The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,472,812 people compared to 2,833,401 in Jamaica.
Population statistics:
- Hungary's population is 3.34 times bigger than Jamaica's.
- Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
- For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
- Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.47M (5.94% decline), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.9% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 17.9% of the population in Hungary and 40.7% in Jamaica.
Hungary vs Jamaica: live population counter
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| Current population |
9472812
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2833401
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| Population rank | 98/197 | 139/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
17.4 minutes
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14.3 hours
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| One birth every |
6.02 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One death every |
4.09 minutes
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22.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
32.4 minutes
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50 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +16,223 | -10,506 |
| Daily growth/decline | -83 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | -30,121 | -611 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.31% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 180/197 | 167/197 |
Hungary and Jamaica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,983,512 | 1,650,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,027,958 | 1,673,261 | 0.45% | 1.41% |
| 1962 | 10,060,825 | 1,696,932 | 0.33% | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 10,087,947 | 1,721,099 | 0.27% | 1.42% |
| 1964 | 10,119,835 | 1,745,568 | 0.32% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 10,147,935 | 1,769,192 | 0.28% | 1.35% |
| 1966 | 10,178,653 | 1,791,475 | 0.3% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 10,216,604 | 1,812,865 | 0.37% | 1.19% |
| 1968 | 10,255,815 | 1,833,765 | 0.38% | 1.15% |
| 1969 | 10,298,723 | 1,855,127 | 0.42% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 10,337,910 | 1,878,196 | 0.38% | 1.24% |
| 1971 | 10,367,537 | 1,903,728 | 0.29% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 10,398,489 | 1,931,542 | 0.3% | 1.46% |
| 1973 | 10,432,055 | 1,961,219 | 0.32% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 10,478,720 | 1,990,906 | 0.45% | 1.51% |
| 1975 | 10,540,525 | 2,018,981 | 0.59% | 1.41% |
| 1976 | 10,598,677 | 2,045,578 | 0.55% | 1.32% |
| 1977 | 10,648,031 | 2,070,657 | 0.47% | 1.23% |
| 1978 | 10,684,822 | 2,094,836 | 0.35% | 1.17% |
| 1979 | 10,704,152 | 2,119,486 | 0.18% | 1.18% |
| 1980 | 10,711,122 | 2,145,658 | 0.07% | 1.23% |
| 1981 | 10,711,848 | 2,173,818 | 0.007% | 1.31% |
| 1982 | 10,705,535 | 2,203,889 | -0.06% | 1.38% |
| 1983 | 10,689,463 | 2,234,832 | -0.15% | 1.4% |
| 1984 | 10,668,095 | 2,264,562 | -0.2% | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 10,648,713 | 2,290,656 | -0.18% | 1.15% |
| 1986 | 10,630,564 | 2,312,125 | -0.17% | 0.94% |
| 1987 | 10,612,741 | 2,329,813 | -0.17% | 0.77% |
| 1988 | 10,596,487 | 2,345,777 | -0.15% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 10,481,719 | 2,361,916 | -1.08% | 0.69% |
| 1990 | 10,373,988 | 2,379,877 | -1.03% | 0.76% |
| 1991 | 10,373,400 | 2,400,869 | -0.006% | 0.88% |
| 1992 | 10,369,341 | 2,424,701 | -0.04% | 0.99% |
| 1993 | 10,357,523 | 2,449,916 | -0.11% | 1.04% |
| 1994 | 10,343,355 | 2,475,220 | -0.14% | 1.03% |
| 1995 | 10,328,965 | 2,500,151 | -0.14% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 10,311,238 | 2,524,463 | -0.17% | 0.97% |
| 1997 | 10,290,486 | 2,547,848 | -0.2% | 0.93% |
| 1998 | 10,266,570 | 2,569,736 | -0.23% | 0.86% |
| 1999 | 10,237,530 | 2,589,795 | -0.28% | 0.78% |
| 2000 | 10,210,971 | 2,607,826 | -0.26% | 0.7% |
| 2001 | 10,187,576 | 2,624,403 | -0.23% | 0.64% |
| 2002 | 10,158,608 | 2,640,572 | -0.28% | 0.62% |
| 2003 | 10,129,552 | 2,656,623 | -0.29% | 0.61% |
