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

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The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,514,251 in 2025 vs 4,865,298 people in Kuwait in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,454,659 people compared to 4,981,316 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 1.9 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 97th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.64% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.45M (6.12% decline), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 4.98M (110.7% growth).

Hungary vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Kuwait
2100 7,354,125 9,334,340
2099 7,369,935 9,260,081
2098 7,385,110 9,186,463
2097 7,399,578 9,113,170
2096 7,414,169 9,040,141
2095 7,428,875 8,967,450
2094 7,443,681 8,895,114
2093 7,458,651 8,823,113
2092 7,473,041 8,751,505
2091 7,487,818 8,680,321
2090 7,502,719 8,609,595
2089 7,518,368 8,539,136
2088 7,533,773 8,469,109
2087 7,549,845 8,399,564
2086 7,566,819 8,330,533
2085 7,584,011 8,261,971
2084 7,600,723 8,193,896
2083 7,618,082 8,126,269
2082 7,636,419 8,059,106
2081 7,655,375 7,992,347
2080 7,675,218 7,926,024
2079 7,695,945 7,860,286
2078 7,717,087 7,795,005
2077 7,739,401 7,730,203
2076 7,763,134 7,665,903
2075 7,788,149 7,602,169
2074 7,814,821 7,538,993
2073 7,842,708 7,476,318
2072 7,872,075 7,414,183
2071 7,902,830 7,352,798
2070 7,934,859 7,292,103
2069 7,967,725 7,231,928
2068 8,001,662 7,172,407
2067 8,036,057 7,113,525
2066 8,071,042 7,055,300
2065 8,107,187 6,997,659
2064 8,144,020 6,940,617
2063 8,179,967 6,883,966
2062 8,215,823 6,827,893
2061 8,251,186 6,772,426
2060 8,286,212 6,717,567
2059 8,320,988 6,663,194
2058 8,354,080 6,609,283
2057 8,386,894 6,555,790
2056 8,419,815 6,502,807
2055 8,451,799 6,450,126
2054 8,483,442 6,397,735
2053 8,514,311 6,345,468
2052 8,545,085 6,293,294
2051 8,575,999 6,241,127
2050 8,606,870 6,188,892
2049 8,638,405 6,136,684
2048 8,670,073 6,084,369
2047 8,702,640 6,032,063
2046 8,735,821 5,979,700
2045 8,769,752 5,927,211
2044 8,803,827 5,874,608
2043 8,838,318 5,822,127
2042 8,873,924 5,769,628
2041 8,910,032 5,717,337
2040 8,946,870 5,665,332
2039 8,984,555 5,613,613
2038 9,022,078 5,562,201
2037 9,060,601 5,511,310
2036 9,098,588 5,460,951
2035 9,136,984 5,411,185
2034 9,175,038 5,362,082
2033 9,212,552 5,313,716
2032 9,249,719 5,266,162
2031 9,286,177 5,219,420
2030 9,322,011 5,173,547
2029 9,357,056 5,125,419
2028 9,390,506 5,073,776
2027 9,422,739 5,015,009
2026 9,454,659 4,945,732
2025 9,514,251 4,865,298
2024 9,562,065 4,897,263
2023 9,592,186 4,853,420
2022 9,605,074 4,589,643
2021 9,630,932 4,360,865
2020 9,670,419 4,400,267
2019 9,694,824 4,442,316
2018 9,706,964 4,323,515
2017 9,726,756 4,154,812
2016 9,759,755 4,004,096
2015 9,797,755 3,834,574
2014 9,833,038 3,665,876
2013 9,872,734 3,507,844
2012 9,920,362 3,337,109
2011 9,971,727 3,132,814
2010 10,000,023 2,943,372
2009 10,022,650 2,795,484
2008 10,038,188 2,651,421
2007 10,055,780 2,507,887
2006 10,071,370 2,364,733
2005 10,087,065 2,236,788
2004 10,107,146 2,157,320
2003 10,129,552 2,109,881
2002 10,158,608 2,059,974
2001 10,187,576 2,008,121
2000 10,210,971 1,954,709
1999 10,237,530 1,900,030
1998 10,266,570 1,844,302
1997 10,290,486 1,787,683
1996 10,311,238 1,730,246
1995 10,328,965 1,681,513
1994 10,343,355 1,664,361
1993 10,357,523 1,672,151
1992 10,369,341 1,634,961
1991 10,373,400 1,351,399
1990 10,373,988 1,684,819
1989 10,481,719 2,217,468
1988 10,596,487 2,134,707
1987 10,612,741 2,052,994
1986 10,630,564 1,972,520
1985 10,648,713 1,894,242
1984 10,668,095 1,820,688
1983 10,689,463 1,744,295
1982 10,705,535 1,662,480
1981 10,711,848 1,583,426
1980 10,711,122 1,504,782
1979 10,704,152 1,423,514
1978 10,684,822 1,340,319
1977 10,648,031 1,258,023
1976 10,598,677 1,178,711
1975 10,540,525 1,104,863
1974 10,478,720 1,038,346
1973 10,432,055 977,654
1972 10,398,489 920,352
1971 10,367,537 865,076
1970 10,337,910 809,114
1969 10,298,723 749,452
1968 10,255,815 687,716
1967 10,216,604 628,089
1966 10,178,653 572,590
1965 10,147,935 521,174
1964 10,119,835 473,115
1963 10,087,947 427,694
1962 10,060,825 384,995
1961 10,027,958 345,945
1960 9,983,512 311,060

