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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 14.1 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Hungary vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Mexico
2100 7,370,355 131,182,639
2099 7,386,200 131,943,283
2098 7,401,408 132,700,369
2097 7,415,908 133,455,010
2096 7,430,531 134,204,227
2095 7,445,269 134,949,218
2094 7,460,108 135,687,085
2093 7,475,111 136,415,232
2092 7,489,534 137,127,644
2091 7,504,343 137,833,985
2090 7,519,276 138,527,198
2089 7,534,960 139,208,862
2088 7,550,399 139,874,924
2087 7,566,507 140,530,483
2086 7,583,518 141,174,372
2085 7,600,748 141,805,496
2084 7,617,497 142,415,948
2083 7,634,894 143,009,187
2082 7,653,272 143,579,768
2081 7,672,270 144,138,842
2080 7,692,156 144,677,451
2079 7,712,929 145,195,172
2078 7,734,118 145,691,242
2077 7,756,481 146,165,064
2076 7,780,266 146,616,674
2075 7,805,336 147,046,928
2074 7,832,068 147,455,761
2073 7,860,016 147,841,295
2072 7,889,448 148,201,143
2071 7,920,271 148,534,057
2070 7,952,370 148,848,168
2069 7,985,309 149,134,711
2068 8,019,321 149,395,717
2067 8,053,791 149,630,386
2066 8,088,854 149,842,125
2065 8,125,079 150,029,268
2064 8,161,993 150,187,992
2063 8,198,019 150,319,846
2062 8,233,954 150,424,224
2061 8,269,395 150,502,250
2060 8,304,498 150,555,648
2059 8,339,351 150,577,220
2058 8,372,516 150,569,044
2057 8,405,403 150,535,337
2056 8,438,397 150,475,242
2055 8,470,451 150,384,336
2054 8,502,165 150,263,237
2053 8,533,102 150,110,615
2052 8,563,943 149,923,918
2051 8,594,925 149,705,066
2050 8,625,864 149,450,774
2049 8,657,469 149,166,038
2048 8,689,207 148,836,849
2047 8,721,846 148,478,965
2046 8,755,100 148,081,688
2045 8,789,106 147,647,318
2044 8,823,256 147,173,101
2043 8,857,823 146,667,761
2042 8,893,508 146,123,566
2041 8,929,696 145,543,650
2040 8,966,615 144,931,633
2039 9,004,383 144,286,278
2038 9,041,989 143,601,872
2037 9,080,597 142,883,005
2036 9,118,668 142,138,929
2035 9,157,148 141,359,885
2034 9,195,286 140,554,653
2033 9,232,883 139,713,048
2032 9,270,132 138,843,644
2031 9,306,671 137,947,334
2030 9,342,584 137,023,304
2029 9,377,706 136,071,720
2028 9,411,230 135,090,755
2027 9,443,534 134,081,337
2026 9,475,525 133,042,003
2025 9,535,248 131,970,909
2024 9,562,065 130,861,007
2023 9,592,186 129,739,759
2022 9,605,074 128,613,117
2021 9,630,932 127,648,148
2020 9,670,419 126,799,054
2019 9,694,824 125,762,982
2018 9,706,964 124,573,711
2017 9,726,756 123,400,057
2016 9,759,755 122,251,351
2015 9,797,755 121,072,306
2014 9,833,038 119,784,261
2013 9,872,734 118,343,573
2012 9,920,362 116,818,208
2011 9,971,727 115,243,504
2010 10,000,023 113,623,895
2009 10,022,650 111,999,721
2008 10,038,188 110,374,288
2007 10,055,780 108,774,360
2006 10,071,370 107,253,666
2005 10,087,065 105,811,504
2004 10,107,146 104,394,131
2003 10,129,552 102,978,515
2002 10,158,608 101,548,624
2001 10,187,576 100,099,099
2000 10,210,971 98,625,552
1999 10,237,530 97,115,707
1998 10,266,570 95,575,245
1997 10,290,486 94,021,207
1996 10,311,238 92,452,702
1995 10,328,965 90,862,455
1994 10,343,355 89,259,205
1993 10,357,523 87,653,807
1992 10,369,341 86,044,809
1991 10,373,400 84,430,572
1990 10,373,988 82,820,170
1989 10,481,719 81,247,182
1988 10,596,487 79,695,531
1987 10,612,741 78,136,651
1986 10,630,564 76,585,637
1985 10,648,713 75,043,414
1984 10,668,095 73,506,846
1983 10,689,463 71,971,240
1982 10,705,535 70,433,260
1981 10,711,848 68,892,108
1980 10,711,122 67,300,334
1979 10,704,152 65,648,865
1978 10,684,822 63,979,046
1977 10,648,031 62,308,493
1976 10,598,677 60,645,512
1975 10,540,525 58,982,400
1974 10,478,720 57,320,149
1973 10,432,055 55,667,284
1972 10,398,489 54,030,168
1971 10,367,537 52,412,558
1970 10,337,910 50,814,953
1969 10,298,723 49,233,194
1968 10,255,815 47,668,303
1967 10,216,604 46,129,608
