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Population in Bangladesh compared to Hungary: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bangladesh was 173,562,364 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bangladesh's population is 178,415,186 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 18.8 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Bangladesh is ranked the 8th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 2.27% of the world: 2.15% for Bangladesh vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Bangladesh has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bangladesh has increased from 146M people to 178M (21.9% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Bangladesh vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bangladesh Hungary
2100 210,399,059 7,370,355
2099 211,449,688 7,386,200
2098 212,479,977 7,401,408
2097 213,484,035 7,415,908
2096 214,463,720 7,430,531
2095 215,424,649 7,445,269
2094 216,368,088 7,460,108
2093 217,273,531 7,475,111
2092 218,151,426 7,489,534
2091 218,980,379 7,504,343
2090 219,782,575 7,519,276
2089 220,538,090 7,534,960
2088 221,257,201 7,550,399
2087 221,935,839 7,566,507
2086 222,585,679 7,583,518
2085 223,183,658 7,600,748
2084 223,742,603 7,617,497
2083 224,273,365 7,634,894
2082 224,763,738 7,653,272
2081 225,237,793 7,672,270
2080 225,665,152 7,692,156
2079 226,059,226 7,712,929
2078 226,389,150 7,734,118
2077 226,696,749 7,756,481
2076 226,954,762 7,780,266
2075 227,159,233 7,805,336
2074 227,315,415 7,832,068
2073 227,436,221 7,860,016
2072 227,503,342 7,889,448
2071 227,522,038 7,920,271
2070 227,495,122 7,952,370
2069 227,426,186 7,985,309
2068 227,302,632 8,019,321
2067 227,118,726 8,053,791
2066 226,878,385 8,088,854
2065 226,581,697 8,125,079
2064 226,235,839 8,161,993
2063 225,822,167 8,198,019
2062 225,349,674 8,233,954
2061 224,811,052 8,269,395
2060 224,216,813 8,304,498
2059 223,569,585 8,339,351
2058 222,855,839 8,372,516
2057 222,083,110 8,405,403
2056 221,273,932 8,438,397
2055 220,405,468 8,470,451
2054 219,511,997 8,502,165
2053 218,567,668 8,533,102
2052 217,585,554 8,563,943
2051 216,554,217 8,594,925
2050 215,489,899 8,625,864
2049 214,400,010 8,657,469
2048 213,275,216 8,689,207
2047 212,114,603 8,721,846
2046 210,918,933 8,755,100
2045 209,696,717 8,789,106
2044 208,446,830 8,823,256
2043 207,170,217 8,857,823
2042 205,859,107 8,893,508
2041 204,513,256 8,929,696
2040 203,143,300 8,966,615
2039 201,735,060 9,004,383
2038 200,262,138 9,041,989
2037 198,739,346 9,080,597
2036 197,147,970 9,118,668
2035 195,499,247 9,157,148
2034 193,789,143 9,195,286
2033 191,989,956 9,232,883
2032 190,141,739 9,270,132
2031 188,208,233 9,306,671
2030 186,212,272 9,342,584
2029 184,168,103 9,377,706
2028 182,087,511 9,411,230
2027 179,973,411 9,443,534
2026 177,837,418 9,475,525
2025 175,685,057 9,535,248
2024 173,562,364 9,562,065
2023 171,466,990 9,592,186
2022 169,384,897 9,605,074
2021 167,658,854 9,630,932
2020 166,298,024 9,670,419
2019 164,913,055 9,694,824
2018 163,523,103 9,706,964
2017 162,186,147 9,726,756
2016 160,811,932 9,759,755
2015 159,383,179 9,797,755
2014 157,964,929 9,833,038
2013 156,532,141 9,872,734
2012 155,070,101 9,920,362
2011 153,591,076 9,971,727
2010 152,201,981 10,000,023
2009 150,873,714 10,022,650
2008 149,474,264 10,038,188
2007 147,989,278 10,055,780
2006 146,405,973 10,071,370
2005 144,715,786 10,087,065
2004 142,902,856 10,107,146
2003 140,970,351 10,129,552
2002 138,933,658 10,158,608
2001 136,805,810 10,187,576
2000 134,544,304 10,210,971
1999 132,108,065 10,237,530
1998 129,622,332 10,266,570
1997 127,198,069 10,290,486
1996 124,862,179 10,311,238
1995 122,600,370 10,328,965
1994 120,343,179 10,343,355
1993 118,132,360 10,357,523
1992 115,952,192 10,369,341
1991 113,787,109 10,373,400
1990 111,633,717 10,373,988
1989 109,433,799 10,481,719
1988 107,216,008 10,596,487
1987 104,959,291 10,612,741
