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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 3.85 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Hungary vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Malaysia
2100 7,370,355 44,353,615
2099 7,386,200 44,467,475
2098 7,401,408 44,579,971
2097 7,415,908 44,695,979
2096 7,430,531 44,814,885
2095 7,445,269 44,932,404
2094 7,460,108 45,047,479
2093 7,475,111 45,165,126
2092 7,489,534 45,278,674
2091 7,504,343 45,390,002
2090 7,519,276 45,501,495
2089 7,534,960 45,610,046
2088 7,550,399 45,717,882
2087 7,566,507 45,823,085
2086 7,583,518 45,926,712
2085 7,600,748 46,020,742
2084 7,617,497 46,111,490
2083 7,634,894 46,202,286
2082 7,653,272 46,284,929
2081 7,672,270 46,359,700
2080 7,692,156 46,435,482
2079 7,712,929 46,496,102
2078 7,734,118 46,549,167
2077 7,756,481 46,594,188
2076 7,780,266 46,619,045
2075 7,805,336 46,643,115
2074 7,832,068 46,658,350
2073 7,860,016 46,670,848
2072 7,889,448 46,670,426
2071 7,920,271 46,660,436
2070 7,952,370 46,645,623
2069 7,985,309 46,623,238
2068 8,019,321 46,600,060
2067 8,053,791 46,569,264
2066 8,088,854 46,530,377
2065 8,125,079 46,481,890
2064 8,161,993 46,417,369
2063 8,198,019 46,350,674
2062 8,233,954 46,272,105
2061 8,269,395 46,178,092
2060 8,304,498 46,075,877
2059 8,339,351 45,958,718
2058 8,372,516 45,837,407
2057 8,405,403 45,707,213
2056 8,438,397 45,566,357
2055 8,470,451 45,418,953
2054 8,502,165 45,252,995
2053 8,533,102 45,069,089
2052 8,563,943 44,873,927
2051 8,594,925 44,668,767
2050 8,625,864 44,445,677
2049 8,657,469 44,217,593
2048 8,689,207 43,974,925
2047 8,721,846 43,712,325
2046 8,755,100 43,438,283
2045 8,789,106 43,157,909
2044 8,823,256 42,866,716
2043 8,857,823 42,557,941
2042 8,893,508 42,239,980
2041 8,929,696 41,922,379
2040 8,966,615 41,598,231
2039 9,004,383 41,270,953
2038 9,041,989 40,929,067
2037 9,080,597 40,584,773
2036 9,118,668 40,234,128
2035 9,157,148 39,876,375
2034 9,195,286 39,515,857
2033 9,232,883 39,152,086
2032 9,270,132 38,772,414
2031 9,306,671 38,386,293
2030 9,342,584 37,995,617
2029 9,377,706 37,606,753
2028 9,411,230 37,207,852
2027 9,443,534 36,806,585
2026 9,475,525 36,403,076
2025 9,535,248 35,987,113
2024 9,562,065 35,557,673
2023 9,592,186 35,126,298
2022 9,605,074 34,695,493
2021 9,630,932 34,282,399
2020 9,670,419 33,889,558
2019 9,694,824 33,440,596
2018 9,706,964 32,910,967
2017 9,726,756 32,355,644
2016 9,759,755 31,789,685
2015 9,797,755 31,232,798
2014 9,833,038 30,696,137
2013 9,872,734 30,174,265
2012 9,920,362 29,662,831
2011 9,971,727 29,162,039
2010 10,000,023 28,655,776
2009 10,022,650 28,124,778
2008 10,038,188 27,570,059
2007 10,055,780 26,998,389
2006 10,071,370 26,417,909
2005 10,087,065 25,836,071
2004 10,107,146 25,256,772
2003 10,129,552 24,679,602
2002 10,158,608 24,102,477
2001 10,187,576 23,526,538
2000 10,210,971 22,967,816
1999 10,237,530 22,435,531
1998 10,266,570 21,906,713
1997 10,290,486 21,375,218
1996 10,311,238 20,850,087
1995 10,328,965 20,330,599
1994 10,343,355 19,820,446
1993 10,357,523 19,322,664
1992 10,369,341 18,834,572
1991 10,373,400 18,342,464
1990 10,373,988 17,833,171
1989 10,481,719 17,314,997
1988 10,596,487 16,796,605
1987 10,612,741 16,276,737
1986 10,630,564 15,760,419
