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

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The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,514,251 in 2025 vs 686,970 people in Luxembourg in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,454,659 people compared to 697,802 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 13.5 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 97th 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 -0.3% per year vs +1.94% in Luxembourg.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.45M (6.12% decline), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 698K (47.6% growth).

Hungary vs Luxembourg: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Luxembourg
2100 7,354,125 760,055
2099 7,369,935 761,871
2098 7,385,110 763,627
2097 7,399,578 765,472
2096 7,414,169 767,128
2095 7,428,875 768,456
2094 7,443,681 770,080
2093 7,458,651 771,655
2092 7,473,041 773,129
2091 7,487,818 774,950
2090 7,502,719 776,632
2089 7,518,368 778,332
2088 7,533,773 780,148
2087 7,549,845 782,099
2086 7,566,819 784,047
2085 7,584,011 785,931
2084 7,600,723 787,814
2083 7,618,082 789,410
2082 7,636,419 791,384
2081 7,655,375 793,230
2080 7,675,218 794,913
2079 7,695,945 796,562
2078 7,717,087 798,015
2077 7,739,401 799,552
2076 7,763,134 800,980
2075 7,788,149 802,329
2074 7,814,821 803,649
2073 7,842,708 805,065
2072 7,872,075 806,490
2071 7,902,830 807,534
2070 7,934,859 808,891
2069 7,967,725 809,871
2068 8,001,662 810,615
2067 8,036,057 811,270
2066 8,071,042 811,697
2065 8,107,187 812,055
2064 8,144,020 812,347
2063 8,179,967 812,618
2062 8,215,823 812,825
2061 8,251,186 812,670
2060 8,286,212 812,579
2059 8,320,988 812,345
2058 8,354,080 811,949
2057 8,386,894 811,547
2056 8,419,815 811,136
2055 8,451,799 810,018
2054 8,483,442 808,772
2053 8,514,311 807,469
2052 8,545,085 806,069
2051 8,575,999 804,175
2050 8,606,870 802,377
2049 8,638,405 800,333
2048 8,670,073 797,869
2047 8,702,640 795,366
2046 8,735,821 792,679
2045 8,769,752 789,667
2044 8,803,827 786,581
2043 8,838,318 783,374
2042 8,873,924 779,750
2041 8,910,032 775,990
2040 8,946,870 772,121
2039 8,984,555 767,824
2038 9,022,078 763,311
2037 9,060,601 758,894
2036 9,098,588 754,191
2035 9,136,984 749,172
2034 9,175,038 744,087
2033 9,212,552 738,759
2032 9,249,719 733,039
2031 9,286,177 727,303
2030 9,322,011 721,333
2029 9,357,056 714,969
2028 9,390,506 708,110
2027 9,422,739 701,168
2026 9,454,659 694,248
2025 9,514,251 686,970
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 305,096 people (a 3.13% decline), while Luxembourg's population increased by 115,788 people (a 19.9% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 97th 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 8,606,870 people with a rank change from 97th to 111th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15% to 802,377 people and will still be ranked 164th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 813K 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
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 -0.5% 1.47%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Hungary declined by 0.5%, while Luxembourg's population grew by 1.47%.

Live population counters

Hungary Luxembourg
Current population
9454659
697802
Population rank 97/197 164/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.008%
One net population change
11 minutes
52.9 minutes
One birth every
6.7 minutes
1.36 hours
One death every
4.1 minutes
1.96 hours
Daily growth/decline -131 +27
Annual growth/decline -47,814 +9,958
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.47%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 71/197
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 -49,723 16,223 1,963 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/luxembourg | 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 Luxembourg 17.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,025 people) and 82.6% is from migration (a gain of 94,895 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 (1960–2025, 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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