885 | 25.3 million | 13 million | – |
| 1884 | 25.2 million | 12.8 million | – |
| 1883 | 25.1 million | 12.5 million | – |
| 1882 | 24.9 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1881 | 24.8 million | 12.1 million | – |
| 1880 | 24.7 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1879 | 24.6 million | 11.6 million | – |
| 1878 | 24.5 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1877 | 24.4 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1876 | 24.3 million | 11 million | – |
| 1875 | 24.2 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1874 | 24.1 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 24 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1872 | 23.9 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1871 | 23.8 million | 10 million | – |
| 1870 | 23.8 million | 9.84 million | – |
| 1869 | 23.7 million | 9.68 million | – |
| 1868 | 23.6 million | 9.52 million | – |
| 1867 | 23.6 million | 9.38 million | – |
| 1866 | 23.5 million | 9.24 million | – |
| 1865 | 23.5 million | 9.1 million | – |
| 1864 | 23.4 million | 8.96 million | – |
| 1863 | 23.4 million | 8.82 million | – |
| 1862 | 23.3 million | 8.69 million | – |
| 1861 | 23.3 million | 8.56 million | – |
| 1860 | 23.2 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1859 | 23.2 million | 8.3 million | – |
| 1858 | 23.1 million | 8.18 million | – |
| 1857 | 23.1 million | 8.05 million | – |
| 1856 | 23 million | 7.93 million | – |
| 1855 | 23 million | 7.81 million | – |
| 1854 | 22.9 million | 7.69 million | – |
| 1853 | 22.9 million | 7.58 million | – |
| 1852 | 22.8 million | 7.46 million | – |
| 1851 | 22.8 million | 7.35 million | – |
| 1850 | 22.7 million | 7.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 22.6 million | 7.12 million | – |
| 1848 | 22.5 million | 7.01 million | – |
| 1847 | 22.4 million | 6.9 million | – |
| 1846 | 22.3 million | 6.79 million | – |
| 1845 | 22.2 million | 6.69 million | – |
| 1844 | 22.1 million | 6.58 million | – |
| 1843 | 22.1 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1842 | 22 million | 6.38 million | – |
| 1841 | 21.9 million | 6.28 million | – |
| 1840 | 21.8 million | 6.18 million | – |
| 1839 | 21.7 million | 6.08 million | – |
| 1838 | 21.6 million | 5.99 million | – |
| 1837 | 21.5 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1836 | 21.4 million | 5.8 million | – |
| 1835 | 21.3 million | 5.71 million | – |
| 1834 | 21.2 million | 5.62 million | – |
| 1833 | 21.1 million | 5.53 million | – |
| 1832 | 21 million | 5.45 million | – |
| 1831 | 21 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1830 | 20.9 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1829 | 20.8 million | 5.2 million | – |
| 1828 | 20.7 million | 5.11 million | – |
| 1827 | 20.6 million | 5.03 million | – |
| 1826 | 20.5 million | 4.96 million | – |
| 1825 | 20.4 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1824 | 20.3 million | 4.8 million | – |
| 1823 | 20.3 million | 4.73 million | – |
| 1822 | 20.2 million | 4.65 million | – |
| 1821 | 20.1 million | 4.57 million | – |
| 1820 | 20.1 million | 4.47 million | – |
| 1819 | 20 million | 4.37 million | – |
| 1818 | 20 million | 4.25 million | – |
| 1817 | 19.9 million | 4.13 million | – |
| 1816 | 19.9 million | 4.01 million | – |
| 1815 | 19.8 million | 3.89 million | – |
| 1814 | 19.8 million | 3.78 million | – |
| 1813 | 19.7 million | 3.67 million | – |
| 1812 | 19.7 million | 3.56 million | – |
| 1811 | 19.6 million | 3.46 million | – |
| 1810 | 19.6 million | 3.36 million | – |
| 1809 | 19.5 million | 3.26 million | – |
| 1808 | 19.5 million | 3.17 million | – |
| 1807 | 19.5 million | 3.07 million | – |
| 1806 | 19.4 million | 2.98 million | – |
| 1805 | 19.4 million | 2.9 million | – |
| 1804 | 19.3 million | 2.81 million | – |
| 1803 | 19.3 million | 2.73 million | – |
| 1802 | 19.3 million | 2.65 million | – |
| 1801 | 19.2 million | 2.58 million | – |
| 1800 | 19.2 million | 2.5 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bangladesh | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 174 million173 million–174 million | 212 million212 million–212 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 176 million175 million–177 million | 213 million212 million–214 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 178 million176 million–180 million | 214 million212 million–215 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 180 million178 million–182 million | 214 million213 million–216 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 182 million179 million–185 million | 215 million213 million–217 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 184 million180 million–188 million | 216 million213 million–219 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 186 million181 million–191 million | 216 million212 million–220 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 188 million182 million–194 million | 217 million212 million–221 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 190 million183 million–198 million | 217 million212 million–222 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 192 million184 million–201 million | 218 million211 million–223 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 194 million185 million–204 million | 218 million211 million–224 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 195 million186 million–206 million | 218 million210 million–225 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 197 million187 million–209 million | 219 million210 million–226 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 198 million187 million–212 million | 219 million209 million–227 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 200 million188 million–215 million | 219 million209 million–228 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 201 million188 million–217 million | 219 million208 million–229 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 203 million189 million–220 million | 219 million207 million–229 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 204 million189 million–223 million | 219 million207 million–230 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 205 million189 million–226 million | 219 million206 million–231 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 207 million189 million–228 million | 219 million205 million–231 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 208 million190 million–231 million | 219 million204 million–232 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 209 million190 million–233 million | 219 million203 million–233 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 210 million190 million–236 million | 219 million202 million–233 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 211 million190 million–240 million | 219 million200 million–234 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 213 million190 million–242 million | 218 million199 million–234 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 214 million190 million–245 million | 218 million198 million–235 