Bangladesh vs Brazil: Has the population peaked?

Bangladesh
171.47 million people
in 2023
Brazil
211.14 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
Brazil rank
7th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 211.14 million people against 171.47 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 39.67 million people.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 236 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
1950s 45.49 million people 61.43 million people 15.94 million people Brazil
1960s 59.25 million people 82.67 million people 23.42 million people Brazil
1970s 76.99 million people 106.56 million people 29.57 million people Brazil
1980s 98.88 million people 133.99 million people 35.11 million people Brazil
1990s 121.62 million people 160.46 million people 38.84 million people Brazil
2000s 143.36 million people 183.45 million people 40.08 million people Brazil
2010s 158.62 million people 200.76 million people 42.14 million people Brazil
2020s 168.70 million people 209.91 million people 41.21 million people Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Brazil, at 211.14 million people against 171.47 million people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Bangladesh and Brazil?
39.67 million people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for has the population peaked??
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.