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Bangladesh vs Pakistan: The global population hockey stick

Bangladesh
171.47 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
247.50 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Pakistan rank
6th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 247.50 million people against 171.47 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 76.04 million people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 36 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Pakistan Difference Ahead
1000s 7.39 million people 6.54 million people 847,000 people Bangladesh
1100s 7.68 million people 6.80 million people 880,000 people Bangladesh
1200s 7.97 million people 7.05 million people 913,000 people Bangladesh
1300s 7.97 million people 7.05 million people 913,000 people Bangladesh
1400s 9.02 million people 7.99 million people 1.03 million people Bangladesh
1500s 9.60 million people 8.50 million people 1.10 million people Bangladesh
1600s 12.48 million people 11.05 million people 1.43 million people Bangladesh
1700s 15.36 million people 13.60 million people 1.76 million people Bangladesh
1710s 15.77 million people 13.74 million people 2.03 million people Bangladesh
1720s 16.09 million people 14.02 million people 2.07 million people Bangladesh
1730s 16.42 million people 14.31 million people 2.11 million people Bangladesh
1740s 16.75 million people 14.60 million people 2.16 million people Bangladesh
1750s 17.10 million people 14.90 million people 2.20 million people Bangladesh
1760s 17.44 million people 15.20 million people 2.24 million people Bangladesh
1770s 17.80 million people 15.51 million people 2.29 million people Bangladesh
1780s 18.16 million people 15.83 million people 2.34 million people Bangladesh
1790s 18.53 million people 16.15 million people 2.38 million people Bangladesh
1800s 19.36 million people 13.24 million people 6.13 million people Bangladesh
1810s 19.79 million people 13.52 million people 6.27 million people Bangladesh
1820s 20.40 million people 13.86 million people 6.54 million people Bangladesh
1830s 21.27 million people 14.32 million people 6.95 million people Bangladesh
1840s 22.19 million people 14.80 million people 7.39 million people Bangladesh
1850s 22.94 million people 15.24 million people 7.70 million people Bangladesh
1860s 23.45 million people 15.64 million people 7.81 million people Bangladesh
1870s 24.18 million people 16.20 million people 7.98 million people Bangladesh
1880s 25.20 million people 16.98 million people 8.22 million people Bangladesh
1890s 26.26 million people 17.80 million people 8.46 million people Bangladesh
1900s 27.34 million people 18.66 million people 8.68 million people Bangladesh
1910s 28.18 million people 20.27 million people 7.91 million people Bangladesh
1920s 29.15 million people 23.62 million people 5.54 million people Bangladesh
1930s 32.66 million people 28.34 million people 4.32 million people Bangladesh
1940s 37.70 million people 34.02 million people 3.69 million people Bangladesh
1950s 45.49 million people 39.84 million people 5.65 million people Bangladesh
1960s 59.25 million people 51.74 million people 7.51 million people Bangladesh
1970s 76.99 million people 68.88 million people 8.12 million people Bangladesh
1980s 98.88 million people 97.06 million people 1.82 million people Bangladesh
1990s 121.62 million people 133.03 million people 11.41 million people Pakistan
2000s 143.36 million people 173.93 million people 30.57 million people Pakistan
2010s 158.62 million people 215.44 million people 56.82 million people Pakistan
2020s 168.70 million people 241.42 million people 72.72 million people Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 247.50 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 Pakistan?
76.04 million people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.