Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 1.21% a year in Bangladesh and 1.48% a year in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.27 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Bangladesh.
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Latest figures
% a year · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1.21 2023 | 0.93 | 96 of 229 | -0.5 2100 |
| Pakistan | 1.48 2023 | 1.55 | 74 of 229 | 0.17 2100 |
| World | 0.87 2023 | 1.23 | -0.13 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 1974, when it overtook Bangladesh.
- In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 96 and Pakistan ranked 74 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at -0.5% a year and Pakistan at 0.17% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Bangladesh | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.21 | 1.48 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 1.23 | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 0.82 | 1.88 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.81 | 1.89 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 0.86 | 1.71 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 0.83 | 1.67 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 0.81 | 1.58 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 0.89 | 1.25 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 0.89 | 1.35 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 0.9 | 1.45 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 0.93 | 1.55 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 0.95 | 1.71 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 0.97 | 2.11 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 0.85 | 2.37 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 2.58 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 0.96 | 2.5 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 1.04 | 2.86 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 1.12 | 2.42 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 1.21 | 2.34 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 1.32 | 2.47 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 1.41 | 2.47 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 1.5 | 2.24 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 1.59 | 2.67 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 1.75 | 2.93 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 1.91 | 2.72 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 1.89 | 2.73 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 1.88 | 2.8 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 1.82 | 2.86 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 1.83 | 2.96 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 1.89 | 2.81 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 1.82 | 2.97 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 1.9 | 2.57 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 1.87 | 3.17 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 1.96 | 3.45 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 2.03 | 3.23 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 2.07 | 3.31 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 2.19 | 3.42 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 2.29 | 3.4 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 2.4 | 3.36 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 2.52 | 2.97 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 2.61 | 3.31 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 2.75 | 3.63 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 2.74 | 3.9 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 2.39 | 4.47 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 2.4 | 3.69 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 2.42 | 3.24 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 2.46 | 3.17 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 2.51 | 3.1 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 2.56 | 3.02 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 2.68 | 2.96 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 2.98 | 2.92 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 2.74 | 2.9 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 1.09 | 2.63 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 2.42 | 2.88 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 2.77 | 2.87 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 2.92 | 2.86 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.97 | 2.84 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2.92 | 2.81 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 2.9 | 2.75 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 2.94 | 2.73 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 2.9 | 2.67 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 2.94 | 2.62 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 2.87 | 2.57 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 2.76 | 2.66 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 2.66 | 2.72 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 2.39 | 2.67 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2.47 | 2.61 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 2.38 | 2.54 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 2.31 | 2.46 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 2.22 | 2.39 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 2.07 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 2.08 | 2.21 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 2.02 | 2.09 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 1.9 | 1.95 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bangladesh | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.220.84–1.57 | 1.540.97–2.08 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 1.220.79–1.65 | 1.580.94–2.25 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 1.190.73–1.67 | 1.590.85–2.35 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 1.170.68–1.71 | 1.630.81–2.44 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 1.140.63–1.68 | 1.650.8–2.52 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 