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Population in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Population was 171.47 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
171.47 million people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 238 countries
All-time high
171.47 million people
in 2023
All-time low
7.39 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Bangladesh, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Bangladesh is 171.47 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Bangladesh peaked at 171.47 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.39 million people, in 1000.

That places Bangladesh 8th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 7.39 million people 7.39 million people 7.39 million people 1
1100s 7.68 million people 7.68 million people 7.68 million people 1
1200s 7.97 million people 7.97 million people 7.97 million people 1
1300s 7.97 million people 7.97 million people 7.97 million people 1
1400s 9.02 million people 9.02 million people 9.02 million people 1
1500s 9.60 million people 9.60 million people 9.60 million people 1
1600s 12.48 million people 12.48 million people 12.48 million people 1
1700s 15.36 million people 15.36 million people 15.36 million people 1
1710s 15.77 million people 15.77 million people 15.77 million people 1
1720s 16.09 million people 16.09 million people 16.09 million people 1
1730s 16.42 million people 16.42 million people 16.42 million people 1
1740s 16.75 million people 16.75 million people 16.75 million people 1
1750s 17.10 million people 17.10 million people 17.10 million people 1
1760s 17.44 million people 17.44 million people 17.44 million people 1
1770s 17.80 million people 17.80 million people 17.80 million people 1
1780s 18.16 million people 18.16 million people 18.16 million people 1
1790s 18.53 million people 18.53 million people 18.53 million people 1
1800s 19.36 million people 19.19 million people 19.53 million people 10
1810s 19.79 million people 19.57 million people 20.02 million people 10
1820s 20.40 million people 20.09 million people 20.78 million people 10
1830s 21.27 million people 20.87 million people 21.68 million people 10
1840s 22.19 million people 21.77 million people 22.62 million people 10
1850s 22.94 million people 22.71 million people 23.17 million people 10
1860s 23.45 million people 23.22 million people 23.69 million people 10
1870s 24.18 million people 23.76 million people 24.63 million people 10
1880s 25.20 million people 24.74 million people 25.67 million people 10
1890s 26.26 million people 25.78 million people 26.74 million people 10
1900s 27.34 million people 26.85 million people 27.83 million people 10
1910s 28.18 million people 27.91 million people 28.51 million people 10
1920s 29.15 million people 28.62 million people 29.77 million people 10
1930s 32.66 million people 30.08 million people 35.53 million people 10
1940s 37.70 million people 36.07 million people 39.24 million people 10
1950s 45.49 million people 41.21 million people 50.44 million people 10
1960s 59.25 million people 51.83 million people 67.29 million people 10
1970s 76.99 million people 69.06 million people 85.94 million people 10
1980s 98.88 million people 88.02 million people 109.43 million people 10
1990s 121.62 million people 111.63 million people 132.11 million people 10
2000s 143.36 million people 134.54 million people 150.87 million people 10
2010s 158.62 million people 152.20 million people 164.91 million people 10
2020s 168.70 million people 166.30 million people 171.47 million people 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 5 Pakistan 247.50 million people compare
  2. 6 Nigeria 227.88 million people compare
  3. 7 Brazil 211.14 million people compare
  4. 9 Russia 145.44 million people compare
  5. 10 Mexico 129.74 million people compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia 128.69 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Bangladesh?
Population in Bangladesh was 171.47 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 171.47 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 7.39 million people in 1000.
How does Bangladesh rank for population?
Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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