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

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The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,514,251 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,454,659 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 9.9 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 97th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.45M (6.12% decline), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Hungary vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Iran
2100 7,354,125 80,660,972
2099 7,369,935 81,193,582
2098 7,385,110 81,717,474
2097 7,399,578 82,241,892
2096 7,414,169 82,764,411
2095 7,428,875 83,283,942
2094 7,443,681 83,799,806
2093 7,458,651 84,316,389
2092 7,473,041 84,833,108
2091 7,487,818 85,354,240
2090 7,502,719 85,878,473
2089 7,518,368 86,409,859
2088 7,533,773 86,947,263
2087 7,549,845 87,492,427
2086 7,566,819 88,047,949
2085 7,584,011 88,610,339
2084 7,600,723 89,181,346
2083 7,618,082 89,758,453
2082 7,636,419 90,343,413
2081 7,655,375 90,936,310
2080 7,675,218 91,535,218
2079 7,695,945 92,136,544
2078 7,717,087 92,740,467
2077 7,739,401 93,344,865
2076 7,763,134 93,946,187
2075 7,788,149 94,544,733
2074 7,814,821 95,135,317
2073 7,842,708 95,721,351
2072 7,872,075 96,292,835
2071 7,902,830 96,851,951
2070 7,934,859 97,397,073
2069 7,967,725 97,924,812
2068 8,001,662 98,432,509
2067 8,036,057 98,913,776
2066 8,071,042 99,374,357
2065 8,107,187 99,812,137
2064 8,144,020 100,223,387
2063 8,179,967 100,602,361
2062 8,215,823 100,951,282
2061 8,251,186 101,266,537
2060 8,286,212 101,545,806
2059 8,320,988 101,792,315
2058 8,354,080 101,994,395
2057 8,386,894 102,161,227
2056 8,419,815 102,291,323
2055 8,451,799 102,382,089
2054 8,483,442 102,431,558
2053 8,514,311 102,441,204
2052 8,545,085 102,413,350
2051 8,575,999 102,350,865
2050 8,606,870 102,251,999
2049 8,638,405 102,122,983
2048 8,670,073 101,957,508
2047 8,702,640 101,765,614
2046 8,735,821 101,547,098
2045 8,769,752 101,305,486
2044 8,803,827 101,038,874
2043 8,838,318 100,752,109
2042 8,873,924 100,446,296
2041 8,910,032 100,122,690
2040 8,946,870 99,784,572
2039 8,984,555 99,436,793
2038 9,022,078 99,072,548
2037 9,060,601 98,694,577
2036 9,098,588 98,302,279
2035 9,136,984 97,899,013
2034 9,175,038 97,482,352
2033 9,212,552 97,054,589
2032 9,249,719 96,608,216
2031 9,286,177 96,141,200
2030 9,322,011 95,656,003
2029 9,357,056 95,133,736
2028 9,390,506 94,561,150
2027 9,422,739 93,925,792
2026 9,454,659 93,215,072
2025 9,514,251 92,417,681
2024 9,562,065 91,567,738
2023 9,592,186 90,608,707
2022 9,605,074 89,524,246
2021 9,630,932 88,455,488
2020 9,670,419 87,723,443
2019 9,694,824 87,051,648
2018 9,706,964 86,117,998
2017 9,726,756 85,026,754
2016 9,759,755 83,812,228
2015 9,797,755 82,619,362
2014 9,833,038 81,502,045
2013 9,872,734 80,414,686
2012 9,920,362 79,370,580
2011 9,971,727 78,383,598
2010 10,000,023 77,420,842
2009 10,022,650 76,457,825
2008 10,038,188 75,514,204
2007 10,055,780 74,602,648
2006 10,071,370 73,392,747
2005 10,087,065 71,828,455
2004 10,107,146 70,256,316
2003 10,129,552 68,769,340
2002 10,158,608 68,011,317
2001 10,187,576 67,452,005
2000 10,210,971 66,418,659
1999 10,237,530 65,445,391
1998 10,266,570 64,519,859
1997 10,290,486 63,639,638
1996 10,311,238 62,881,300
1995 10,328,965 62,205,567
1994 10,343,355 61,520,598
1993 10,357,523 61,403,543
1992 10,369,341 61,184,983
1991 10,373,400 59,986,931
1990 10,373,988 58,380,092
1989 10,481,719 56,704,914
1988 10,596,487 55,072,694
1987 10,612,741 53,323,493
1986 10,630,564 51,446,045
1985 10,648,713 49,582,289
1984 10,668,095 47,793,998
1983 10,689,463 46,029,535
1982 10,705,535 44,272,141
