The current population of Bangladesh is 177,334,447 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Bangladesh 2026 population is estimated at 177,818,044 people at mid-year.
Bangladesh population is equivalent to 2.14% of the total world population.
Bangladesh ranks number 8 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Bangladesh is 1,366 per Km² (3,538 people per mi²).
The total land area is 130,170 Km² (50,259 sq. miles).
43.21% of the population is urban (76,838,908 people in 2026)
The median age in Bangladesh is 26.3 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Bangladesh (2026 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Bangladesh Global Rank
2026	177,818,044	1.21%	2,131,145	−371,398	26.3	2.09	1,366	43.2%	76,838,908	2.14%	8,300,678,395	8
2025	175,686,899	1.22%	2,124,535	−402,100	26	2.11	1,350	42.6%	74,837,709	2.13%	8,231,613,070	8
2024	173,562,364	1.22%	2,095,374	−473,362	25.7	2.14	1,333	42%	72,825,128	2.13%	8,161,972,572	8
2023	171,466,990	1.23%	2,082,093	−549,918	25.3	2.16	1,317	41.3%	70,806,614	2.12%	8,091,734,930	8
2022	169,384,897	0.92%	1,543,437	−549,990	25	2.18	1,301	40.6%	68,791,790	2.11%	8,021,407,192	8
2020	166,298,024	0.85%	1,382,969	−1,002,522	24.6	2.17	1,278	39%	64,814,953	2.11%	7,887,001,292	8
2015	159,383,179	0.93%	1,436,240	−909,223	23.5	2.23	1,224	34.7%	55,305,132	2.13%	7,470,491,872	8
2010	152,201,981	1.01%	1,497,239	−1,113,727	21.9	2.38	1,169	30.5%	46,347,089	2.17%	7,021,732,148	8
2005	144,715,786	1.47%	2,034,296	−1,036,635	20.7	2.85	1,112	26.6%	38,452,976	2.20%	6,586,970,132	8
2000	134,544,304	1.88%	2,388,787	−512,422	19.7	3.28	1,034	23.1%	31,040,651	2.18%	6,171,702,993	8
1995	122,600,370	1.89%	2,193,331	−231,304	18.4	3.59	942	21%	25,751,454	2.13%	5,758,878,982	9
1990	111,633,717	2.17%	2,275,978	−404,105	17.4	4.51	858	18.8%	21,037,450	2.10%	5,327,803,110	9
1985	100,253,825	2.64%	2,447,479	−287,872	16.7	5.54	770	16.3%	16,305,971	2.06%	4,868,943,465	8
1980	88,016,432	2.48%	2,032,416	−515,918	16.5	6.33	676	13.7%	12,099,053	1.98%	4,447,606,236	8
1975	77,854,351	2.43%	1,759,091	−390,212	16.3	6.73	598	9%	7,013,461	1.91%	4,070,735,277	9
1970	69,058,894	2.89%	1,831,275	−73,719	16.8	6.84	531	7.2%	4,938,975	1.87%	3,694,683,794	9
1965	59,902,519	2.94%	1,614,772	47,610	17.5	6.77	460	5.8%	3,467,675	1.80%	3,334,533,703	9
1960	51,828,660	2.52%	1,212,195	13,580	17.9	6.74	398	4.8%	2,474,987	1.72%	3,015,470,894	10
1955	45,767,684	2.12%	912,166	−30,640	18.3	6.5	352	4.3%	1,974,441	1.67%	2,740,213,792	11

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Bangladesh Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Bangladesh Global Rank
2030	186,072,407	1.16%	2,077,102	−294,833	27.7	2.01	1,429	45.5%	84,688,911	2.17%	8,569,124,911	8
2035	195,130,372	0.96%	1,811,593	−324,351	29.6	1.94	1,499	48.2%	93,957,922	2.20%	8,885,210,181	8
2040	202,589,429	0.75%	1,491,811	−331,839	31.7	1.88	1,556	50.6%	102,422,390	2.21%	9,177,190,203	8
2045	209,029,594	0.63%	1,288,033	−305,766	33.7	1.83	1,606	52.8%	110,433,246	2.21%	9,439,639,668	8
2050	214,709,097	0.54%	1,135,901	−308,070	35.5	1.81	1,649	54.9%	117,836,927	2.22%	9,664,378,587	10

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Bangladesh Demographics (2026)

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Life Expectancy

75.5 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

15.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

19.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Bangladesh

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2025)
1	Dhaka	36,585,479
2	Chattogram	4,983,553
3	Savar	3,557,381
4	Brahmanbaria	2,914,727
5	Kishoreganj	1,324,096
6	Sylhet	1,242,548
7	Khulna	1,074,134
8	Kutubdia	1,053,339
9	Chandanaish	928,788
10	Rajshahi	755,347
11	Louhajang	725,057
12	Mymensingh	677,433
13	Bogura	661,378
14	Rangpur	641,327
15	Chapainawabganj	607,924
16	Jashore	578,026
17	Belkuchi	505,615
18	Cox's Bazar	470,100
19	Elenga	459,645
20	Barishal	457,323
21	Sirajganj	446,632
22	Tangail	444,219
23	Pabna	436,119
24	Chandpur	430,144
25	Belkuchi	410,861
26	Kushtia	410,514
27	Feni	401,506
28	Dinajpur	396,235
29	Lalpur	375,833
30	Nandail	354,872
31	Jamalpur	345,132
32	Sherpur	341,630
33	Naogaon	338,623
34	Faridpur	329,383
35	Shariatpur	321,804
36	Nazirhat	317,240
37	Sandwip	309,439
38	Golapganj	306,017
39	Shaistaganj	300,465
40	Moulvibazar	297,098
41	Chengarchar	271,704
42	Thakurgaon	271,454
43	Saghatta	270,148
44	Satkhira	255,543
45	Sunamganj	251,822
46	Rangunia	250,564
47	Sreemangal	247,298
48	Saidpur	245,655
49	Gaibandha	245,009
50	Manikganj	237,163
51	Bhola	236,949
52	Mollar Char	228,869
53	Natore	228,849
54	Char Badam	227,444
55	Kazipur	227,234
56	Jhenaidah	226,534
57	Netrokona	225,001
58	Habiganj	223,874
59	Madaripur	210,635
60	Munshir Hat	208,908
61	Kulaura	208,075
62	Lalmonirhat	207,112
63	Muktagacha	203,965
64	Narayanpur	201,100
65	Trishal	200,492
66	Gangachara	194,893
67	Rajbari	189,599
68	Mathbarer Char	188,871
69	Magura	188,694
70	Haragach	187,237

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Notes

The Bangladesh Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Bangladesh delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Bangladesh (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Bangladesh in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Bangladesh Population (LIVE)