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

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The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,514,251 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,454,659 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 6.26 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 97th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.45M (6.12% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Hungary vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Kenya
2100 7,354,125 105,223,316
2099 7,369,935 105,242,590
2098 7,385,110 105,242,641
2097 7,399,578 105,236,101
2096 7,414,169 105,205,242
2095 7,428,875 105,160,786
2094 7,443,681 105,103,544
2093 7,458,651 105,032,088
2092 7,473,041 104,940,218
2091 7,487,818 104,832,015
2090 7,502,719 104,703,358
2089 7,518,368 104,558,519
2088 7,533,773 104,399,468
2087 7,549,845 104,228,800
2086 7,566,819 104,041,464
2085 7,584,011 103,840,241
2084 7,600,723 103,625,624
2083 7,618,082 103,392,537
2082 7,636,419 103,144,028
2081 7,655,375 102,874,777
2080 7,675,218 102,580,506
2079 7,695,945 102,272,538
2078 7,717,087 101,946,897
2077 7,739,401 101,598,847
2076 7,763,134 101,225,562
2075 7,788,149 100,835,197
2074 7,814,821 100,422,464
2073 7,842,708 99,987,171
2072 7,872,075 99,519,193
2071 7,902,830 99,028,293
2070 7,934,859 98,515,267
2069 7,967,725 97,978,409
2068 8,001,662 97,414,394
2067 8,036,057 96,829,083
2066 8,071,042 96,216,770
2065 8,107,187 95,585,451
2064 8,144,020 94,929,481
2063 8,179,967 94,252,826
2062 8,215,823 93,548,321
2061 8,251,186 92,824,672
2060 8,286,212 92,085,725
2059 8,320,988 91,330,716
2058 8,354,080 90,557,051
2057 8,386,894 89,770,421
2056 8,419,815 88,981,572
2055 8,451,799 88,179,741
2054 8,483,442 87,367,666
2053 8,514,311 86,540,071
2052 8,545,085 85,698,312
2051 8,575,999 84,838,589
2050 8,606,870 83,964,839
2049 8,638,405 83,078,796
2048 8,670,073 82,179,525
2047 8,702,640 81,263,371
2046 8,735,821 80,329,258
2045 8,769,752 79,378,234
2044 8,803,827 78,403,097
2043 8,838,318 77,407,646
2042 8,873,924 76,389,004
2041 8,910,032 75,353,221
2040 8,946,870 74,297,998
2039 8,984,555 73,230,696
2038 9,022,078 72,143,698
2037 9,060,601 71,048,729
2036 9,098,588 69,939,553
2035 9,136,984 68,821,441
2034 9,175,038 67,695,500
2033 9,212,552 66,560,141
2032 9,249,719 65,422,172
2031 9,286,177 64,280,471
2030 9,322,011 63,144,611
2029 9,357,056 62,012,629
2028 9,390,506 60,885,488
2027 9,422,739 59,761,684
2026 9,454,659 58,645,347
2025 9,514,251 57,532,493
2024 9,562,065 56,432,944
2023 9,592,186 55,339,003
2022 9,605,074 54,252,461
2021 9,630,932 53,219,166
2020 9,670,419 52,217,334
2019 9,694,824 51,202,827
2018 9,706,964 50,207,107
2017 9,726,756 49,197,766
2016 9,759,755 48,139,687
2015 9,797,755 47,088,526
2014 9,833,038 46,051,440
2013 9,872,734 44,986,791
2012 9,920,362 43,888,303
2011 9,971,727 42,758,461
2010 10,000,023 41,598,567
2009 10,022,650 40,408,891
2008 10,038,188 39,206,351
2007 10,055,780 38,036,349
2006 10,071,370 36,904,008
2005 10,087,065 35,796,484
2004 10,107,146 34,713,455
2003 10,129,552 33,652,223
2002 10,158,608 32,629,808
2001 10,187,576 31,619,170
2000 10,210,971 30,642,890
1999 10,237,530 29,733,408
1998 10,266,570 28,888,057
1997 10,290,486 28,101,768
1996 10,311,238 27,344,211
1995 10,328,965 26,601,751
1994 10,343,355 25,857,130
1993 10,357,523 25,117,188
1992 10,369,341 24,382,460
1991 10,373,400 23,646,514
1990 10,373,988 22,892,651
1989 10,481,719 22,118,434
1988 10,596,487 21,356,219
1987 10,612,741 20,616,096
1986 10,630,564 19,901,646
