The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 4,897,263 people in Kuwait in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,472,812 people compared to 5,064,966 in Kuwait.
Population statistics:
- Hungary's population is 1.87 times bigger than Kuwait's.
- Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
- The countries together account for 0.18% 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 -0.29% per year vs +3.1% in Kuwait.
- Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.47M (5.94% decline), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 5.06M (114.2% growth).
- Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.53M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.
Hungary vs Kuwait: live population counter
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| Current population |
9472812
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5064966
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| Population rank | 98/197 | 127/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
17.4 minutes
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12 minutes
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| One birth every |
6.02 minutes
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10.5 minutes
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| One death every |
4.09 minutes
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1.18 hours
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| One migration net change every |
32.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +16,223 | +61,624 |
| Daily growth/decline | -83 | +120 |
| Annual growth/decline | -30,121 | +43,843 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.31% | +0.9% |
| Population growth rate rank | 180/197 | 107/197 |
Hungary and Kuwait: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,983,512 | 311,060 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,027,958 | 345,945 | 0.45% | 11.2% |
| 1962 | 10,060,825 | 384,995 | 0.33% | 11.3% |
| 1963 | 10,087,947 | 427,694 | 0.27% | 11.1% |
| 1964 | 10,119,835 | 473,115 | 0.32% | 10.6% |
| 1965 | 10,147,935 | 521,174 | 0.28% | 10.2% |
| 1966 | 10,178,653 | 572,590 | 0.3% | 9.87% |
| 1967 | 10,216,604 | 628,089 | 0.37% | 9.69% |
| 1968 | 10,255,815 | 687,716 | 0.38% | 9.49% |
| 1969 | 10,298,723 | 749,452 | 0.42% | 8.98% |
| 1970 | 10,337,910 | 809,114 | 0.38% | 7.96% |
| 1971 | 10,367,537 | 865,076 | 0.29% | 6.92% |
| 1972 | 10,398,489 | 920,352 | 0.3% | 6.39% |
| 1973 | 10,432,055 | 977,654 | 0.32% | 6.23% |
| 1974 | 10,478,720 | 1,038,346 | 0.45% | 6.21% |
| 1975 | 10,540,525 | 1,104,863 | 0.59% | 6.41% |
| 1976 | 10,598,677 | 1,178,711 | 0.55% | 6.68% |
| 1977 | 10,648,031 | 1,258,023 | 0.47% | 6.73% |
| 1978 | 10,684,822 | 1,340,319 | 0.35% | 6.54% |
| 1979 | 10,704,152 | 1,423,514 | 0.18% | 6.21% |
| 1980 | 10,711,122 | 1,504,782 | 0.07% | 5.71% |
| 1981 | 10,711,848 | 1,583,426 | 0.007% | 5.23% |
| 1982 | 10,705,535 | 1,662,480 | -0.06% | 4.99% |
| 1983 | 10,689,463 | 1,744,295 | -0.15% | 4.92% |
| 1984 | 10,668,095 | 1,820,688 | -0.2% | 4.38% |
| 1985 | 10,648,713 | 1,894,242 | -0.18% | 4.04% |
| 1986 | 10,630,564 | 1,972,520 | -0.17% | 4.13% |
| 1987 | 10,612,741 | 2,052,994 | -0.17% | 4.08% |
| 1988 | 10,596,487 | 2,134,707 | -0.15% | 3.98% |
| 1989 | 10,481,719 | 2,217,468 | -1.08% | 3.88% |
| 1990 | 10,373,988 | 1,684,819 | -1.03% | -24% |
| 1991 | 10,373,400 | 1,351,399 | -0.006% | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 10,369,341 | 1,634,961 | -0.04% | 21% |
| 1993 | 10,357,523 | 1,672,151 | -0.11% | 2.27% |
| 1994 | 10,343,355 | 1,664,361 | -0.14% | -0.47% |
| 1995 | 10,328,965 | 1,681,513 | -0.14% | 1.03% |
| 1996 | 10,311,238 | 1,730,246 | -0.17% | 2.9% |