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/kuwait | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 305,096 people (a 3.13% decline), while Kuwait's population increased by 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 97th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.2% to 6,188,892 people and rank change from 127th to 119th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.33M 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
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Kuwait
2100 -0.21% 0.8%
2099 -0.21% 0.8%
2098 -0.2% 0.8%
2097 -0.2% 0.81%
2096 -0.2% 0.81%
2095 -0.2% 0.81%
2094 -0.2% 0.82%
2093 -0.19% 0.82%
2092 -0.2% 0.82%
2091 -0.2% 0.82%
2090 -0.21% 0.83%
2089 -0.2% 0.83%
2088 -0.21% 0.83%
2087 -0.22% 0.83%
2086 -0.23% 0.83%
2085 -0.22% 0.83%
2084 -0.23% 0.83%
2083 -0.24% 0.83%
2082 -0.25% 0.84%
2081 -0.26% 0.84%
2080 -0.27% 0.84%
2079 -0.27% 0.84%
2078 -0.29% 0.84%
2077 -0.31% 0.84%
2076 -0.32% 0.84%
2075 -0.34% 0.84%
2074 -0.36% 0.84%
2073 -0.37% 0.84%
2072 -0.39% 0.83%
2071 -0.4% 0.83%
2070 -0.41% 0.83%
2069 -0.42% 0.83%
2068 -0.43% 0.83%
2067 -0.43% 0.83%
2066 -0.45% 0.82%
2065 -0.45% 0.82%
2064 -0.44% 0.82%
2063 -0.44% 0.82%
2062 -0.43% 0.82%
2061 -0.42% 0.82%
2060 -0.42% 0.82%
2059 -0.4% 0.82%
2058 -0.39% 0.82%
2057 -0.39% 0.81%
2056 -0.38% 0.82%
2055 -0.37% 0.82%
2054 -0.36% 0.82%
2053 -0.36% 0.83%
2052 -0.36% 0.84%
2051 -0.36% 0.84%
2050 -0.37% 0.85%
2049 -0.37% 0.86%
2048 -0.37% 0.87%
2047 -0.38% 0.88%
2046 -0.39% 0.89%
2045 -0.39% 0.9%
2044 -0.39% 0.9%
2043 -0.4% 0.91%
2042 -0.41% 0.91%
2041 -0.41% 0.92%
2040 -0.42% 0.92%
2039 -0.42% 0.92%
2038 -0.43% 0.92%
2037 -0.42% 0.92%
2036 -0.42% 0.92%
2035 -0.41% 0.92%
2034 -0.41% 0.91%
2033 -0.4% 0.9%
2032 -0.39% 0.9%
2031 -0.38% 0.89%
2030 -0.37% 0.94%
2029 -0.36% 1.02%
2028 -0.34% 1.17%
2027 -0.34% 1.4%
2026 -0.63% 1.65%
2025 -0.5% -0.65%
2024 -0.31% 0.9%
2023 -0.13% 5.75%
2022 -0.27% 5.25%
2021 -0.41% -0.9%
2020 -0.25% -0.95%
2019 -0.13% 2.75%
2018 -0.2% 4.06%
2017 -0.34% 3.76%
2016 -0.39% 4.42%
2015 -0.36% 4.6%
2014 -0.4% 4.51%
2013 -0.48% 5.12%
2012 -0.52% 6.52%
2011 -0.28% 6.44%
2010 -0.23% 5.29%
2009 -0.15% 5.43%
2008 -0.17% 5.72%
2007 -0.15% 6.05%
2006 -0.16% 5.72%
2005 -0.2% 3.68%
2004 -0.22% 2.25%
2003 -0.29% 2.42%
2002 -0.28% 2.58%
2001 -0.23% 2.73%
2000 -0.26% 2.88%
1999 -0.28% 3.02%
1998 -0.23% 3.17%
1997 -0.2% 3.32%
1996 -0.17% 2.9%
1995 -0.14% 1.03%
1994 -0.14% -0.47%
1993 -0.11% 2.27%
1992 -0.04% 21%
1991 -0.006% -19.8%
1990 -1.03% -24%
1989 -1.08% 3.88%
1988 -0.15% 3.98%
1987 -0.17% 4.08%
1986 -0.17% 4.13%
1985 -0.18% 4.04%
1984 -0.2% 4.38%
1983 -0.15% 4.92%
1982 -0.06% 4.99%
1981 0.007% 5.23%
1980 0.07% 5.71%
1979 0.18% 6.21%
1978 0.35% 6.54%
1977 0.47% 6.73%
1976 0.55% 6.68%
1975 0.59% 6.41%
1974 0.45% 6.21%
1973 0.32% 6.23%
1972 0.3% 6.39%
1971 0.29% 6.92%
1970 0.38% 7.96%
1969 0.42% 8.98%
1968 0.38% 9.49%
1967 0.37% 9.69%
1966 0.3% 9.87%
1965 0.28% 10.2%
1964 0.32% 10.6%
1963 0.27% 11.1%
1962 0.33% 11.3%
1961 0.45% 11.2%

