The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,472,812 people compared to 122,647,678 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 12.9 times bigger than Hungary's.
- Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 1.6% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 1.48% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.47M (5.94% decline), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.07% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 17.9% of the population in Hungary and 29.1% in Japan.
Hungary vs Japan: live population counter
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| Current population |
9472812
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122647678
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| Population rank | 98/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 1.48% |
| One net population change |
17.4 minutes
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58.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
6.02 minutes
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42.2 seconds
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| One death every |
4.09 minutes
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19.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
32.4 minutes
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3.43 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +16,223 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | -83 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | -30,121 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.31% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 180/197 | 185/197 |
Hungary and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,983,512 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,027,958 | 94,055,000 | 0.45% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 10,060,825 | 94,933,000 | 0.33% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 10,087,947 | 95,900,000 | 0.27% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 10,119,835 | 96,903,000 | 0.32% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 10,147,935 | 97,952,000 | 0.28% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 10,178,653 | 98,851,000 | 0.3% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 10,216,604 | 99,879,000 | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 10,255,815 | 101,011,000 | 0.38% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 10,298,723 | 102,219,000 | 0.42% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 10,337,910 | 103,403,000 | 0.38% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 10,367,537 | 105,697,000 | 0.29% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 10,398,489 | 107,188,000 | 0.3% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 10,432,055 | 108,707,000 | 0.32% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 10,478,720 | 110,162,000 | 0.45% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 10,540,525 | 111,573,000 | 0.59% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 10,598,677 | 112,775,000 | 0.55% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 10,648,031 | 113,872,000 | 0.47% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 10,684,822 | 114,913,000 | 0.35% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 10,704,152 | 115,890,000 | 0.18% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 10,711,122 | 116,807,000 | 0.07% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 10,711,848 | 117,661,000 | 0.007% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 10,705,535 | 118,480,000 | -0.06% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 10,689,463 | 119,307,000 | -0.15% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 10,668,095 | 120,083,000 | -0.2% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 10,648,713 | 120,837,000 | -0.18% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 10,630,564 | 121,482,000 | -0.17% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 10,612,741 | 122,069,000 | -0.17% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 10,596,487 | 122,578,000 | -0.15% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 10,481,719 | 123,069,000 | -1.08% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 10,373,988 | 123,478,000 | -1.03% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 10,373,400 | 123,964,000 | -0.006% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 10,369,341 | 124,425,000 | -0.04% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 10,357,523 | 124,829,000 | -0.11% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 10,343,355 | 125,178,000 | -0.14% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 10,328,965 | 125,472,000 | -0.14% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 10,311,238 | 125,757,000 | -0.17% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 10,290,486 | 126,057,000 | -0.2% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 10,266,570 | 126,400,000 | -0.23% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 10,237,530 | 126,631,000 | -0.28% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 10,210,971 | 126,843,000 | -0.26% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 10,187,576 | 127,149,000 | -0.23% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 10,158,608 | 127,445,000 | -0.28% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 10,129,552 | 127,718,000 | -0.29% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 10,107,146 | 127,761,000 | -0.22% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 10,087,065 | 127,773,000 | -0.2% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 10,071,370 | 127,854,000 | -0.16% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 10,055,780 | 128,001,000 | -0.15% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 10,038,188 | 128,063,000 | -0.17% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 10,022,650 | 128,047,000 | -0.15% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 10,000,023 | 128,070,000 | -0.23% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 9,971,727 | 127,833,000 | -0.28% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 9,920,362 | 127,629,000 | -0.52% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 9,872,734 | 127,445,000 | -0.48% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 9,833,038 | 127,276,000 | -0.4% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 9,797,755 | 127,141,000 | -0.36% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 9,759,755 | 127,076,000 | -0.39% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 9,726,756 | 126,972,000 | -0.34% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 9,706,964 | 126,811,000 | -0.2% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 9,694,824 | 126,633,000 | -0.13% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 9,670,419 | 126,261,000 | -0.25% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 9,630,932 | 125,681,593 | -0.41% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 9,605,074 | 125,124,989 | -0.27% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 9,592,186 | 124,516,650 | -0.13% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 9,562,065 | 123,975,371 | -0.31% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 9,518,732 | 123,324,642 | -0.45% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 9,472,812 | 122,647,678 | -0.48% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 9,440,619 | 121,951,038 | -0.34% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 9,407,662 | 121,241,776 | -0.35% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 9,373,290 | 120,524,230 | -0.37% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 9,337,723 | 119,798,959 | -0.38% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 9,301,448 | 119,065,610 | -0.39% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 9,264,499 | 118,326,333 | -0.4% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 9,227,024 | 117,583,337 | -0.4% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 9,189,104 | 116,836,274 | -0.41% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 9,150,738 | 116,084,328 | -0.42% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 9,112,410 | 115,332,395 | -0.42% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 9,074,020 | 114,582,890 | -0.42% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 9,035,854 | 113,837,760 | -0.42% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 8,998,108 | 113,097,352 | -0.42% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 8,960,722 | 112,359,802 | -0.42% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 8,924,117 | 111,622,622 | -0.41% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 8,888,128 | 110,891,223 | -0.4% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 8,852,952 | 110,169,955 | -0.4% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 8,818,541 | 109,455,823 | -0.39% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 8,784,424 | 108,747,012 | -0.39% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 8,750,745 | 108,044,346 | -0.38% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 8,717,755 | 107,350,486 | -0.38% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 8,685,518 | 106,665,616 | -0.37% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 8,653,796 | 105,986,908 | -0.37% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 8,622,486 | 105,312,022 | -0.36% | -0.64% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost -286,943 (a 2.94% decline), while Japan's population decreased by -4,428,322 (a 3.48% decline).
Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
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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Population differences between Hungary and Japan
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| Life expectancy | 77.5 years | 85.1 years |
| Average age | 43.2 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 271.4 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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