1985 10,648,713 15,252,258
1984 10,668,095 14,759,009
1983 10,689,463 14,285,907
1982 10,705,535 13,832,798
1981 10,711,848 13,399,203
1980 10,711,122 12,983,363
1979 10,704,152 12,627,862
1978 10,684,822 12,328,157
1977 10,648,031 12,035,713
1976 10,598,677 11,750,097
1975 10,540,525 11,471,914
1974 10,478,720 11,200,906
1973 10,432,055 10,935,621
1972 10,398,489 10,676,835
1971 10,367,537 10,423,453
1970 10,337,910 10,178,802
1969 10,298,723 9,947,597
1968 10,255,815 9,725,281
1967 10,216,604 9,507,099
1966 10,178,653 9,284,688
1965 10,147,935 9,056,408
1964 10,119,835 8,828,406
1963 10,087,947 8,602,160
1962 10,060,825 8,380,172
1961 10,027,958 8,164,443
1960 9,983,512 7,956,197

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 Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M 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
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Malaysia
2100 -0.21% -0.26%
2099 -0.21% -0.25%
2098 -0.2% -0.26%
2097 -0.2% -0.27%
2096 -0.2% -0.26%
2095 -0.2% -0.26%
2094 -0.2% -0.26%
2093 -0.19% -0.25%
2092 -0.2% -0.25%
2091 -0.2% -0.25%
2090 -0.21% -0.24%
2089 -0.2% -0.24%
2088 -0.21% -0.23%
2087 -0.22% -0.23%
2086 -0.23% -0.2%
2085 -0.22% -0.2%
2084 -0.23% -0.2%
2083 -0.24% -0.18%
2082 -0.25% -0.16%
2081 -0.26% -0.16%
2080 -0.27% -0.13%
2079 -0.27% -0.11%
2078 -0.29% -0.1%
2077 -0.31% -0.05%
2076 -0.32% -0.05%
2075 -0.34% -0.03%
2074 -0.36% -0.03%
2073 -0.37% 0.001%
2072 -0.39% 0.02%
2071 -0.4% 0.03%
2070 -0.41% 0.05%
2069 -0.42% 0.05%
2068 -0.43% 0.07%
2067 -0.43% 0.08%
2066 -0.45% 0.1%
2065 -0.45% 0.14%
2064 -0.44% 0.14%
2063 -0.44% 0.17%
2062 -0.43% 0.2%
2061 -0.42% 0.22%
2060 -0.42% 0.25%
2059 -0.4% 0.26%
2058 -0.39% 0.28%
2057 -0.39% 0.31%
2056 -0.38% 0.32%
2055 -0.37% 0.37%
2054 -0.36% 0.41%
2053 -0.36% 0.43%
2052 -0.36% 0.46%
2051 -0.36% 0.5%
2050 -0.37% 0.52%
2049 -0.37% 0.55%
2048 -0.37% 0.6%
2047 -0.38% 0.63%
2046 -0.39% 0.65%
2045 -0.39% 0.68%
2044 -0.39% 0.73%
2043 -0.4% 0.75%
2042 -0.41% 0.76%
2041 -0.41% 0.78%
2040 -0.42% 0.79%
2039 -0.42% 0.84%
2038 -0.43% 0.85%
2037 -0.42% 0.87%
2036 -0.42% 0.9%
2035 -0.41% 0.91%
2034 -0.41% 0.93%
2033 -0.4% 0.98%
2032 -0.39% 1.01%
2031 -0.38% 1.03%
2030 -0.37% 1.03%
2029 -0.36% 1.07%
2028 -0.34% 1.09%
2027 -0.34% 1.11%
2026 -0.63% 1.16%
2025 -0.28% 1.21%
2024 -0.31% 1.23%
2023 -0.13% 1.24%
2022 -0.27% 1.2%
2021 -0.41% 1.16%
2020 -0.25% 1.34%
2019 -0.13% 1.61%
2018 -0.2% 1.72%
2017 -0.34% 1.78%
2016 -0.39% 1.78%
2015 -0.36% 1.75%
2014 -0.4% 1.73%
2013 -0.48% 1.72%
2012 -0.52% 1.72%
2011 -0.28% 1.77%
2010 -0.23% 1.89%
2009 -0.15% 2.01%
2008 -0.17% 2.12%
2007 -0.15% 2.2%
2006 -0.16% 2.25%
2005 -0.2% 2.29%
2004 -0.22% 2.34%
2003 -0.29% 2.39%
2002 -0.28% 2.45%
2001 -0.23% 2.43%
2000 -0.26% 2.37%
1999 -0.28% 2.41%
1998 -0.23% 2.49%
1997 -0.2% 2.52%
1996 -0.17% 2.56%
1995 -0.14% 2.57%
1994 -0.14% 2.58%
1993 -0.11% 2.59%
1992 -0.04% 2.68%
1991 -0.006% 2.86%
1990 -1.03% 2.99%
1989 -1.08% 3.09%
1988 -0.15% 3.19%
1987 -0.17% 3.28%
1986 -0.17% 3.33%
1985 -0.18% 3.34%
1984 -0.2% 3.31%
1983 -0.15% 3.28%
1982 -0.06% 3.24%
1981 0.007% 3.2%
1980 0.07% 2.82%
1979 0.18% 2.43%
1978 0.35% 2.43%
1977 0.47% 2.43%
1976 0.55% 2.42%
1975 0.59% 2.42%
1974 0.45% 2.43%
1973 0.32% 2.42%
1972 0.3% 2.43%
1971 0.29% 2.4%
