Bangladesh
Population in Bangladesh
Population in Bangladesh: 41.2 million people in 1950 and 172 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 172 million people
- Since 1950
- +130 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 8 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 209 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 209 million people in 2100, between 123 million people and 350 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 19.2 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 172 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 169 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 168 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 166 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 165 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 164 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 162 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 161 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 159 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 158 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 157 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 155 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 154 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 152 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 151 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 150 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 148 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 146 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 145 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 143 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 141 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 139 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 137 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 135 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 132 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 130 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 127 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 125 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 123 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 120 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 118 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 116 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 114 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 112 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 109 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 107 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 105 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 103 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 100 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 97.8 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 95.3 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 92.8 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 90.3 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 88 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 85.9 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 83.9 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 81.9 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 79.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 77.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 75.8 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 73.7 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 71.6 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 70.3 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 69.1 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 67.3 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 65.4 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 63.5 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 61.7 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 59.9 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 58.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 56.5 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 54.9 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 53.3 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 51.8 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 50.4 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 49.2 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 48 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 46.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 45.8 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 44.7 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 43.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 42.9 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 42 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 41.2 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 39.2 million | – |
| 1948 | 38.8 million | – |
| 1947 | 38.5 million | – |
| 1946 | 38.2 million | – |
| 1945 | 37.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 37.6 million | – |
| 1943 | 37.2 million | – |
| 1942 | 36.9 million | – |
| 1941 | 36.5 million | – |
| 1940 | 36.1 million | – |
| 1939 | 35.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 34.9 million | – |
| 1937 | 34.2 million | – |
| 1936 | 33.6 million | – |
| 1935 | 32.9 million | – |
| 1934 | 32.3 million | – |
| 1933 | 31.6 million | – |
| 1932 | 31 million | – |
| 1931 | 30.5 million | – |
| 1930 | 30.1 million | – |
| 1929 | 29.8 million | – |
| 1928 | 29.6 million | – |
| 1927 | 29.4 million | – |
| 1926 | 29.3 million | – |
| 1925 | 29.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 29.1 million | – |
| 1923 | 29 million | – |
| 1922 | 28.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 28.7 million | – |
| 1920 | 28.6 million | – |
| 1919 | 28.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 28.4 million | – |
| 1917 | 28.3 million | – |
| 1916 | 28.2 million | – |
| 1915 | 28.2 million | – |
| 1914 | 28.1 million | – |
| 1913 | 28.1 million | – |
| 1912 | 28.1 million | – |
| 1911 | 28 million | – |
| 1910 | 27.9 million | – |
| 1909 | 27.8 million | – |
| 1908 | 27.7 million | – |
| 1907 | 27.6 million | – |
| 1906 | 27.5 million | – |
| 1905 | 27.4 million | – |
| 1904 | 27.3 million | – |
| 1903 | 27.2 million | – |
| 1902 | 27.1 million | – |
| 1901 | 27 million | – |
| 1900 | 26.9 million | – |
| 1899 | 26.7 million | – |
| 1898 | 26.6 million | – |
| 1897 | 26.5 million | – |
| 1896 | 26.4 million | – |
| 1895 | 26.3 million | – |
| 1894 | 26.2 million | – |
| 1893 | 26.1 million | – |
| 1892 | 26 million | – |
| 1891 | 25.9 million | – |
| 1890 | 25.8 million | – |
| 1889 | 25.7 million | – |
| 1888 | 25.6 million | – |
| 1887 | 25.5 million | – |
| 1886 | 25.4 million | – |
| 1885 | 25.3 million | – |
| 1884 | 25.2 million | – |
| 1883 | 25.1 million | – |
| 1882 | 24.9 million | – |
| 1881 | 24.8 million | – |
| 1880 | 24.7 million | – |
| 1879 | 24.6 million | – |
| 1878 | 24.5 million | – |
| 1877 | 24.4 million | – |
| 1876 | 24.3 million | – |
| 1875 | 24.2 million | – |
| 1874 | 24.1 million | – |
| 1873 | 24 million | – |
| 1872 | 23.9 million | – |
| 1871 | 23.8 million | – |
| 1870 | 23.8 million | – |
| 1869 | 23.7 million | – |
| 1868 | 23.6 million | – |
| 1867 | 23.6 million | – |
| 1866 | 23.5 million | – |
| 1865 | 23.5 million | – |
| 1864 | 23.4 million | – |
| 1863 | 23.4 million | – |
| 1862 | 23.3 million | – |
| 1861 | 23.3 million | – |
| 1860 | 23.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 23.2 million | – |
| 1858 | 23.1 million | – |
| 1857 | 23.1 million | – |
| 1856 | 23 million | – |
| 1855 | 23 million | – |
| 1854 | 22.9 million | – |
| 1853 | 22.9 million | – |
| 1852 | 22.8 million | – |
| 1851 | 22.8 million | – |
| 1850 | 22.7 million | – |
| 1849 | 22.6 million | – |
| 1848 | 22.5 million | – |
| 1847 | 22.4 million | – |
| 1846 | 22.3 million | – |
| 1845 | 22.2 million | – |