1985 10,648,713 19,201,768
1984 10,668,095 18,514,906
1983 10,689,463 17,846,374
1982 10,705,535 17,206,175
1981 10,711,848 16,601,507
1980 10,711,122 16,018,459
1979 10,704,152 15,460,666
1978 10,684,822 14,934,126
1977 10,648,031 14,428,819
1976 10,598,677 13,957,623
1975 10,540,525 13,511,671
1974 10,478,720 13,070,078
1973 10,432,055 12,634,835
1972 10,398,489 12,206,060
1971 10,367,537 11,788,904
1970 10,337,910 11,368,791
1969 10,298,723 10,939,695
1968 10,255,815 10,518,823
1967 10,216,604 10,111,057
1966 10,178,653 9,717,816
1965 10,147,935 9,338,078
1964 10,119,835 8,973,535
1963 10,087,947 8,627,971
1962 10,060,825 8,299,308
1961 10,027,958 7,987,770
1960 9,983,512 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 305,096 people (a 3.13% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 97th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M 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
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Kenya
2100 -0.21% -0.02%
2099 -0.21% -0%
2098 -0.2% 0.006%
2097 -0.2% 0.03%
2096 -0.2% 0.04%
2095 -0.2% 0.05%
2094 -0.2% 0.07%
2093 -0.19% 0.09%
2092 -0.2% 0.1%
2091 -0.2% 0.12%
2090 -0.21% 0.14%
2089 -0.2% 0.15%
2088 -0.21% 0.16%
2087 -0.22% 0.18%
2086 -0.23% 0.19%
2085 -0.22% 0.21%
2084 -0.23% 0.23%
2083 -0.24% 0.24%
2082 -0.25% 0.26%
2081 -0.26% 0.29%
2080 -0.27% 0.3%
2079 -0.27% 0.32%
2078 -0.29% 0.34%
2077 -0.31% 0.37%
2076 -0.32% 0.39%
2075 -0.34% 0.41%
2074 -0.36% 0.44%
2073 -0.37% 0.47%
2072 -0.39% 0.5%
2071 -0.4% 0.52%
2070 -0.41% 0.55%
2069 -0.42% 0.58%
2068 -0.43% 0.6%
2067 -0.43% 0.64%
2066 -0.45% 0.66%
2065 -0.45% 0.69%
2064 -0.44% 0.72%
2063 -0.44% 0.75%
2062 -0.43% 0.78%
2061 -0.42% 0.8%
2060 -0.42% 0.83%
2059 -0.4% 0.85%
2058 -0.39% 0.88%
2057 -0.39% 0.89%
2056 -0.38% 0.91%
2055 -0.37% 0.93%
2054 -0.36% 0.96%
2053 -0.36% 0.98%
2052 -0.36% 1.01%
2051 -0.36% 1.04%
2050 -0.37% 1.07%
2049 -0.37% 1.09%
2048 -0.37% 1.13%
2047 -0.38% 1.16%
2046 -0.39% 1.2%
2045 -0.39% 1.24%
2044 -0.39% 1.29%
2043 -0.4% 1.33%
2042 -0.41% 1.37%
2041 -0.41% 1.42%
2040 -0.42% 1.46%
2039 -0.42% 1.51%
2038 -0.43% 1.54%
2037 -0.42% 1.59%
2036 -0.42% 1.62%
2035 -0.41% 1.66%
2034 -0.41% 1.71%
2033 -0.4% 1.74%
2032 -0.39% 1.78%
2031 -0.38% 1.8%
2030 -0.37% 1.83%
2029 -0.36% 1.85%
2028 -0.34% 1.88%
2027 -0.34% 1.9%
2026 -0.63% 1.93%
2025 -0.5% 1.95%
2024 -0.31% 1.98%
2023 -0.13% 2%
2022 -0.27% 1.94%
2021 -0.41% 1.92%
2020 -0.25% 1.98%
2019 -0.13% 1.98%
2018 -0.2% 2.05%
2017 -0.34% 2.2%
2016 -0.39% 2.23%
2015 -0.36% 2.25%
2014 -0.4% 2.37%
2013 -0.48% 2.5%
2012 -0.52% 2.64%
2011 -0.28% 2.79%
2010 -0.23% 2.94%
2009 -0.15% 3.07%
2008 -0.17% 3.08%
2007 -0.15% 3.07%
2006 -0.16% 3.09%
2005 -0.2% 3.12%
2004 -0.22% 3.15%
2003 -0.29% 3.13%
2002 -0.28% 3.2%
2001 -0.23% 3.19%
2000 -0.26% 3.06%
1999 -0.28% 2.93%
1998 -0.23% 2.8%
1997 -0.2% 2.77%
1996 -0.17% 2.79%
1995 -0.14% 2.88%
1994 -0.14% 2.95%
1993 -0.11% 3.01%
1992 -0.04% 3.11%
1991 -0.006% 3.29%
1990 -1.03% 3.5%
1989 -1.08% 3.57%
1988 -0.15% 3.59%
1987 -0.17% 3.59%
1986 -0.17% 3.64%
1985 -0.18% 3.71%
1984 -0.2% 3.75%
1983 -0.15% 3.72%
1982 -0.06% 3.64%
1981 0.007% 3.64%
1980 0.07% 3.61%
1979 0.18% 3.53%
1978 0.35% 3.5%
1977 0.47% 3.38%
1976 0.55% 3.3%
1975 0.59% 3.38%
1974 0.45% 3.44%
1973 0.32% 3.51%
1972 0.3% 3.54%
1971 0.29% 3.7%
1970 0.38% 3.92%
1969 0.42% 4%
1968 0.38% 4.03%
1967 0.37% 4.05%
1966 0.3% 4.07%
1965 0.28% 4.06%
1964 0.32% 4.01%
1963 0.27% 3.96%
1962 0.33% 3.9%
1961 0.45% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Hungary declined by 0.5%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Hungary Kenya
Current population
