The current population of Hungary is 9,472,812 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 9,562,065 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Hungary has had an average decline rate of -0.3% per year.
- Hungary is ranked 98/197 by population and was ranked 81st in 2006.
- Hungary accounts for 0.11% of the world's population.
- The UN estimates that Hungary's population is going to decline by -8.98% to 8.62M people by 2050.
- Hungary's population peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and has been in decline since.
- Since 2006, population has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.47M (-5.94% decline in 20 years).
Hungary population clock
Hungary
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
9472812
|
8280917972
|
| Population rank | 98/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | N/A |
| One net population change |
17.4 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
6.02 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.09 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | -83 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | -30,121 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.31% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 180/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
32.4 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +16,223 | N/A |
Hungary population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,983,512 | - |
| 1961 | 10,027,958 | 0.45% |
| 1962 | 10,060,825 | 0.33% |
| 1963 | 10,087,947 | 0.27% |
| 1964 | 10,119,835 | 0.32% |
| 1965 | 10,147,935 | 0.28% |
| 1966 | 10,178,653 | 0.3% |
| 1967 | 10,216,604 | 0.37% |
| 1968 | 10,255,815 | 0.38% |
| 1969 | 10,298,723 | 0.42% |
| 1970 | 10,337,910 | 0.38% |
| 1971 | 10,367,537 | 0.29% |
| 1972 | 10,398,489 | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 10,432,055 | 0.32% |
| 1974 | 10,478,720 | 0.45% |
| 1975 | 10,540,525 | 0.59% |
| 1976 | 10,598,677 | 0.55% |
| 1977 | 10,648,031 | 0.47% |
| 1978 | 10,684,822 | 0.35% |
| 1979 | 10,704,152 | 0.18% |
| 1980 | 10,711,122 | 0.07% |
| 1981 | 10,711,848 | 0.007% |
| 1982 | 10,705,535 | -0.06% |
| 1983 | 10,689,463 | -0.15% |
| 1984 | 10,668,095 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 10,648,713 | -0.18% |
| 1986 | 10,630,564 | -0.17% |
| 1987 | 10,612,741 | -0.17% |
| 1988 | 10,596,487 | -0.15% |
| 1989 | 10,481,719 | -1.08% |
| 1990 | 10,373,988 | -1.03% |
| 1991 | 10,373,400 | -0.006% |
| 1992 | 10,369,341 | -0.04% |
| 1993 | 10,357,523 | -0.11% |
| 1994 | 10,343,355 | -0.14% |
| 1995 | 10,328,965 | -0.14% |
| 1996 | 10,311,238 | -0.17% |
| 1997 | 10,290,486 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,266,570 | -0.23% |
| 1999 | 10,237,530 | -0.28% |
| 2000 | 10,210,971 | -0.26% |
| 2001 | 10,187,576 | -0.23% |
| 2002 | 10,158,608 | -0.28% |
| 2003 | 10,129,552 | -0.29% |
| 2004 | 10,107,146 | -0.22% |
| 2005 | 10,087,065 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10,071,370 | -0.16% |
| 2007 | 10,055,780 | -0.15% |
| 2008 | 10,038,188 | -0.17% |
| 2009 | 10,022,650 | -0.15% |
| 2010 | 10,000,023 | -0.23% |
| 2011 | 9,971,727 | -0.28% |
| 2012 | 9,920,362 | -0.52% |
| 2013 | 9,872,734 | -0.48% |
| 2014 | 9,833,038 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9,797,755 | -0.36% |
| 2016 | 9,759,755 | -0.39% |
| 2017 | 9,726,756 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | 9,706,964 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9,694,824 | -0.13% |
| 2020 | 9,670,419 | -0.25% |
| 2021 | 9,630,932 | -0.41% |
| 2022 | 9,605,074 | -0.27% |
| 2023 | 9,592,186 | -0.13% |
| 2024 | 9,562,065 | -0.31% |
| 2025 | 9,518,732 | -0.45% |
| 2026 | 9,472,812 | -0.48% |
| 2027 | 9,440,619 | -0.34% |
| 2028 | 9,407,662 | -0.35% |
| 2029 | 9,373,290 | -0.37% |
| 2030 | 9,337,723 | -0.38% |
| 2031 | 9,301,448 | -0.39% |
| 2032 | 9,264,499 | -0.4% |
| 2033 | 9,227,024 | -0.4% |
| 2034 | 9,189,104 | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 9,150,738 | -0.42% |
| 2036 | 9,112,410 | -0.42% |
| 2037 | 9,074,020 | -0.42% |
| 2038 | 9,035,854 | -0.42% |
| 2039 | 8,998,108 | -0.42% |
| 2040 | 8,960,722 | -0.42% |
| 2041 | 8,924,117 | -0.41% |
| 2042 | 8,888,128 | -0.4% |
| 2043 | 8,852,952 | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 8,818,541 | -0.39% |
| 2045 | 8,784,424 | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 8,750,745 | -0.38% |
| 2047 | 8,717,755 | -0.38% |
| 2048 | 8,685,518 | -0.37% |
| 2049 | 8,653,796 | -0.37% |
| 2050 | 8,622,486 | -0.36% |
Hungary has a population of 9.47M as of 2026, compared to 9.76M in 2016, 10.1M in 2006, and 10.3M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.29% per year. Hungary is ranked 176th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Hungary will have 8,750,745 people (-7.62% decline) with a rank change from 98th to 107th.
By the year 2100, Hungary's population is projected to decline by 22.2% to 7.37M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Hungary
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Budapest | 1.69M |
| Debrecen | 202K |
| Miskolc | 144K |
| Pecs | 140K |
| Gyor | 130K |
| Nyiregyhaza | 115K |
| Kecskemet | 109K |
| Szekesfehervar | 96K |
| Szombathely | 77.8K |
| Erd | 71.3K |
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Hungary population statistics
|
Hungary
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.5 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 43.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 271.4 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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