Demographic profile
Bangladesh is the 8th most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 2.15% of everyone alive. Within Southern and Central Asia, it ranks 3 of 13.
Each day brings roughly 8,529 births and 2,778 deaths, adding about 2,100,509 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.18% annually, the population would double in roughly 59 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Sylhet, holding an estimated 32.4% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 8 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 74.9% and adult smoking prevalence around 34.7%, with life expectancy at about 60.2 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Bangladesh in 2026? Approximately 178,021,989 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Bangladesh growing? About 1.18% per year — roughly 8,529 births and 2,778 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Bangladesh? Around 2.15% — ranked 8 worldwide by population.