Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Number of people living in the capital city
Bangladesh
55.01 million people
in 2100
Indonesia
49.70 million people
in 2100
Bangladesh rank
1st
Indonesia rank
2nd
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 55.01 million people against 49.70 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 5.31 million people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Indonesia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 34.61 million people | 40.49 million people | 5.88 million people | Indonesia |
| 2030s | 42.61 million people | 45.81 million people | 3.20 million people | Indonesia |
| 2040s | 48.60 million people | 49.82 million people | 1.22 million people | Indonesia |
| 2050s | 53.07 million people | 52.15 million people | 917,300 people | Bangladesh |
| 2060s | 56.15 million people | 53.05 million people | 3.10 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2070s | 57.69 million people | 53.06 million people | 4.64 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2080s | 57.79 million people | 52.34 million people | 5.45 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2090s | 56.62 million people | 50.98 million people | 5.64 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2100s | 55.01 million people | 49.70 million people | 5.31 million people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 55.01 million people against 49.70 million people in Indonesia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 5.31 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.