Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Bangladesh, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.2% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Bangladesh peaked at 2.9% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
Bangladesh ranks 86th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.8% | — |
| 1962 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -32.5% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +48.9% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5%, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +48.9% | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| 1971 | -32.5% | 2.6% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | +25.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Bangladesh?
- Population growth in Bangladesh was 1.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for population growth?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.