1970 0.38% 2.32%
1969 0.42% 2.29%
1968 0.38% 2.29%
1967 0.37% 2.4%
1966 0.3% 2.52%
1965 0.28% 2.58%
1964 0.32% 2.63%
1963 0.27% 2.65%
1962 0.33% 2.64%
1961 0.45% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Hungary Malaysia
Current population
9475525
36512221
Population rank 98/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.44%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
6.02 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
4.09 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -83 +1,182
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 89/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 +166,615
Net migration rank 149/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - 166,615
2024 - 16,223 - 174,770
2023 -41,247 49,213 254,806 181,071
2022 -47,065 41,871 237,560 188,154
2021 -61,638 20,372 212,002 188,506
2020 -47,385 9,147 283,282 101,907
2019 -36,840 34,339 309,426 203,284
2018 -37,858 34,190 324,568 221,965
2017 -37,934 20,200 336,434 227,677
2016 -31,231 68 345,681 222,141
2015 -39,191 13,856 358,302 187,663
2014 -32,449 11,581 367,587 159,791
2013 -36,529 5,635 366,738 149,637
2012 -38,689 15,286 371,497 134,975
2011 -40,884 1,859 372,836 122,269
2010 -40,000 10,592 360,260 157,164
2009 -34,077 17,281 366,157 178,410
2008 -31,118 16,166 362,380 202,481
2007 -35,195 13,697 348,711 229,784
2006 -32,228 19,890 349,509 232,971
2005 -38,331 16,925 355,324 225,864
2004 -37,396 16,637 365,138 212,278
2003 -41,531 13,879 377,425 199,510
2002 -36,571 2,822 381,084 196,227
2001 -35,657 10,386 400,939 173,613
2000 -37,780 13,414 417,371 125,499
1999 -49,140 12,819 432,355 89,335
1998 -43,120 13,568 436,316 99,639
1997 -38,075 14,186 447,768 79,266
1996 -38,152 14,605 450,174 73,040
1995 -34,086 14,927 443,349 72,393
1994 -31,030 15,159 437,873 66,685
1993 -33,144 15,540 429,910 61,079
1992 -26,960 16,238 418,900 66,286
1991 -17,635 16,873 401,938 97,111
1990 -19,710 16,991 384,518 135,020
1989 -20,963 -16,991 373,277 143,544
1988 -15,895 -16,052 386,507 133,478
1987 -15,919 -16,175 381,999 137,759
1986 -18,072 -16,339 385,799 127,081
1985 -18,103 -15,890 383,243 120,215
1984 -21,336 -16,216 376,797 106,248
1983 -21,379 -16,047 365,290 97,862
1982 -10,705 -16,531 353,138 89,942
1981 -2,142 -16,869 339,991 84,142
1980 3,213 -17,795 326,947 80,617
1979 23,549 3,629 317,439 -13,980
1978 27,780 290 311,027 -15,059
1977 45,787 -54 305,515 -16,601
1976 52,993 -472 300,615 -18,316
1975 63,243 -335 294,541 -20,480
1974 60,777 132 289,880 -21,919
1973 33,382 -1,512 284,611 -21,995
1972 34,315 -8 276,263 -21,305
1971 26,956 -15 272,323 -20,535
1970 32,048 -96 269,341 -31,839
1969 38,105 -333 264,327 -39,420
1968 39,997 -324 260,705 -40,996
1967 39,845 -414 258,764 -42,108
1966 36,643 -726 262,162 -33,993
1965 24,355 -537 264,836 -36,456
1964 31,371 -739 266,406 -38,785
1963 32,282 -822 265,815 -40,952
1962 21,128 -1,738 262,140 -43,033
1961 44,123 -1,177 257,270 -44,916
1960 44,926 -1,108 251,090 -46,948

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

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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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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