9454659
59218766
Population rank 97/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.71%
One net population change
11 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
6.7 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
4.1 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -131 +3,012
Annual growth/decline -47,814 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 51/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 -27,330
Net migration rank 149/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -27,330
2024 -49,723 16,223 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 -41,247 49,213 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -47,065 41,871 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -61,638 20,372 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -47,385 9,147 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -36,840 34,339 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -37,858 34,190 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -37,934 20,200 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -31,231 68 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -39,191 13,856 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -32,449 11,581 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -36,529 5,635 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -38,689 15,286 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -40,884 1,859 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 -40,000 10,592 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 -34,077 17,281 1,193,598 7,096
2008 -31,118 16,166 1,174,818 29,612
2007 -35,195 13,697 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 -32,228 19,890 1,113,357 15,767
2005 -38,331 16,925 1,080,446 5,501
2004 -37,396 16,637 1,048,590 31,525
2003 -41,531 13,879 1,018,182 24,175
2002 -36,571 2,822 992,044 10,431
2001 -35,657 10,386 963,721 55,052
2000 -37,780 13,414 928,357 5,407
1999 -49,140 12,819 898,484 -13,257
1998 -43,120 13,568 875,511 -70,023
1997 -38,075 14,186 847,493 -80,443
1996 -38,152 14,605 827,326 -79,276
1995 -34,086 14,927 812,391 -75,506
1994 -31,030 15,159 792,702 -40,367
1993 -33,144 15,540 788,579 -61,054
1992 -26,960 16,238 785,018 -43,085
1991 -17,635 16,873 790,030 -60,087
1990 -19,710 16,991 789,087 -11,338
1989 -20,963 -16,991 795,622 -24,949
1988 -15,895 -16,052 785,652 -31,894
1987 -15,919 -16,175 775,124 -48,633
1986 -18,072 -16,339 755,606 -53,183
1985 -18,103 -15,890 732,739 -35,400
1984 -21,336 -16,216 709,639 -33,253
1983 -21,379 -16,047 684,587 -23,905
1982 -10,705 -16,531 663,109 -43,382
1981 -2,142 -16,869 642,379 -52,761
1980 3,213 -17,795 616,390 -39,920
1979 23,549 3,629 595,390 -56,280
1978 27,780 290 574,695 -60,718
1977 45,787 -54 554,124 -57,493
1976 52,993 -472 536,740 -90,990
1975 63,243 -335 517,579 -71,421
1974 60,777 132 500,008 -62,973
1973 33,382 -1,512 485,556 -52,102
1972 34,315 -8 472,557 -48,466
1971 26,956 -15 459,897 -49,671
1970 32,048 -96 443,065 -13,064
1969 38,105 -333 427,819 369
1968 39,997 -324 411,948 1,611
1967 39,845 -414 396,920 5,060
1966 36,643 -726 382,891 1,616
1965 24,355 -537 366,444 8,524
1964 31,371 -739 349,322 4,788
1963 32,282 -822 332,763 4,246
1962 21,128 -1,738 315,797 4,521
1961 44,123 -1,177 298,463 4,296
1960 44,926 -1,108 280,032 2,134

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

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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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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