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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 693,885 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 13.7 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 694K (46.8% growth).

Hungary vs Luxembourg: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Luxembourg
2100 7,370,355 757,616
2099 7,386,200 759,426
2098 7,401,408 761,176
2097 7,415,908 763,015
2096 7,430,531 764,666
2095 7,445,269 765,990
2094 7,460,108 767,608
2093 7,475,111 769,178
2092 7,489,534 770,648
2091 7,504,343 772,463
2090 7,519,276 774,140
2089 7,534,960 775,834
2088 7,550,399 777,644
2087 7,566,507 779,590
2086 7,583,518 781,531
2085 7,600,748 783,409
2084 7,617,497 785,286
2083 7,634,894 786,877
2082 7,653,272 788,844
2081 7,672,270 790,684
2080 7,692,156 792,362
2079 7,712,929 794,006
2078 7,734,118 795,455
2077 7,756,481 796,986
2076 7,780,266 798,410
2075 7,805,336 799,754
2074 7,832,068 801,070
2073 7,860,016 802,482
2072 7,889,448 803,902
2071 7,920,271 804,943
2070 7,952,370 806,296
2069 7,985,309 807,272
2068 8,019,321 808,013
2067 8,053,791 808,667
2066 8,088,854 809,092
2065 8,125,079 809,449
2064 8,161,993 809,740
2063 8,198,019 810,010
2062 8,233,954 810,217
2061 8,269,395 810,062
2060 8,304,498 809,971
2059 8,339,351 809,738
2058 8,372,516 809,344
2057 8,405,403 808,943
2056 8,438,397 808,533
2055 8,470,451 807,418
2054 8,502,165 806,176
2053 8,533,102 804,878
2052 8,563,943 803,482
2051 8,594,925 801,594
2050 8,625,864 799,802
2049 8,657,469 797,764
2048 8,689,207 795,309
2047 8,721,846 792,814
2046 8,755,100 790,135
2045 8,789,106 787,133
2044 8,823,256 784,057
2043 8,857,823 780,860
2042 8,893,508 777,248
2041 8,929,696 773,499
2040 8,966,615 769,643
2039 9,004,383 765,360
2038 9,041,989 760,862
2037 9,080,597 756,459
2036 9,118,668 751,771
2035 9,157,148 746,768
2034 9,195,286 741,700
2033 9,232,883 736,388
2032 9,270,132 730,687
2031 9,306,671 724,969
2030 9,342,584 719,018
2029 9,377,706 712,675
2028 9,411,230 705,838
2027 9,443,534 698,918
2026 9,475,525 692,020
2025 9,535,248 684,765
2024 9,562,065 677,012
2023 9,592,186 666,430
2022 9,605,074 653,103
2021 9,630,932 640,064
2020 9,670,419 630,419
2019 9,694,824 620,001
2018 9,706,964 607,950
2017 9,726,756 596,336
2016 9,759,755 582,014
2015 9,797,755 569,604
2014 9,833,038 556,319
2013 9,872,734 543,360
2012 9,920,362 530,946
2011 9,971,727 518,347
2010 10,000,023 506,953
2009 10,022,650 497,783
2008 10,038,188 488,650
2007 10,055,780 479,993
2006 10,071,370 472,637
2005 10,087,065 465,158
2004 10,107,146 458,095
2003 10,129,552 451,630
2002 10,158,608 446,175
2001 10,187,576 441,525
2000 10,210,971 436,300
1999 10,237,530 430,475
1998 10,266,570 424,700
1997 10,290,486 419,450
1996 10,311,238 414,225
1995 10,328,965 408,625
1994 10,343,355 402,925
1993 10,357,523 397,475
1992 10,369,341 392,175
1991 10,373,400 387,000
1990 10,373,988 381,850
1989 10,481,719 377,100
1988 10,596,487 373,450
1987 10,612,741 370,750
1986 10,630,564 368,355
1985 10,648,713 366,706
1984 10,668,095 365,998
1983 10,689,463 365,622
1982 10,705,535 365,525
1981 10,711,848 365,225
1980 10,711,122 364,150
1979 10,704,152 362,856
1978 10,684,822 362,007
1977 10,648,031 361,358
1976 10,598,677 360,731
1975 10,540,525 358,950
1974 10,478,720 355,050
1973 10,432,055 350,450
1972 10,398,489 346,600
