Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Population, total
Bangladesh
175.69 million
in 2025
Pakistan
255.22 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
8th
Pakistan rank
5th
Population, total over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 255.22 million against 175.69 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 79.53 million.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Globally, Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.