1981 10,711,848 41,989,312
1980 10,711,122 39,842,324
1979 10,704,152 38,424,952
1978 10,684,822 37,126,535
1977 10,648,031 35,933,181
1976 10,598,677 34,837,271
1975 10,540,525 33,802,973
1974 10,478,720 32,796,463
1973 10,432,055 31,839,838
1972 10,398,489 30,921,179
1971 10,367,537 30,029,071
1970 10,337,910 29,145,100
1969 10,298,723 28,273,482
1968 10,255,815 27,437,391
1967 10,216,604 26,628,432
1966 10,178,653 25,829,270
1965 10,147,935 25,036,978
1964 10,119,835 24,262,859
1963 10,087,947 23,519,005
1962 10,060,825 22,807,907
1961 10,027,958 22,125,726
1960 9,983,512 21,470,434

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 305,096 people (a 3.13% decline), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 97th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Hungary's population will shrink by 8.97% to 8,606,870 people with a rank change from 97th to 111th. The population of Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 102M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.35M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Iran
2100 -0.21% -0.66%
2099 -0.21% -0.64%
2098 -0.2% -0.64%
2097 -0.2% -0.63%
2096 -0.2% -0.62%
2095 -0.2% -0.62%
2094 -0.2% -0.61%
2093 -0.19% -0.61%
2092 -0.2% -0.61%
2091 -0.2% -0.61%
2090 -0.21% -0.61%
2089 -0.2% -0.62%
2088 -0.21% -0.62%
2087 -0.22% -0.63%
2086 -0.23% -0.63%
2085 -0.22% -0.64%
2084 -0.23% -0.64%
2083 -0.24% -0.65%
2082 -0.25% -0.65%
2081 -0.26% -0.65%
2080 -0.27% -0.65%
2079 -0.27% -0.65%
2078 -0.29% -0.65%
2077 -0.31% -0.64%
2076 -0.32% -0.63%
2075 -0.34% -0.62%
2074 -0.36% -0.61%
2073 -0.37% -0.59%
2072 -0.39% -0.58%
2071 -0.4% -0.56%
2070 -0.41% -0.54%
2069 -0.42% -0.52%
2068 -0.43% -0.49%
2067 -0.43% -0.46%
2066 -0.45% -0.44%
2065 -0.45% -0.41%
2064 -0.44% -0.38%
2063 -0.44% -0.35%
2062 -0.43% -0.31%
2061 -0.42% -0.28%
2060 -0.42% -0.24%
2059 -0.4% -0.2%
2058 -0.39% -0.16%
2057 -0.39% -0.13%
2056 -0.38% -0.09%
2055 -0.37% -0.05%
2054 -0.36% -0.009%
2053 -0.36% 0.03%
2052 -0.36% 0.06%
2051 -0.36% 0.1%
2050 -0.37% 0.13%
2049 -0.37% 0.16%
2048 -0.37% 0.19%
2047 -0.38% 0.22%
2046 -0.39% 0.24%
2045 -0.39% 0.26%
2044 -0.39% 0.28%
2043 -0.4% 0.3%
2042 -0.41% 0.32%
2041 -0.41% 0.34%
2040 -0.42% 0.35%
2039 -0.42% 0.37%
2038 -0.43% 0.38%
2037 -0.42% 0.4%
2036 -0.42% 0.41%
2035 -0.41% 0.43%
2034 -0.41% 0.44%
2033 -0.4% 0.46%
2032 -0.39% 0.49%
2031 -0.38% 0.51%
2030 -0.37% 0.55%
2029 -0.36% 0.61%
2028 -0.34% 0.68%
2027 -0.34% 0.76%
2026 -0.63% 0.86%
2025 -0.5% 0.93%
2024 -0.31% 1.06%
2023 -0.13% 1.21%
2022 -0.27% 1.21%
2021 -0.41% 0.83%
2020 -0.25% 0.77%
2019 -0.13% 1.08%
2018 -0.2% 1.28%
2017 -0.34% 1.45%
2016 -0.39% 1.44%
2015 -0.36% 1.37%
2014 -0.4% 1.35%
2013 -0.48% 1.32%
2012 -0.52% 1.26%
2011 -0.28% 1.24%
2010 -0.23% 1.26%
2009 -0.15% 1.25%
2008 -0.17% 1.22%
2007 -0.15% 1.65%
2006 -0.16% 2.18%
2005 -0.2% 2.24%
2004 -0.22% 2.16%
2003 -0.29% 1.11%
2002 -0.28% 0.83%
2001 -0.23% 1.56%
2000 -0.26% 1.49%
1999 -0.28% 1.43%
1998 -0.23% 1.38%
1997 -0.2% 1.21%
1996 -0.17% 1.09%
1995 -0.14% 1.11%
1994 -0.14% 0.19%
1993 -0.11% 0.36%
1992 -0.04% 2%
1991 -0.006% 2.75%
1990 -1.03% 2.95%
1989 -1.08% 2.96%
1988 -0.15% 3.28%
1987 -0.17% 3.65%
1986 -0.17% 3.76%
1985 -0.18% 3.74%
1984 -0.2% 3.83%
1983 -0.15% 3.97%
1982 -0.06% 5.44%
1981 0.007% 5.39%
1980 0.07% 3.69%
1979 0.18% 3.5%
1978 0.35% 3.32%
1977 0.47% 3.15%
1976 0.55% 3.06%
1975 0.59% 3.07%
1974 0.45% 3%
1973 0.32% 2.97%
1972 0.3% 2.97%
1971 0.29% 3.03%
1970 0.38% 3.08%
1969 0.42% 3.05%
1968 0.38% 3.04%
1967 0.37% 3.09%
1966 0.3% 3.16%
1965 0.28% 3.19%
1964 0.32% 3.16%
1963 0.27% 3.12%
1962 0.33% 3.08%