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 215 million190 million–248 million | 218 million197 million–236 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 216 million190 million–251 million | 217 million195 million–236 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 217 million190 million–254 million | 217 million194 million–236 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 218 million190 million–257 million | 216 million193 million–237 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 219 million189 million–260 million | 215 million191 million–237 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 220 million189 million–262 million | 215 million190 million–237 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 220 million188 million–265 million | 214 million188 million–237 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 221 million188 million–268 million | 213 million186 million–237 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 222 million188 million–270 million | 213 million185 million–238 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 223 million187 million–273 million | 212 million183 million–238 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 223 million187 million–275 million | 211 million181 million–238 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 224 million186 million–278 million | 210 million180 million–238 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 224 million184 million–280 million | 209 million178 million–238 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 225 million184 million–282 million | 208 million176 million–238 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 225 million183 million–284 million | 207 million174 million–238 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 225 million182 million–287 million | 206 million172 million–238 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 226 million181 million–289 million | 205 million171 million–239 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 226 million180 million–292 million | 204 million169 million–239 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 226 million179 million–294 million | 203 million167 million–239 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 226 million177 million–297 million | 202 million164 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 226 million176 million–299 million | 201 million162 million–239 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 226 million174 million–302 million | 200 million160 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 226 million173 million–304 million | 199 million158 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 226 million172 million–307 million | 197 million156 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 226 million171 million–310 million | 196 million154 million–238 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 226 million170 million–312 million | 195 million152 million–238 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 225 million168 million–313 million | 194 million150 million–238 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 225 million166 million–314 million | 192 million148 million–238 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 225 million165 million–316 million | 191 million146 million–238 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 225 million163 million–318 million | 190 million144 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 224 million161 million–321 million | 189 million142 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 224 million159 million–323 million | 187 million139 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 223 million158 million–324 million | 186 million138 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 223 million156 million–327 million | 185 million136 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 222 million154 million–328 million | 184 million134 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 222 million152 million–330 million | 182 million132 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 221 million150 million–332 million | 181 million130 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 220 million149 million–334 million | 180 million127 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 220 million147 million–335 million | 178 million125 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 219 million145 million–337 million | 177 million123 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 218 million143 million–338 million | 176 million121 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 217 million141 million–339 million | 175 million119 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 216 million139 million–342 million | 173 million117 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 216 million137 million–344 million | 172 million115 million–236 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 215 million135 million–345 million | 171 million113 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 214 million133 million–346 million | 170 million111 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 213 million131 million–347 million | 168 million109 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 212 million129 million–347 million | 167 million107 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 211 million127 million–348 million | 166 million105 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 210 million125 million–350 million | 165 million103 million–237 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 209 million123 million–350 million | 163 million101 million–236 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Brazil
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Brazil: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Brazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Brazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Brazil: 87.3% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Brazil: 3.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Brazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Brazil: 0.41% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Brazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Brazil: 88.2% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Brazil: 33.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Brazil: 10.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Brazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Brazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Brazil: $23.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Brazil: $113 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Brazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Brazil: 762,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Brazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Brazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Brazil: 462 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Brazil: 153 million TIV in 2025