1986 102,635,572 10,630,564
1985 100,253,825 10,648,713
1984 97,814,966 10,668,095
1983 95,335,155 10,689,463
1982 92,814,507 10,705,535
1981 90,303,105 10,711,848
1980 88,016,432 10,711,122
1979 85,935,072 10,704,152
1978 83,889,655 10,684,822
1977 81,867,264 10,648,031
1976 79,855,318 10,598,677
1975 77,854,351 10,540,525
1974 75,839,348 10,478,720
1973 73,722,294 10,432,055
1972 71,641,519 10,398,489
1971 70,276,758 10,367,537
1970 69,058,894 10,337,910
1969 67,294,133 10,298,723
1968 65,408,276 10,255,815
1967 63,510,929 10,216,604
1966 61,669,806 10,178,653
1965 59,902,519 10,147,935
1964 58,178,374 10,119,835
1963 56,504,402 10,087,947
1962 54,881,146 10,060,825
1961 53,310,348 10,027,958
1960 51,828,660 9,983,512

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bangladesh increased by 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bangladesh gained 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Bangladesh was ranked 8th most populous country in 2006 and is still 8th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bangladesh's population will grow by 20.8% to 215,489,899 people with a rank change from 8th to 10th. The population of Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Bangladesh is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 228M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bangladesh Hungary
2100 -0.5% -0.21%
2099 -0.48% -0.21%
2098 -0.47% -0.2%
2097 -0.46% -0.2%
2096 -0.45% -0.2%
2095 -0.44% -0.2%
2094 -0.42% -0.2%
2093 -0.4% -0.19%
2092 -0.38% -0.2%
2091 -0.36% -0.2%
2090 -0.34% -0.21%
2089 -0.33% -0.2%
2088 -0.31% -0.21%
2087 -0.29% -0.22%
2086 -0.27% -0.23%
2085 -0.25% -0.22%
2084 -0.24% -0.23%
2083 -0.22% -0.24%
2082 -0.21% -0.25%
2081 -0.19% -0.26%
2080 -0.17% -0.27%
2079 -0.15% -0.27%
2078 -0.14% -0.29%
2077 -0.11% -0.31%
2076 -0.09% -0.32%
2075 -0.07% -0.34%
2074 -0.05% -0.36%
2073 -0.03% -0.37%
2072 -0.008% -0.39%
2071 0.01% -0.4%
2070 0.03% -0.41%
2069 0.05% -0.42%
2068 0.08% -0.43%
2067 0.11% -0.43%
2066 0.13% -0.45%
2065 0.15% -0.45%
2064 0.18% -0.44%
2063 0.21% -0.44%
2062 0.24% -0.43%
2061 0.27% -0.42%
2060 0.29% -0.42%
2059 0.32% -0.4%
2058 0.35% -0.39%
2057 0.37% -0.39%
2056 0.39% -0.38%
2055 0.41% -0.37%
2054 0.43% -0.36%
2053 0.45% -0.36%
2052 0.48% -0.36%
2051 0.49% -0.36%
2050 0.51% -0.37%
2049 0.53% -0.37%
2048 0.55% -0.37%
2047 0.57% -0.38%
2046 0.58% -0.39%
2045 0.6% -0.39%
2044 0.62% -0.39%
2043 0.64% -0.4%
2042 0.66% -0.41%
2041 0.67% -0.41%
2040 0.7% -0.42%
2039 0.74% -0.42%
2038 0.77% -0.43%
2037 0.81% -0.42%
2036 0.84% -0.42%
2035 0.88% -0.41%
2034 0.94% -0.41%
2033 0.97% -0.4%
2032 1.03% -0.39%
2031 1.07% -0.38%
2030 1.11% -0.37%
2029 1.14% -0.36%
2028 1.17% -0.34%
2027 1.2% -0.34%
2026 1.23% -0.63%
2025 1.22% -0.28%
2024 1.22% -0.31%
2023 1.23% -0.13%
2022 1.03% -0.27%
2021 0.82% -0.41%
2020 0.84% -0.25%
2019 0.85% -0.13%
2018 0.82% -0.2%
2017 0.85% -0.34%
2016 0.9% -0.39%
2015 0.9% -0.36%
2014 0.92% -0.4%
2013 0.94% -0.48%
2012 0.96% -0.52%
2011 0.91% -0.28%
2010 0.88% -0.23%
2009 0.94% -0.15%
2008 1% -0.17%
2007 1.08% -0.15%
2006 1.17% -0.16%
2005 1.27% -0.2%
2004 1.37% -0.22%
2003 1.47% -0.29%
2002 1.56% -0.28%
2001 1.68% -0.23%
2000 1.84% -0.26%
1999 1.92% -0.28%
1998 1.91% -0.23%
1997 1.87% -0.2%
1996 1.84% -0.17%
1995 1.88% -0.14%
1994 1.87% -0.14%
1993 1.88% -0.11%
1992 1.9% -0.04%
1991 1.93% -0.006%
1990 2.01% -1.03%
1989 2.07% -1.08%
1988 2.15% -0.15%
1987 2.26% -0.17%
1986 2.38% -0.17%
1985 2.49% -0.18%
1984 2.6% -0.2%
1983 2.72% -0.15%
1982 2.78% -0.06%
1981 2.6% 0.007%
1980 2.42% 0.07%
1979 2.44% 0.18%
1978 2.47% 0.35%
1977 2.52% 0.47%
1976 2.57% 0.55%
1975 2.66% 0.59%
1974 2.87% 0.45%
1973 2.9% 0.32%
1972 1.94% 0.3%
1971 1.76% 0.29%
1970 2.62% 0.38%
1969 2.88% 0.42%
1968 2.99% 0.38%
1967 2.99% 0.37%
1966 2.95% 0.3%
1965 2.96% 0.28%
1964 2.96% 0.32%
1963 2.96% 0.27%
1962 2.95% 0.33%