1961 0.45% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/iran | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Hungary declined by 0.5%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Hungary Iran
Current population
9454659
93580141
Population rank 97/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.13%
One net population change
11 minutes
37.2 seconds
One birth every
6.7 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
4.1 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -131 +2,329
Annual growth/decline -47,814 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 103/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 +116,786
Net migration rank 149/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - 116,786
2024 -49,723 16,223 715,785 190,156
2023 -41,247 49,213 750,150 262,044
2022 -47,065 41,871 753,525 403,190
2021 -61,638 20,372 645,725 334,967
2020 -47,385 9,147 663,978 -180,680
2019 -36,840 34,339 893,063 -32,794
2018 -37,858 34,190 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 -37,934 20,200 1,140,549 34,849
2016 -31,231 68 1,186,949 66,630
2015 -39,191 13,856 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 -32,449 11,581 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 -36,529 5,635 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 -38,689 15,286 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 -40,884 1,859 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 -40,000 10,592 980,380 -12,849
2009 -34,077 17,281 958,322 211
2008 -31,118 16,166 940,983 -12,184
2007 -35,195 13,697 919,254 -24,950
2006 -32,228 19,890 884,529 640,932
2005 -38,331 16,925 837,305 765,873
2004 -37,396 16,637 801,203 739,996
2003 -41,531 13,879 732,600 700,222
2002 -36,571 2,822 752,205 -668,962
2001 -35,657 10,386 743,658 291,692
2000 -37,780 13,414 731,203 300,133
1999 -49,140 12,819 723,237 191,988
1998 -43,120 13,568 717,655 218,171
1997 -38,075 14,186 726,574 98,009
1996 -38,152 14,605 784,508 -92,435
1995 -34,086 14,927 879,648 -220,258
1994 -31,030 15,159 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 -33,144 15,540 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 -26,960 16,238 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 -17,635 16,873 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 -19,710 16,991 1,530,434 200,711
1989 -20,963 -16,991 1,609,739 9,460
1988 -15,895 -16,052 1,614,512 30,688
1987 -15,919 -16,175 1,639,644 213,524
1986 -18,072 -16,339 1,659,289 242,411
1985 -18,103 -15,890 1,661,750 163,999
1984 -21,336 -16,216 1,653,051 97,748
1983 -21,379 -16,047 1,573,612 204,544
1982 -10,705 -16,531 1,514,240 222,390
1981 -2,142 -16,869 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 3,213 -17,795 1,361,293 103,674
1979 23,549 3,629 1,294,306 75,451
1978 27,780 290 1,156,974 70,088
1977 45,787 -54 1,091,542 68,093
1976 52,993 -472 1,013,347 18,825
1975 63,243 -335 929,481 106,921
1974 60,777 132 873,369 103,252
1973 33,382 -1,512 831,880 104,779
1972 34,315 -8 804,043 96,614
1971 26,956 -15 805,830 77,717
1970 32,048 -96 794,612 89,757
1969 38,105 -333 780,660 78,196
1968 39,997 -324 743,992 69,342
1967 39,845 -414 727,276 77,313
1966 36,643 -726 695,040 98,709
1965 24,355 -537 663,029 127,808
1964 31,371 -739 635,589 121,817
1963 32,282 -822 620,126 110,190
1962 21,128 -1,738 595,538 96,332
1961 44,123 -1,177 594,674 77,811
1960 44,926 -1,108 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/iran | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 64.2% of the population change in Hungary is from natural causes (a loss of 430,112 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 239,479 people). In Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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