1971 10,367,537 342,421
1970 10,337,910 339,171
1969 10,298,723 337,500
1968 10,255,815 335,850
1967 10,216,604 334,995
1966 10,178,653 333,895
1965 10,147,935 331,500
1964 10,119,835 327,750
1963 10,087,947 324,100
1962 10,060,825 320,750
1961 10,027,958 316,845
1960 9,983,512 313,970

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Luxembourg's population increased by 111,871 people (a 19.2% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Hungary's population will shrink by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people with a rank change from 98th to 111th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Luxembourg
2100 -0.21% -0.24%
2099 -0.21% -0.23%
2098 -0.2% -0.24%
2097 -0.2% -0.22%
2096 -0.2% -0.17%
2095 -0.2% -0.21%
2094 -0.2% -0.2%
2093 -0.19% -0.19%
2092 -0.2% -0.23%
2091 -0.2% -0.22%
2090 -0.21% -0.22%
2089 -0.2% -0.23%
2088 -0.21% -0.25%
2087 -0.22% -0.25%
2086 -0.23% -0.24%
2085 -0.22% -0.24%
2084 -0.23% -0.2%
2083 -0.24% -0.25%
2082 -0.25% -0.23%
2081 -0.26% -0.21%
2080 -0.27% -0.21%
2079 -0.27% -0.18%
2078 -0.29% -0.19%
2077 -0.31% -0.18%
2076 -0.32% -0.17%
2075 -0.34% -0.16%
2074 -0.36% -0.18%
2073 -0.37% -0.18%
2072 -0.39% -0.13%
2071 -0.4% -0.17%
2070 -0.41% -0.12%
2069 -0.42% -0.09%
2068 -0.43% -0.08%
2067 -0.43% -0.05%
2066 -0.45% -0.04%
2065 -0.45% -0.04%
2064 -0.44% -0.03%
2063 -0.44% -0.03%
2062 -0.43% 0.02%
2061 -0.42% 0.01%
2060 -0.42% 0.03%
2059 -0.4% 0.05%
2058 -0.39% 0.05%
2057 -0.39% 0.05%
2056 -0.38% 0.14%
2055 -0.37% 0.15%
2054 -0.36% 0.16%
2053 -0.36% 0.17%
2052 -0.36% 0.24%
2051 -0.36% 0.22%
2050 -0.37% 0.26%
2049 -0.37% 0.31%
2048 -0.37% 0.31%
2047 -0.38% 0.34%
2046 -0.39% 0.38%
2045 -0.39% 0.39%
2044 -0.39% 0.41%
2043 -0.4% 0.46%
2042 -0.41% 0.48%
2041 -0.41% 0.5%
2040 -0.42% 0.56%
2039 -0.42% 0.59%
2038 -0.43% 0.58%
2037 -0.42% 0.62%
2036 -0.42% 0.67%
2035 -0.41% 0.68%
2034 -0.41% 0.72%
2033 -0.4% 0.78%
2032 -0.39% 0.79%
2031 -0.38% 0.83%
2030 -0.37% 0.89%
2029 -0.36% 0.97%
2028 -0.34% 0.99%
2027 -0.34% 1%
2026 -0.63% 1.06%
2025 -0.28% 1.15%
2024 -0.31% 1.59%
2023 -0.13% 2.04%
2022 -0.27% 2.04%
2021 -0.41% 1.53%
2020 -0.25% 1.68%
2019 -0.13% 1.98%
2018 -0.2% 1.95%
2017 -0.34% 2.46%
2016 -0.39% 2.18%
2015 -0.36% 2.39%
2014 -0.4% 2.38%
2013 -0.48% 2.34%
2012 -0.52% 2.43%
2011 -0.28% 2.25%
2010 -0.23% 1.84%
2009 -0.15% 1.87%
2008 -0.17% 1.8%
2007 -0.15% 1.56%
2006 -0.16% 1.61%
2005 -0.2% 1.54%
2004 -0.22% 1.43%
2003 -0.29% 1.22%
2002 -0.28% 1.05%
2001 -0.23% 1.2%
2000 -0.26% 1.35%
1999 -0.28% 1.36%
1998 -0.23% 1.25%
1997 -0.2% 1.26%
1996 -0.17% 1.37%
1995 -0.14% 1.41%
1994 -0.14% 1.37%
1993 -0.11% 1.35%
1992 -0.04% 1.34%
1991 -0.006% 1.35%
1990 -1.03% 1.26%
1989 -1.08% 0.98%
1988 -0.15% 0.73%
1987 -0.17% 0.65%
1986 -0.17% 0.45%
1985 -0.18% 0.19%
1984 -0.2% 0.1%
1983 -0.15% 0.03%
1982 -0.06% 0.08%
1981 0.007% 0.3%
1980 0.07% 0.36%
1979 0.18% 0.23%
1978 0.35% 0.18%
1977 0.47% 0.17%
1976 0.55% 0.5%
1975 0.59% 1.1%
1974 0.45% 1.31%
1973 0.32% 1.11%
1972 0.3% 1.22%
1971 0.29% 0.96%
1970 0.38% 0.5%
1969 0.42% 0.49%
1968 0.38% 0.26%
1967 0.37% 0.33%
1966 0.3% 0.72%
1965 0.28% 1.14%
1964 0.32% 1.13%
1963 0.27% 1.04%
1962 0.33% 1.23%
1961 0.45% 0.92%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Hungary declined by 0.31%, while Luxembourg's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Hungary Luxembourg
Current population
