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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Australia's population is 2.93 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Australia vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Hungary
2100 44,031,396 7,370,355
2099 43,809,392 7,386,200
2098 43,581,416 7,401,408
2097 43,339,542 7,415,908
2096 43,103,046 7,430,531
2095 42,875,281 7,445,269
2094 42,654,231 7,460,108
2093 42,420,140 7,475,111
2092 42,183,554 7,489,534
2091 41,942,760 7,504,343
2090 41,703,255 7,519,276
2089 41,471,675 7,534,960
2088 41,232,214 7,550,399
2087 41,005,392 7,566,507
2086 40,785,916 7,583,518
2085 40,573,592 7,600,748
2084 40,363,192 7,617,497
2083 40,140,606 7,634,894
2082 39,925,452 7,653,272
2081 39,703,018 7,672,270
2080 39,490,533 7,692,156
2079 39,277,415 7,712,929
2078 39,063,163 7,734,118
2077 38,847,269 7,756,481
2076 38,637,253 7,780,266
2075 38,425,571 7,805,336
2074 38,212,169 7,832,068
2073 38,002,408 7,860,016
2072 37,795,438 7,889,448
2071 37,589,598 7,920,271
2070 37,376,868 7,952,370
2069 37,159,014 7,985,309
2068 36,939,616 8,019,321
2067 36,721,604 8,053,791
2066 36,504,952 8,088,854
2065 36,297,175 8,125,079
2064 36,095,981 8,161,993
2063 35,883,588 8,198,019
2062 35,673,924 8,233,954
2061 35,465,080 8,269,395
2060 35,260,552 8,304,498
2059 35,055,719 8,339,351
2058 34,839,385 8,372,516
2057 34,630,577 8,405,403
2056 34,422,531 8,438,397
2055 34,208,970 8,470,451
2054 33,996,776 8,502,165
2053 33,788,097 8,533,102
2052 33,580,016 8,563,943
2051 33,366,925 8,594,925
2050 33,152,099 8,625,864
2049 32,937,633 8,657,469
2048 32,711,001 8,689,207
2047 32,496,856 8,721,846
2046 32,269,549 8,755,100
2045 32,047,969 8,789,106
2044 31,829,535 8,823,256
2043 31,610,306 8,857,823
2042 31,387,780 8,893,508
2041 31,168,179 8,929,696
2040 30,952,283 8,966,615
2039 30,740,454 9,004,383
2038 30,521,772 9,041,989
2037 30,307,856 9,080,597
2036 30,085,861 9,118,668
2035 29,862,898 9,157,148
2034 29,641,453 9,195,286
2033 29,418,053 9,232,883
2032 29,191,922 9,270,132
2031 28,959,421 9,306,671
2030 28,722,798 9,342,584
2029 28,484,745 9,377,706
2028 28,236,324 9,411,230
2027 27,984,287 9,443,534
2026 27,730,530 9,475,525
2025 27,466,430 9,535,248
2024 27,196,812 9,562,065
2023 26,659,922 9,592,186
2022 26,018,721 9,605,074
2021 25,685,412 9,630,932
2020 25,649,248 9,670,419
2019 25,334,826 9,694,824
2018 24,963,258 9,706,964
2017 24,592,588 9,726,756
2016 24,190,907 9,759,755
2015 23,815,995 9,797,755
2014 23,475,686 9,833,038
2013 23,128,129 9,872,734
2012 22,733,465 9,920,362
2011 22,340,024 9,971,727
2010 22,031,750 10,000,023
2009 21,691,653 10,022,650
2008 21,249,199 10,038,188
2007 20,827,622 10,055,780
2006 20,450,966 10,071,370
2005 20,176,844 10,087,065
2004 19,932,722 10,107,146
2003 19,720,737 10,129,552
2002 19,495,210 10,158,608
2001 19,274,701 10,187,576
2000 19,028,802 10,210,971
1999 18,812,264 10,237,530
1998 18,607,584 10,266,570
1997 18,423,037 10,290,486
1996 18,224,767 10,311,238
1995 18,004,882 10,328,965
1994 17,805,468 10,343,355
1993 17,634,808 10,357,523
1992 17,478,635 10,369,341
1991 17,284,036 10,373,400
1990 17,065,128 10,373,988
1989 16,814,416 10,481,719
1988 16,532,164 10,596,487
1987 16,263,874 10,612,741
1986 16,018,350 10,630,564
1985 15,788,312 10,648,713
1984 15,579,391 10,668,095
1983 15,393,472 10,689,463