1966 10,178,653 44,629,106
1965 10,147,935 43,174,477
1964 10,119,835 41,772,049
1963 10,087,947 40,424,065
1962 10,060,825 39,129,200
1961 10,027,958 37,890,118
1960 9,983,512 36,724,615

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Mexico
2100 -0.21% -0.58%
2099 -0.21% -0.57%
2098 -0.2% -0.57%
2097 -0.2% -0.56%
2096 -0.2% -0.55%
2095 -0.2% -0.54%
2094 -0.2% -0.53%
2093 -0.19% -0.52%
2092 -0.2% -0.51%
2091 -0.2% -0.5%
2090 -0.21% -0.49%
2089 -0.2% -0.48%
2088 -0.21% -0.47%
2087 -0.22% -0.46%
2086 -0.23% -0.45%
2085 -0.22% -0.43%
2084 -0.23% -0.41%
2083 -0.24% -0.4%
2082 -0.25% -0.39%
2081 -0.26% -0.37%
2080 -0.27% -0.36%
2079 -0.27% -0.34%
2078 -0.29% -0.32%
2077 -0.31% -0.31%
2076 -0.32% -0.29%
2075 -0.34% -0.28%
2074 -0.36% -0.26%
2073 -0.37% -0.24%
2072 -0.39% -0.22%
2071 -0.4% -0.21%
2070 -0.41% -0.19%
2069 -0.42% -0.17%
2068 -0.43% -0.16%
2067 -0.43% -0.14%
2066 -0.45% -0.12%
2065 -0.45% -0.11%
2064 -0.44% -0.09%
2063 -0.44% -0.07%
2062 -0.43% -0.05%
2061 -0.42% -0.04%
2060 -0.42% -0.01%
2059 -0.4% 0.005%
2058 -0.39% 0.02%
2057 -0.39% 0.04%
2056 -0.38% 0.06%
2055 -0.37% 0.08%
2054 -0.36% 0.1%
2053 -0.36% 0.12%
2052 -0.36% 0.15%
2051 -0.36% 0.17%
2050 -0.37% 0.19%
2049 -0.37% 0.22%
2048 -0.37% 0.24%
2047 -0.38% 0.27%
2046 -0.39% 0.29%
2045 -0.39% 0.32%
2044 -0.39% 0.34%
2043 -0.4% 0.37%
2042 -0.41% 0.4%
2041 -0.41% 0.42%
2040 -0.42% 0.45%
2039 -0.42% 0.48%
2038 -0.43% 0.5%
2037 -0.42% 0.52%
2036 -0.42% 0.55%
2035 -0.41% 0.57%
2034 -0.41% 0.6%
2033 -0.4% 0.63%
2032 -0.39% 0.65%
2031 -0.38% 0.67%
2030 -0.37% 0.7%
2029 -0.36% 0.73%
2028 -0.34% 0.75%
2027 -0.34% 0.78%
2026 -0.63% 0.81%
2025 -0.28% 0.85%
2024 -0.31% 0.86%
2023 -0.13% 0.88%
2022 -0.27% 0.76%
2021 -0.41% 0.67%
2020 -0.25% 0.82%
2019 -0.13% 0.95%
2018 -0.2% 0.95%
2017 -0.34% 0.94%
2016 -0.39% 0.97%
2015 -0.36% 1.08%
2014 -0.4% 1.22%
2013 -0.48% 1.31%
2012 -0.52% 1.37%
2011 -0.28% 1.43%
2010 -0.23% 1.45%
2009 -0.15% 1.47%
2008 -0.17% 1.47%
2007 -0.15% 1.42%
2006 -0.16% 1.36%
2005 -0.2% 1.36%
2004 -0.22% 1.37%
2003 -0.29% 1.41%
2002 -0.28% 1.45%
2001 -0.23% 1.49%
2000 -0.26% 1.55%
1999 -0.28% 1.61%
1998 -0.23% 1.65%
1997 -0.2% 1.7%
1996 -0.17% 1.75%
1995 -0.14% 1.8%
1994 -0.14% 1.83%
1993 -0.11% 1.87%
1992 -0.04% 1.91%
1991 -0.006% 1.94%
1990 -1.03% 1.94%
1989 -1.08% 1.95%
1988 -0.15% 2%
1987 -0.17% 2.03%
1986 -0.17% 2.06%
1985 -0.18% 2.09%
1984 -0.2% 2.13%
1983 -0.15% 2.18%
1982 -0.06% 2.24%
1981 0.007% 2.37%
1980 0.07% 2.52%
1979 0.18% 2.61%
1978 0.35% 2.68%
1977 0.47% 2.74%
1976 0.55% 2.82%
1975 0.59% 2.9%
1974 0.45% 2.97%
1973 0.32% 3.03%
1972 0.3% 3.09%
1971 0.29% 3.14%
1970 0.38% 3.21%
1969 0.42% 3.28%
1968 0.38% 3.34%
1967 0.37% 3.36%
1966 0.3% 3.37%
1965 0.28% 3.36%
1964 0.32% 3.33%
1963 0.27% 3.31%
1962 0.33% 3.27%
1961 0.45% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Hungary Mexico
Current population
9475525
133323134
Population rank 98/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.61%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
6.02 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
4.09 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -83 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 110/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 -108,037
Net migration rank 149/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -108,037
2024 - 16,223 - -104,581
2023 -41,247 49,213 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -47,065 41,871 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -61,638 20,372 936,682 -122,791