1961 2.86% 0.45%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Bangladesh grew by 1.22%, while Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Bangladesh Hungary
Current population
178415186
9475525
Population rank 8/197 98/197
Percent of world population 2.15% 0.11%
One net population change
15.1 seconds
17.4 minutes
One birth every
9.04 seconds
6.02 minutes
One death every
36.7 seconds
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5,741 -83
Annual growth/decline +2,095,374 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 179/197
One migration net change every
1.31 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change -402,100 -16,331
Net migration rank 194/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 2,906,338 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 24/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 139/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bangladesh Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -402,100 - -16,331
2024 - -473,362 - 16,223
2023 2,630,818 -549,918 -41,247 49,213
2022 2,633,258 -549,990 -47,065 41,871
2021 2,363,487 -994,722 -61,638 20,372
2020 2,355,279 -1,002,522 -47,385 9,147
2019 2,433,952 -1,016,796 -36,840 34,339
2018 2,391,853 -1,029,069 -37,858 34,190
2017 2,348,293 -1,037,176 -37,934 20,200
2016 2,356,056 -918,770 -31,231 68
2015 2,329,544 -909,223 -39,191 13,856
2014 2,305,499 -889,222 -32,449 11,581
2013 2,312,293 -862,944 -36,529 5,635
2012 2,304,652 -829,875 -38,689 15,286
2011 2,332,126 -848,910 -40,884 1,859
2010 2,408,597 -1,113,727 -40,000 10,592
2009 2,511,746 -1,150,194 -34,077 17,281
2008 2,595,770 -1,158,420 -31,118 16,166
2007 2,666,175 -1,133,553 -35,195 13,697
2006 2,725,786 -1,091,865 -32,228 19,890
2005 2,783,029 -1,036,635 -38,331 16,925
2004 2,849,626 -970,264 -37,396 16,637
2003 2,881,857 -896,335 -41,531 13,879
2002 2,907,604 -819,909 -36,571 2,822
2001 2,905,755 -737,740 -35,657 10,386
2000 2,867,543 -512,422 -37,780 13,414
1999 2,803,597 -286,256 -49,140 12,819
1998 2,740,993 -286,966 -43,120 13,568
1997 2,667,979 -273,442 -38,075 14,186
1996 2,531,581 -254,239 -38,152 14,605
1995 2,477,509 -231,304 -34,086 14,927
1994 2,475,098 -206,958 -31,030 15,159
1993 2,425,139 -271,677 -33,144 15,540
1992 2,453,664 -246,914 -26,960 16,238
1991 2,354,255 -230,852 -17,635 16,873
1990 2,587,558 -404,105 -19,710 16,991
1989 2,623,347 -406,910 -20,963 -16,991
1988 2,614,570 -395,408 -15,895 -16,052
1987 2,661,768 -367,475 -15,919 -16,175
1986 2,685,152 -331,992 -18,072 -16,339
1985 2,698,231 -287,872 -18,103 -15,890
1984 2,713,094 -245,693 -21,336 -16,216
1983 2,694,172 -201,909 -21,379 -16,047
1982 2,705,822 -156,729 -10,705 -16,531
1981 2,658,613 -184,884 -2,142 -16,869
1980 2,615,497 -515,918 3,213 -17,795
1979 2,570,404 -507,354 23,549 3,629
1978 2,514,509 -486,721 27,780 290
1977 2,475,502 -458,491 45,787 -54
1976 2,431,754 -424,970 52,993 -472
1975 2,385,302 -390,212 63,243 -335
1974 2,312,418 -277,545 60,777 132
1973 2,276,471 -77,324 33,382 -1,512
1972 2,231,204 -269,033 34,315 -8
1971 542,747 224,369 26,956 -15
1970 1,742,287 -73,719 32,048 -96
1969 1,985,984 -125,010 38,105 -333
1968 1,918,686 -7,970 39,997 -324
1967 1,860,743 23,164 39,845 -414
1966 1,794,530 3,758 36,643 -726
1965 1,688,652 47,610 24,355 -537
1964 1,686,591 25,426 31,371 -739
1963 1,612,749 23,215 32,282 -822
1962 1,584,035 26,533 21,128 -1,738
1961 1,504,524 26,503 44,123 -1,177
1960 1,418,810 13,580 44,926 -1,108

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 73.1% of the population change in Bangladesh is from natural causes (a gain of 24,148,039 people) and 26.9% is from migration (a loss of 8,897,408 people). In Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 2,906,338 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Bangladesh, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

Biggest cities by population

Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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