1982 15,184,247 10,705,535
1981 14,923,260 10,711,848
1980 14,692,000 10,711,122
1979 14,514,000 10,704,152
1978 14,358,000 10,684,822
1977 14,192,000 10,648,031
1976 14,033,000 10,598,677
1975 13,893,000 10,540,525
1974 13,723,000 10,478,720
1973 13,380,000 10,432,055
1972 13,177,000 10,398,489
1971 12,937,000 10,367,537
1970 12,507,000 10,337,910
1969 12,263,000 10,298,723
1968 12,009,000 10,255,815
1967 11,799,000 10,216,604
1966 11,651,000 10,178,653
1965 11,388,000 10,147,935
1964 11,167,000 10,119,835
1963 10,950,000 10,087,947
1962 10,742,000 10,060,825
1961 10,483,000 10,027,958
1960 10,276,477 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 Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th 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) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M 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

Australia
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Hungary
2100 0.51% -0.21%
2099 0.52% -0.21%
2098 0.56% -0.2%
2097 0.55% -0.2%
2096 0.53% -0.2%
2095 0.52% -0.2%
2094 0.55% -0.2%
2093 0.56% -0.19%
2092 0.57% -0.2%
2091 0.57% -0.2%
2090 0.56% -0.21%
2089 0.58% -0.2%
2088 0.55% -0.21%
2087 0.54% -0.22%
2086 0.52% -0.23%
2085 0.52% -0.22%
2084 0.55% -0.23%
2083 0.54% -0.24%
2082 0.56% -0.25%
2081 0.54% -0.26%
2080 0.54% -0.27%
2079 0.55% -0.27%
2078 0.56% -0.29%
2077 0.54% -0.31%
2076 0.55% -0.32%
2075 0.56% -0.34%
2074 0.55% -0.36%
2073 0.55% -0.37%
2072 0.55% -0.39%
2071 0.57% -0.4%
2070 0.59% -0.41%
2069 0.59% -0.42%
2068 0.59% -0.43%
2067 0.59% -0.43%
2066 0.57% -0.45%
2065 0.56% -0.45%
2064 0.59% -0.44%
2063 0.59% -0.44%
2062 0.59% -0.43%
2061 0.58% -0.42%
2060 0.58% -0.42%
2059 0.62% -0.4%
2058 0.6% -0.39%
2057 0.6% -0.39%
2056 0.62% -0.38%
2055 0.62% -0.37%
2054 0.62% -0.36%
2053 0.62% -0.36%
2052 0.64% -0.36%
2051 0.65% -0.36%
2050 0.65% -0.37%
2049 0.69% -0.37%
2048 0.66% -0.37%
2047 0.7% -0.38%
2046 0.69% -0.39%
2045 0.69% -0.39%
2044 0.69% -0.39%
2043 0.71% -0.4%
2042 0.7% -0.41%
2041 0.7% -0.41%
2040 0.69% -0.42%
2039 0.72% -0.42%
2038 0.71% -0.43%
2037 0.74% -0.42%
2036 0.75% -0.42%
2035 0.75% -0.41%
2034 0.76% -0.41%
2033 0.77% -0.4%
2032 0.8% -0.39%
2031 0.82% -0.38%
2030 0.84% -0.37%
2029 0.88% -0.36%
2028 0.9% -0.34%
2027 0.92% -0.34%
2026 0.96% -0.63%
2025 0.99% -0.28%
2024 2.01% -0.31%
2023 2.46% -0.13%
2022 1.3% -0.27%
2021 0.14% -0.41%
2020 1.24% -0.25%
2019 1.49% -0.13%
2018 1.51% -0.2%
2017 1.66% -0.34%
2016 1.57% -0.39%
2015 1.45% -0.36%
2014 1.5% -0.4%
2013 1.74% -0.48%
2012 1.76% -0.52%
2011 1.4% -0.28%
2010 1.57% -0.23%
2009 2.08% -0.15%
2008 2.02% -0.17%
2007 1.84% -0.15%
2006 1.36% -0.16%
2005 1.22% -0.2%
2004 1.07% -0.22%
2003 1.16% -0.29%
2002 1.14% -0.28%
2001 1.29% -0.23%
2000 1.15% -0.26%
1999 1.1% -0.28%
1998 1% -0.23%
1997 1.09% -0.2%
1996 1.22% -0.17%
1995 1.12% -0.14%
1994 0.97% -0.14%
1993 0.89% -0.11%
1992 1.13% -0.04%
1991 1.28% -0.006%
1990 1.49% -1.03%
1989 1.71% -1.08%
1988 1.65% -0.15%
1987 1.53% -0.17%
1986 1.46% -0.17%
1985 1.34% -0.18%
1984 1.21% -0.2%
1983 1.38% -0.15%
1982 1.75% -0.06%
1981 1.57% 0.007%
1980 1.23% 0.07%
1979 1.09% 0.18%
1978 1.17% 0.35%
1977 1.13% 0.47%
1976 1.01% 0.55%
1975 1.24% 0.59%
1974 2.56% 0.45%
1973 1.54% 0.32%
1972 1.86% 0.3%
1971 3.44% 0.29%
1970 1.99% 0.38%
1969 2.12% 0.42%
1968 1.78% 0.38%
1967 1.27% 0.37%
1966 2.31% 0.3%
1965 1.98% 0.28%
1964 1.98% 0.32%
