Bangladesh — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Bangladesh, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Bangladesh was 1.22% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.94% in 1968. The lowest was 0.81% in 2021 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.30% per year.
Bangladesh ranks 86 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for South Asia is 0.65%, so Bangladesh sits above it. It peaked in 1968 and has fallen 59% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 36%. Within South Asia it ranks 1 of 6 economies; India (0.89%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 49% in 1973. That is 26% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 64th of 216 in 1961 → 75th of 216 in 1970 → 88th of 216 in 1980 → 107th of 216 in 1990 → 77th of 217 in 2000 → 126th of 217 in 2010 → 116th of 217 in 2020 → 86th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 1.02% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 1.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 2.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 2.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 2.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 2.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 2.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 2.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.86% | +0.9 pp |
| 1972 | 1.92% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 1.75% | -0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 2.59% | -0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 2.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 2.82% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bangladesh’s Population growth in 1962?
2.9% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bangladesh’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -56.8% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.22%; 2024: 1.21%; 2023: 1.22%; 2022: 1.02%; 2021: 0.81%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.