9475525
693885
Population rank 98/197 164/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.008%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
49.7 minutes
One birth every
6.02 minutes
1.38 hours
One death every
4.09 minutes
1.99 hours
Daily growth/decline -83 +29
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +10,582
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 67/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
1.68 hours
Annual migration change -16,331 +5,237
Net migration rank 149/196 51/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 344,309
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 94/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 51.2%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 8/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Luxembourg
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - 5,237
2024 - 16,223 - 5,677
2023 -41,247 49,213 1,933 5,905
2022 -47,065 41,871 2,024 13,194
2021 -61,638 20,372 2,240 8,724
2020 -47,385 9,147 1,828 6,967
2019 -36,840 34,339 1,922 10,503
2018 -37,858 34,190 1,945 10,145
2017 -37,934 20,200 1,968 9,643
2016 -31,231 68 2,095 12,760
2015 -39,191 13,856 2,107 11,377
2014 -32,449 11,581 2,225 11,217
2013 -36,529 5,635 2,336 10,535
2012 -38,689 15,286 2,124 10,273
2011 -40,884 1,859 1,814 10,918
2010 -40,000 10,592 2,129 7,909
2009 -34,077 17,281 1,991 6,855
2008 -31,118 16,166 2,003 7,969
2007 -35,195 13,697 1,584 6,244
2006 -32,228 19,890 1,748 5,557
2005 -38,331 16,925 1,721 6,310
2004 -37,396 16,637 1,878 4,566
2003 -41,531 13,879 1,220 5,581
2002 -36,571 2,822 1,607 2,759
2001 -35,657 10,386 1,766 3,427
2000 -37,780 13,414 1,963 4,516
1999 -49,140 12,819 1,808 4,666
1998 -43,120 13,568 1,486 3,874
1997 -38,075 14,186 1,552 3,711
1996 -38,152 14,605 1,781 3,603
1995 -34,086 14,927 1,634 4,385
1994 -31,030 15,159 1,652 3,900
1993 -33,144 15,540 1,470 4,055
1992 -26,960 16,238 1,098 4,101
1991 -17,635 16,873 1,239 4,067
1990 -19,710 16,991 1,145 3,992
1989 -20,963 -16,991 679 2,999
1988 -15,895 -16,052 747 2,909
1987 -15,919 -16,175 222 2,200
1986 -18,072 -16,339 331 2,121
1985 -18,103 -15,890 74 1,067
1984 -21,336 -16,216 146 346
1983 -21,379 -16,047 37 376
1982 -10,705 -16,531 183 334
1981 -2,142 -16,869 329 443
1980 3,213 -17,795 37 840
1979 23,549 3,629 72 670
1978 27,780 290 -145 3,155
1977 45,787 -54 -36 2,830
1976 52,993 -472 -578 2,802
1975 63,243 -335 -395 2,794
1974 60,777 132 -390 2,728
1973 33,382 -1,512 -421 2,673
1972 34,315 -8 -35 4,143
1971 26,956 -15 69 4,274
1970 32,048 -96 272 853
1969 38,105 -333 303 833
1968 39,997 -324 604 850
1967 39,845 -414 837 752
1966 36,643 -726 1,168 2,222
1965 24,355 -537 1,260 2,203
1964 31,371 -739 1,377 2,178
1963 32,282 -822 1,199 2,080
1962 21,128 -1,738 1,091 2,014
1961 44,123 -1,177 1,489 1,969
1960 44,926 -1,108 1,319 61

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/luxembourg | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 63.7% of the population change in Hungary is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people). In Luxembourg 16.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 344,309 people or 51.2% in Luxembourg.

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
Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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