| 2004 | 10,107,146 | 2,672,225 | -0.22% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 10,087,065 | 2,687,066 | -0.2% | 0.56% |
| 2006 | 10,071,370 | 2,700,968 | -0.16% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 10,055,780 | 2,713,800 | -0.15% | 0.48% |
| 2008 | 10,038,188 | 2,725,635 | -0.17% | 0.44% |
| 2009 | 10,022,650 | 2,736,995 | -0.15% | 0.42% |
| 2010 | 10,000,023 | 2,748,568 | -0.23% | 0.42% |
| 2011 | 9,971,727 | 2,760,494 | -0.28% | 0.43% |
| 2012 | 9,920,362 | 2,772,430 | -0.52% | 0.43% |
| 2013 | 9,872,734 | 2,783,687 | -0.48% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 9,833,038 | 2,793,749 | -0.4% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 9,797,755 | 2,802,534 | -0.36% | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 9,759,755 | 2,809,915 | -0.39% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 9,726,756 | 2,815,764 | -0.34% | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 9,706,964 | 2,820,097 | -0.2% | 0.15% |
| 2019 | 9,694,824 | 2,823,271 | -0.13% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 9,670,419 | 2,830,739 | -0.25% | 0.26% |
| 2021 | 9,630,932 | 2,837,682 | -0.41% | 0.25% |
| 2022 | 9,605,074 | 2,839,144 | -0.27% | 0.05% |
| 2023 | 9,592,186 | 2,839,786 | -0.13% | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 9,562,065 | 2,839,175 | -0.31% | -0.02% |
| 2025 | 9,518,732 | 2,837,071 | -0.45% | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 9,472,812 | 2,833,401 | -0.48% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 9,440,619 | 2,828,530 | -0.34% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 9,407,662 | 2,822,861 | -0.35% | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 9,373,290 | 2,816,391 | -0.37% | -0.23% |
| 2030 | 9,337,723 | 2,808,946 | -0.38% | -0.26% |
| 2031 | 9,301,448 | 2,800,607 | -0.39% | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 9,264,499 | 2,791,130 | -0.4% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 9,227,024 | 2,780,468 | -0.4% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 9,189,104 | 2,768,714 | -0.41% | -0.42% |
| 2035 | 9,150,738 | 2,755,929 | -0.42% | -0.46% |
| 2036 | 9,112,410 | 2,742,071 | -0.42% | -0.5% |
| 2037 | 9,074,020 | 2,726,892 | -0.42% | -0.55% |
| 2038 | 9,035,854 | 2,710,812 | -0.42% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 8,998,108 | 2,693,901 | -0.42% | -0.62% |
| 2040 | 8,960,722 | 2,676,087 | -0.42% | -0.66% |
| 2041 | 8,924,117 | 2,657,558 | -0.41% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 8,888,128 | 2,638,085 | -0.4% | -0.73% |
| 2043 | 8,852,952 | 2,617,576 | -0.4% | -0.78% |
| 2044 | 8,818,541 | 2,596,160 | -0.39% | -0.82% |
| 2045 | 8,784,424 | 2,574,074 | -0.39% | -0.85% |
| 2046 | 8,750,745 | 2,551,347 | -0.38% | -0.88% |
| 2047 | 8,717,755 | 2,528,004 | -0.38% | -0.91% |
| 2048 | 8,685,518 | 2,504,191 | -0.37% | -0.94% |
| 2049 | 8,653,796 | 2,479,744 | -0.37% | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 8,622,486 | 2,454,935 | -0.36% | -1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost -286,943 (a 2.94% decline), while Jamaica's population increased by 23,486 (a 0.84% growth).
Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Hungary's population will shrink by 8.98% to 8,622,486 people with a rank change from 98th to 111th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13.4% to 2,454,935 people and rank change from 139th to 144th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Kingston | 580K |
| Spanish Town | 131K |
| Montego Bay | 124K |
| Half Way Tree | 96.5K |
| May Pen | 61.5K |
| Mandeville | 48.3K |
| Old Harbour | 28.7K |
| Linstead | 22.8K |
| Savanna-la-Mar | 22.6K |
| Port Antonio | 14.8K |
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Population differences between Hungary and Jamaica
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| Life expectancy | 77.5 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 43.2 years | 34.9 years |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 33.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 271.4 ppl/mi² | 679 ppl/mi² |
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