1.10.57–1.7 | 1.650.74–2.55 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 1.070.48–1.69 | 1.660.71–2.58 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 1.020.46–1.64 | 1.660.65–2.59 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 0.970.4–1.64 | 1.660.61–2.59 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 0.930.37–1.66 | 1.650.61–2.71 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 0.880.27–1.57 | 1.630.61–2.73 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 0.840.25–1.59 | 1.610.61–2.72 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 0.80.19–1.58 | 1.590.6–2.73 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 0.760.15–1.54 | 1.570.55–2.69 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 0.730.1–1.51 | 1.550.51–2.67 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 0.70.04–1.44 | 1.520.49–2.59 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 0.670.02–1.42 | 1.480.45–2.62 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 0.660–1.44 | 1.460.42–2.56 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 0.64-0.04–1.37 | 1.430.36–2.55 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 0.61-0.09–1.39 | 1.410.33–2.5 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 0.6-0.13–1.37 | 1.380.29–2.46 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | 0.58-0.11–1.38 | 1.360.29–2.46 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | 0.57-0.13–1.36 | 1.330.26–2.46 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | 0.55-0.14–1.34 | 1.290.2–2.43 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | 0.53-0.19–1.34 | 1.260.14–2.41 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | 0.51-0.19–1.34 | 1.230.14–2.38 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | 0.49-0.21–1.33 | 1.210.12–2.38 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | 0.48-0.26–1.31 | 1.180.07–2.35 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | 0.45-0.32–1.27 | 1.16-0.01–2.33 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | 0.43-0.32–1.28 | 1.13-0.07–2.38 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | 0.41-0.38–1.23 | 1.11-0.06–2.4 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | 0.39-0.37–1.23 | 1.08-0.11–2.37 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | 0.37-0.38–1.18 | 1.07-0.16–2.45 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | 0.35-0.42–1.19 | 1.04-0.16–2.38 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | 0.32-0.52–1.13 | 1.01-0.17–2.32 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | 0.29-0.53–1.13 | 0.98-0.22–2.27 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | 0.27-0.59–1.09 | 0.97-0.23–2.29 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | 0.24-0.65–1.08 | 0.94-0.24–2.25 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | 0.21-0.68–1.09 | 0.93-0.25–2.22 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | 0.18-0.66–1.07 | 0.89-0.31–2.18 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | 0.15-0.71–1.05 | 0.87-0.36–2.14 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | 0.13-0.77–1.05 | 0.85-0.39–2.17 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | 0.11-0.75–1.04 | 0.83-0.41–2.12 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | 0.08-0.8–1.01 | 0.81-0.45–2.14 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | 0.05-0.83–0.99 | 0.79-0.41–2.15 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | 0.03-0.89–0.96 | 0.76-0.41–2.21 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | 0.01-0.88–0.97 | 0.73-0.47–2.2 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | -0.01-0.93–1 | 0.71-0.55–2.15 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | -0.03-0.99–0.96 | 0.68-0.56–2.15 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | -0.05-1–0.96 | 0.66-0.61–2.09 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | -0.07-1–0.92 | 0.64-0.63–2.1 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | -0.09-1–0.9 | 0.62-0.63–2.09 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | -0.11-1.03–0.88 | 0.6-0.72–2.04 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | -0.14-1.12–0.86 | 0.56-0.81–2.03 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | -0.15-1.09–0.84 | 0.53-0.97–1.98 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | -0.17-1.19–0.84 | 0.51-0.9–1.97 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | -0.19-1.16–0.84 | 0.5-0.96–1.99 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | -0.21-1.22–0.8 | 0.48-0.99–2 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | -0.22-1.28–0.79 | 0.46-0.95–2 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | -0.24-1.28–0.79 | 0.43-0.96–1.95 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | -0.25-1.24–0.78 | 0.41-0.98–1.95 | -0 |
| 2085 | -0.27-1.33–0.78 | 0.39-1.05–1.92 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | -0.29-1.38–0.74 | 0.38-1.06–1.95 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -0.31-1.43–0.75 | 0.35-1.1–1.9 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -0.33-1.49–0.73 | 0.35-1.09–1.94 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -0.34-1.5–0.73 | 0.32-1.14–1.91 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -0.37-1.52–0.76 | 0.31-1.2–1.91 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -0.38-1.55–0.69 | 0.3-1.18–1.94 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -0.4-1.61–0.7 | 0.28-1.23–1.95 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -0.42-1.62–0.73 | 0.27-1.26–1.96 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -0.44-1.65–0.73 | 0.26-1.32–1.9 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -0.45-1.65–0.71 | 0.24-1.34–1.96 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -0.46-1.66–0.7 | 0.22-1.35–1.87 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -0.47-1.71–0.68 | 0.19-1.47–1.81 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -0.49-1.8–0.67 | 0.18-1.47–1.77 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -0.5-1.77–0.7 | 0.17-1.45–1.73 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -0.5-1.78–0.74 | 0.17-1.48–1.85 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- 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