| 1844 | 22.1 million | – |
| 1843 | 22.1 million | – |
| 1842 | 22 million | – |
| 1841 | 21.9 million | – |
| 1840 | 21.8 million | – |
| 1839 | 21.7 million | – |
| 1838 | 21.6 million | – |
| 1837 | 21.5 million | – |
| 1836 | 21.4 million | – |
| 1835 | 21.3 million | – |
| 1834 | 21.2 million | – |
| 1833 | 21.1 million | – |
| 1832 | 21 million | – |
| 1831 | 21 million | – |
| 1830 | 20.9 million | – |
| 1829 | 20.8 million | – |
| 1828 | 20.7 million | – |
| 1827 | 20.6 million | – |
| 1826 | 20.5 million | – |
| 1825 | 20.4 million | – |
| 1824 | 20.3 million | – |
| 1823 | 20.3 million | – |
| 1822 | 20.2 million | – |
| 1821 | 20.1 million | – |
| 1820 | 20.1 million | – |
| 1819 | 20 million | – |
| 1818 | 20 million | – |
| 1817 | 19.9 million | – |
| 1816 | 19.9 million | – |
| 1815 | 19.8 million | – |
| 1814 | 19.8 million | – |
| 1813 | 19.7 million | – |
| 1812 | 19.7 million | – |
| 1811 | 19.6 million | – |
| 1810 | 19.6 million | – |
| 1809 | 19.5 million | – |
| 1808 | 19.5 million | – |
| 1807 | 19.5 million | – |
| 1806 | 19.4 million | – |
| 1805 | 19.4 million | – |
| 1804 | 19.3 million | – |
| 1803 | 19.3 million | – |
| 1802 | 19.3 million | – |
| 1801 | 19.2 million | – |
| 1800 | 19.2 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 174 million173 million–174 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 176 million175 million–177 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 178 million176 million–180 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 180 million178 million–182 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 182 million179 million–185 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 184 million180 million–188 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 186 million181 million–191 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 188 million182 million–194 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 190 million183 million–198 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 192 million184 million–201 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 194 million185 million–204 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 195 million186 million–206 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 197 million187 million–209 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 198 million187 million–212 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 200 million188 million–215 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 201 million188 million–217 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 203 million189 million–220 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 204 million189 million–223 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 205 million189 million–226 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 207 million189 million–228 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 208 million190 million–231 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 209 million190 million–233 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 210 million190 million–236 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 211 million190 million–240 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 213 million190 million–242 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 214 million190 million–245 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 215 million190 million–248 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 216 million190 million–251 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 217 million190 million–254 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 218 million190 million–257 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 219 million189 million–260 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 220 million189 million–262 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 220 million188 million–265 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 221 million188 million–268 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 222 million188 million–270 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 223 million187 million–273 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 223 million187 million–275 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 224 million186 million–278 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 224 million184 million–280 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 225 million184 million–282 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 225 million183 million–284 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 225 million182 million–287 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 226 million181 million–289 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 226 million180 million–292 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 226 million179 million–294 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 226 million177 million–297 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 226 million176 million–299 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 226 million174 million–302 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 226 million173 million–304 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 226 million172 million–307 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 226 million171 million–310 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 226 million170 million–312 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 225 million168 million–313 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 225 million166 million–314 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 225 million165 million–316 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 225 million163 million–318 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 224 million161 million–321 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 224 million159 million–323 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 223 million158 million–324 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 223 million156 million–327 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 222 million154 million–328 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 222 million152 million–330 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 221 million150 million–332 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 220 million149 million–334 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 220 million147 million–335 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 219 million145 million–337 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 218 million143 million–338 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 217 million141 million–339 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 216 million139 million–342 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 216 million137 million–344 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 215 million135 million–345 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 214 million133 million–346 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 213 million131 million–347 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 212 million129 million–347 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 211 million127 million–348 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 210 million125 million–350 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 209 million123 million–350 million | 10.2 billion |
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.
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Military
- Military spending0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$3.67B in 2025
- Military spending per person$22 in 2025
- Military share of state spending7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel227,000 people in 2020
- National power1.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports2 million TIV in 1984