Bangladesh's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 173.0 million in 2021.
The population of Bangladesh grew at 1.0% in the last year and is ranked the 5th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Russia.
Bangladesh last conducted a national census in 2011 and 56% of births in Bangladesh are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Bangladesh compares to other countries around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bangladesh's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London