2020 -47,385 9,147 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -36,840 34,339 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -37,858 34,190 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -37,934 20,200 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -31,231 68 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -39,191 13,856 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -32,449 11,581 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -36,529 5,635 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -38,689 15,286 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -40,884 1,859 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 -40,000 10,592 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 -34,077 17,281 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 -31,118 16,166 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 -35,195 13,697 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 -32,228 19,890 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 -38,331 16,925 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 -37,396 16,637 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 -41,531 13,879 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 -36,571 2,822 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 -35,657 10,386 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 -37,780 13,414 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 -49,140 12,819 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 -43,120 13,568 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 -38,075 14,186 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 -38,152 14,605 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 -34,086 14,927 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 -31,030 15,159 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 -33,144 15,540 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 -26,960 16,238 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 -17,635 16,873 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 -19,710 16,991 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 -20,963 -16,991 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 -15,895 -16,052 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 -15,919 -16,175 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 -18,072 -16,339 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 -18,103 -15,890 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 -21,336 -16,216 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 -21,379 -16,047 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 -10,705 -16,531 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 -2,142 -16,869 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 3,213 -17,795 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 23,549 3,629 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 27,780 290 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 45,787 -54 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 52,993 -472 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 63,243 -335 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 60,777 132 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 33,382 -1,512 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 34,315 -8 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 26,956 -15 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 32,048 -96 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 38,105 -333 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 39,997 -324 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 39,845 -414 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 36,643 -726 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 24,355 -537 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 31,371 -739 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 32,282 -822 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 21,128 -1,738 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 44,123 -1,177 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 44,926 -1,108 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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