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United States vs Bangladesh: population comparison

Current population of United States

343,756,314

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
2,065
Deaths today
1,753
Change today (UTC)
+1,018

Current population of Bangladesh

178,046,482

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
2,002
Deaths today
511
Change today (UTC)
+1,218

United States has a population of 341,784,857 and Bangladesh has 175,686,899 (2025 estimates). United States is currently larger by 166,097,958 people — about 1.9 times Bangladesh's population. They rank 3 and 8 in the world respectively.

Their trajectories differ: Bangladesh grows at +1.22% per year versus +0.52% for United States. At current rates the balance between them keeps shifting.

Beyond size, the structures differ: Bangladesh is the younger society (median age 26.0 vs 38.5); Bangladesh is far more crowded at 1,319 people per km² against 37.

United States vs Bangladesh population, 1960–2025

United StatesBangladesh
075M150M225M300M375M19601970198019902000201020202025: 175.69M2025: 341.78M1960: 180,671,0001961: 183,691,0001962: 186,538,0001963: 189,242,0001964: 191,889,0001965: 194,303,0001966: 196,560,0001967: 198,712,0001968: 200,706,0001969: 202,677,0001970: 205,052,0001971: 207,661,0001972: 209,896,0001973: 211,909,0001974: 213,854,0001975: 215,973,0001976: 218,035,0001977: 220,239,0001978: 222,585,0001979: 225,055,0001980: 227,225,0001981: 229,466,0001982: 231,664,0001983: 233,792,0001984: 235,825,0001985: 237,924,0001986: 240,133,0001987: 242,289,0001988: 244,499,0001989: 246,819,0001990: 249,623,0001991: 252,981,0001992: 256,514,0001993: 259,919,0001994: 263,126,0001995: 266,278,0001996: 269,394,0001997: 272,657,0001998: 275,854,0001999: 279,040,0002000: 282,162,4112001: 284,968,9552002: 287,625,1932003: 290,107,9332004: 292,805,2982005: 295,516,5992006: 298,379,9122007: 301,231,2072008: 304,093,9662009: 306,771,5292010: 309,378,2272011: 311,839,4612012: 314,339,0992013: 316,726,2822014: 319,257,5602015: 321,815,1212016: 324,353,3402017: 326,608,6092018: 328,529,5772019: 330,226,2272020: 331,578,1042021: 332,100,1662022: 333,996,3042023: 336,755,0522024: 340,003,7972025: 341,784,8571960: 51,828,6601961: 53,310,3481962: 54,881,1461963: 56,504,4021964: 58,178,3741965: 59,902,5191966: 61,669,8061967: 63,510,9291968: 65,408,2761969: 67,294,1331970: 69,058,8941971: 70,276,7581972: 71,641,5191973: 73,722,2941974: 75,839,3481975: 77,854,3511976: 79,855,3181977: 81,867,2641978: 83,889,6551979: 85,935,0721980: 88,016,4321981: 90,303,1051982: 92,814,5071983: 95,335,1551984: 97,814,9661985: 100,253,8251986: 102,635,5721987: 104,959,2911988: 107,216,0081989: 109,433,7991990: 111,633,7171991: 113,787,1091992: 115,952,1921993: 118,132,3601994: 120,343,1791995: 122,600,3701996: 124,862,1791997: 127,198,0691998: 129,622,3321999: 132,108,0652000: 134,544,3042001: 136,805,8102002: 138,933,6582003: 140,970,3512004: 142,902,8562005: 144,715,7862006: 146,405,9732007: 147,989,2782008: 149,474,2642009: 150,873,7142010: 152,201,9812011: 153,591,0762012: 155,070,1012013: 156,532,1412014: 157,964,9292015: 159,383,1792016: 160,811,9322017: 162,186,1472018: 163,523,1032019: 164,913,0552020: 166,298,0242021: 167,658,8542022: 169,384,8972023: 171,466,9902024: 173,562,3642025: 175,686,899

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United States and Bangladesh compared across demographic indicators
IndicatorUnited StatesBangladesh
Population341,784,857175,686,899
Annual growth+0.52%+1.22%
Yearly change+1,781,060+2,124,535
Density (P/km²)371,319
Land area (km²)9,147,420129,980
Median age38.5 yrs26.0 yrs
Fertility rate1.632.14
Life expectancy78.9 yrs74.9 yrs
Urban population80%33%
World share4.16%2.14%
2050 projection (UN)380,846,910214,709,097

Latest World Bank estimates; median age and 2050 projections from UN WPP 2024. Full profiles: United States · Bangladesh

United States vs Bangladesh FAQ

Is United States bigger than Bangladesh by population?

United States currently has the larger population: 341,784,857 versus 175,686,899 (2025 estimates) — a gap of 166.1 million people.

Which grows faster, United States or Bangladesh?

Bangladesh currently grows faster: +1.22% per year versus +0.52%.

How do United States and Bangladesh compare in 2050?

UN medium-variant projections put United States at 380,846,910 and Bangladesh at 214,709,097 in 2050.

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