1963 1.94% 0.27%
1962 2.47% 0.33%
1961 2.01% 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 Australia grew by 2.01%, while Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Australia Hungary
Current population
27799169
9475525
Population rank 55/197 98/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.11%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
17.4 minutes
One birth every
1.83 minutes
6.02 minutes
One death every
2.86 minutes
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,471 -83
Annual growth/decline +536,890 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 179/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 -16,331
Net migration rank 11/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -16,331
2024 - 138,510 - 16,223
2023 103,974 140,232 -41,247 49,213
2022 111,881 140,972 -47,065 41,871
2021 138,701 116,768 -61,638 20,372
2020 133,376 44,447 -47,385 9,147
2019 136,808 207,142 -36,840 34,339
2018 157,269 226,412 -37,858 34,190
2017 150,015 255,023 -37,934 20,200
2016 152,403 254,648 -31,231 68
2015 150,041 212,350 -39,191 13,856
2014 154,940 200,177 -32,449 11,581
2013 159,584 215,823 -36,529 5,635
2012 161,408 235,776 -38,689 15,286
2011 156,380 197,657 -40,884 1,859
2010 158,628 166,752 -40,000 10,592
2009 160,518 235,628 -34,077 17,281
2008 155,119 275,773 -31,118 16,166
2007 154,124 249,873 -35,195 13,697
2006 132,931 191,985 -32,228 19,890
2005 129,132 131,371 -38,331 16,925
2004 115,610 110,072 -37,396 16,637
2003 118,325 104,437 -41,531 13,879
2002 116,971 108,852 -36,571 2,822
2001 117,575 117,552 -35,657 10,386
2000 119,882 111,186 -37,780 13,414
1999 118,517 92,900 -49,140 12,819
1998 120,949 81,310 -43,120 13,568
1997 121,592 67,661 -38,075 14,186
1996 125,751 82,965 -38,152 14,605
1995 131,436 80,456 -34,086 14,927
1994 131,761 51,941 -31,030 15,159
1993 137,551 23,833 -33,144 15,540
1992 139,829 40,767 -26,960 16,238
1991 138,273 68,847 -17,635 16,873
1990 143,347 100,093 -19,710 16,991
1989 127,789 144,042 -20,963 -16,991
1988 127,298 153,330 -15,895 -16,052
1987 128,484 136,421 -15,919 -16,175
1986 123,342 113,061 -18,072 -16,339
1985 143,674 98,327 -18,103 -15,890
1984 123,077 79,617 -21,336 -16,216
1983 130,844 73,251 -21,379 -16,047
1982 126,030 111,722 -10,705 -16,531
1981 125,356 121,921 -2,142 -16,869
1980 117,536 89,189 3,213 -17,795
1979 116,112 52,137 23,549 3,629
1978 116,299 45,832 27,780 290
1977 117,793 44,946 45,787 -54
1976 115,070 32,792 52,993 -472
1975 123,648 25,336 63,243 -335
1974 128,996 56,167 60,777 132
1973 136,476 62,928 33,382 -1,512
1972 155,488 54,895 34,315 -8
1971 165,593 223,991 26,956 -15
1970 145,081 256,295 32,048 -96
1969 143,477 108,770 38,105 -333
1968 132,099 100,963 39,997 -324
1967 126,249 80,904 39,845 -414
1966 126,996 110,864 36,643 -726
1965 122,990 118,891 24,355 -537
1964 128,420 91,588 31,371 -739
1963 140,161 73,237 32,282 -822
1962 143,943 58,315 21,128 -1,738
1961 150,955 64,495 44,123 -1,177
1960 141,816 85,707 44,926 -1,108

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

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Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 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, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
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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