Bangladesh vs Brazil: The global population hockey stick
Bangladesh
171.47 million people
in 2023
Brazil
211.14 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Brazil rank
8th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
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.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 8th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 23 and Brazil in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.39 million people | 11.34 million people | 3.94 million people | Brazil |
| 1100s | 7.68 million people | 12.57 million people | 4.89 million people | Brazil |
| 1200s | 7.97 million people | 13.80 million people | 5.83 million people | Brazil |
| 1300s | 7.97 million people | 15.03 million people | 7.06 million people | Brazil |
| 1400s | 9.02 million people | 16.26 million people | 7.24 million people | Brazil |
| 1500s | 9.60 million people | 18.74 million people | 9.14 million people | Brazil |
| 1600s | 12.48 million people | 887,751 people | 11.59 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1700s | 15.36 million people | 551,256 people | 14.81 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1710s | 15.77 million people | 634,155 people | 15.13 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1720s | 16.09 million people | 733,297 people | 15.36 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1730s | 16.42 million people | 852,425 people | 15.57 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1740s | 16.75 million people | 996,206 people | 15.76 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1750s | 17.10 million people | 1.17 million people | 15.93 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1760s | 17.44 million people | 1.38 million people | 16.06 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1770s | 17.80 million people | 1.64 million people | 16.16 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1780s | 18.16 million people | 1.96 million people | 16.20 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 18.53 million people | 2.35 million people | 16.19 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 19.36 million people | 2.86 million people | 16.50 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 19.79 million people | 3.85 million people | 15.94 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 20.40 million people | 4.84 million people | 15.56 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 21.27 million people | 5.67 million people | 15.60 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 22.19 million people | 6.64 million people | 15.55 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 22.94 million people | 7.76 million people | 15.18 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 23.45 million people | 9.04 million people | 14.41 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 24.18 million people | 10.70 million people | 13.48 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 25.20 million people | 12.89 million people | 12.31 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 26.26 million people | 15.91 million people | 10.34 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 27.34 million people | 19.93 million people | 7.41 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 28.18 million people | 24.63 million people | 3.55 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 29.15 million people | 30.29 million people | 1.14 million people | Brazil |
| 1930s | 32.66 million people | 37.11 million people | 4.45 million people | Brazil |
| 1940s | 37.70 million people | 46.77 million people | 9.07 million people | Brazil |
| 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 the global population hockey stick, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 211.14 million people against 171.47 million people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 39.67 million people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 8th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.