| 1997 | 10,290,486 | 1,787,683 | -0.2% | 3.32% |
| 1998 | 10,266,570 | 1,844,302 | -0.23% | 3.17% |
| 1999 | 10,237,530 | 1,900,030 | -0.28% | 3.02% |
| 2000 | 10,210,971 | 1,954,709 | -0.26% | 2.88% |
| 2001 | 10,187,576 | 2,008,121 | -0.23% | 2.73% |
| 2002 | 10,158,608 | 2,059,974 | -0.28% | 2.58% |
| 2003 | 10,129,552 | 2,109,881 | -0.29% | 2.42% |
| 2004 | 10,107,146 | 2,157,320 | -0.22% | 2.25% |
| 2005 | 10,087,065 | 2,236,788 | -0.2% | 3.68% |
| 2006 | 10,071,370 | 2,364,733 | -0.16% | 5.72% |
| 2007 | 10,055,780 | 2,507,887 | -0.15% | 6.05% |
| 2008 | 10,038,188 | 2,651,421 | -0.17% | 5.72% |
| 2009 | 10,022,650 | 2,795,484 | -0.15% | 5.43% |
| 2010 | 10,000,023 | 2,943,372 | -0.23% | 5.29% |
| 2011 | 9,971,727 | 3,132,814 | -0.28% | 6.44% |
| 2012 | 9,920,362 | 3,337,109 | -0.52% | 6.52% |
| 2013 | 9,872,734 | 3,507,844 | -0.48% | 5.12% |
| 2014 | 9,833,038 | 3,665,876 | -0.4% | 4.51% |
| 2015 | 9,797,755 | 3,834,574 | -0.36% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 9,759,755 | 4,004,096 | -0.39% | 4.42% |
| 2017 | 9,726,756 | 4,154,812 | -0.34% | 3.76% |
| 2018 | 9,706,964 | 4,323,515 | -0.2% | 4.06% |
| 2019 | 9,694,824 | 4,442,316 | -0.13% | 2.75% |
| 2020 | 9,670,419 | 4,400,267 | -0.25% | -0.95% |
| 2021 | 9,630,932 | 4,360,865 | -0.41% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9,605,074 | 4,589,643 | -0.27% | 5.25% |
| 2023 | 9,592,186 | 4,853,420 | -0.13% | 5.75% |
| 2024 | 9,562,065 | 4,897,263 | -0.31% | 0.9% |
| 2025 | 9,518,732 | 4,988,142 | -0.45% | 1.86% |
| 2026 | 9,472,812 | 5,064,255 | -0.48% | 1.53% |
| 2027 | 9,440,619 | 5,129,360 | -0.34% | 1.29% |
| 2028 | 9,407,662 | 5,185,490 | -0.35% | 1.09% |
| 2029 | 9,373,290 | 5,236,219 | -0.37% | 0.98% |
| 2030 | 9,337,723 | 5,284,012 | -0.38% | 0.91% |
| 2031 | 9,301,448 | 5,331,101 | -0.39% | 0.89% |
| 2032 | 9,264,499 | 5,379,044 | -0.4% | 0.9% |
| 2033 | 9,227,024 | 5,427,808 | -0.4% | 0.91% |
| 2034 | 9,189,104 | 5,477,364 | -0.41% | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 9,150,738 | 5,527,633 | -0.42% | 0.92% |
| 2036 | 9,112,410 | 5,578,535 | -0.42% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 9,074,020 | 5,630,015 | -0.42% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 9,035,854 | 5,682,029 | -0.42% | 0.92% |
| 2039 | 8,998,108 | 5,734,465 | -0.42% | 0.92% |
| 2040 | 8,960,722 | 5,787,201 | -0.42% | 0.92% |
| 2041 | 8,924,117 | 5,840,229 | -0.41% | 0.92% |
| 2042 | 8,888,128 | 5,893,501 | -0.4% | 0.91% |
| 2043 | 8,852,952 | 5,946,873 | -0.4% | 0.91% |
| 2044 | 8,818,541 | 6,000,304 | -0.39% | 0.9% |
| 2045 | 8,784,424 | 6,053,738 | -0.39% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 8,750,745 | 6,107,040 | -0.38% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 8,717,755 | 6,160,254 | -0.38% | 0.87% |
| 2048 | 8,685,518 | 6,213,452 | -0.37% | 0.86% |
| 2049 | 8,653,796 | 6,266,588 | -0.37% | 0.86% |
| 2050 | 8,622,486 | 6,319,692 | -0.36% | 0.85% |
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 -286,943 (a 2.94% decline), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,060,870 (a 26.5% growth).
Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.8% to 6,319,692 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.
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 Kuwait
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| Life expectancy | 77.5 years | 81 years |
| Average age | 43.2 years | 34.1 years |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 35.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 61.1:38.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| Population density | 271.4 ppl/mi² | 712 ppl/mi² |
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