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/kuwait | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Hungary declined by 0.5%, while Kuwait's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Hungary Kuwait
Current population
9454659
4981316
Population rank 97/197 127/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.06%
One net population change
11 minutes
16.5 minutes
One birth every
6.7 minutes
10.7 minutes
One death every
4.1 minutes
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline -131 -88
Annual growth/decline -47,814 -31,965
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 188/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 +42,775
Net migration rank 149/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - 42,775
2024 -49,723 16,223 41,627 61,624
2023 -41,247 49,213 42,568 50,008
2022 -47,065 41,871 41,752 368,560
2021 -61,638 20,372 42,057 19,678
2020 -47,385 9,147 41,083 -168,379
2019 -36,840 34,339 46,268 181
2018 -37,858 34,190 47,222 145,973
2017 -37,934 20,200 51,498 92,717
2016 -31,231 68 51,397 105,818
2015 -39,191 13,856 52,127 129,695
2014 -32,449 11,581 54,673 100,891
2013 -36,529 5,635 52,666 107,821
2012 -38,689 15,286 53,181 127,777
2011 -40,884 1,859 50,733 176,732
2010 -40,000 10,592 49,838 101,566
2009 -34,077 17,281 48,879 95,483
2008 -31,118 16,166 47,505 96,268
2007 -35,195 13,697 46,539 96,765
2006 -32,228 19,890 45,911 97,087
2005 -38,331 16,925 45,243 67,638
2004 -37,396 16,637 44,341 1,713
2003 -41,531 13,879 42,934 5,895
2002 -36,571 2,822 41,651 9,335
2001 -35,657 10,386 40,662 12,055
2000 -37,780 13,414 39,811 14,296
1999 -49,140 12,819 39,342 15,912
1998 -43,120 13,568 39,324 16,878
1997 -38,075 14,186 39,581 17,457
1996 -38,152 14,605 39,920 17,914
1995 -34,086 14,927 39,198 438
1994 -31,030 15,159 36,533 -41,862
1993 -33,144 15,540 33,239 -43,501
1992 -26,960 16,238 32,016 52,620
1991 -17,635 16,873 21,867 460,628
1990 -19,710 16,991 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 -20,963 -16,991 49,390 34,643
1988 -15,895 -16,052 50,037 31,455
1987 -15,919 -16,175 50,690 31,243
1986 -18,072 -16,339 51,824 27,187
1985 -18,103 -15,890 51,772 25,777
1984 -21,336 -16,216 52,539 17,020
1983 -21,379 -16,047 51,460 31,758
1982 -10,705 -16,531 49,981 30,437
1981 -2,142 -16,869 48,098 29,600
1980 3,213 -17,795 47,096 32,483
1979 23,549 3,629 45,569 37,383
1978 27,780 290 44,277 39,159
1977 45,787 -54 42,922 38,225
1976 52,993 -472 41,439 36,050
1975 63,243 -335 39,295 30,909
1974 60,777 132 37,425 25,398
1973 33,382 -1,512 35,741 22,830
1972 34,315 -8 34,045 21,984
1971 26,956 -15 32,339 22,182
1970 32,048 -96 30,789 26,614
1969 38,105 -333 28,774 33,143
1968 39,997 -324 26,161 35,399
1967 39,845 -414 23,520 34,177
1966 36,643 -726 20,914 32,383
1965 24,355 -537 18,952 30,580
1964 31,371 -739 17,064 29,537
1963 32,282 -822 15,357 28,889
1962 21,128 -1,738 13,730 27,417
1961 44,123 -1,177 12,327 24,618
1960 44,926 -1,108 11,054 21,769

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

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/kuwait | 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 Kuwait 36.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 457,599 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 805,875 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

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
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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