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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 2.99 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Hungary vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Namibia
2100 7,370,355 5,958,153
2099 7,386,200 5,952,623
2098 7,401,408 5,947,142
2097 7,415,908 5,942,285
2096 7,430,531 5,938,162
2095 7,445,269 5,930,395
2094 7,460,108 5,922,248
2093 7,475,111 5,911,235
2092 7,489,534 5,899,026
2091 7,504,343 5,886,490
2090 7,519,276 5,871,938
2089 7,534,960 5,858,234
2088 7,550,399 5,842,720
2087 7,566,507 5,825,856
2086 7,583,518 5,806,643
2085 7,600,748 5,789,246
2084 7,617,497 5,771,050
2083 7,634,894 5,751,610
2082 7,653,272 5,730,648
2081 7,672,270 5,707,476
2080 7,692,156 5,682,842
2079 7,712,929 5,659,698
2078 7,734,118 5,634,313
2077 7,756,481 5,608,096
2076 7,780,266 5,580,829
2075 7,805,336 5,551,107
2074 7,832,068 5,522,025
2073 7,860,016 5,494,180
2072 7,889,448 5,464,749
2071 7,920,271 5,434,461
2070 7,952,370 5,403,822
2069 7,985,309 5,371,517
2068 8,019,321 5,336,950
2067 8,053,791 5,300,707
2066 8,088,854 5,263,191
2065 8,125,079 5,227,346
2064 8,161,993 5,190,323
2063 8,198,019 5,150,579
2062 8,233,954 5,109,760
2061 8,269,395 5,068,478
2060 8,304,498 5,023,587
2059 8,339,351 4,979,591
2058 8,372,516 4,933,964
2057 8,405,403 4,887,985
2056 8,438,397 4,840,537
2055 8,470,451 4,790,848
2054 8,502,165 4,741,942
2053 8,533,102 4,691,180
2052 8,563,943 4,639,835
2051 8,594,925 4,587,353
2050 8,625,864 4,533,502
2049 8,657,469 4,482,650
2048 8,689,207 4,430,309
2047 8,721,846 4,373,597
2046 8,755,100 4,318,050
2045 8,789,106 4,259,166
2044 8,823,256 4,202,338
2043 8,857,823 4,144,892
2042 8,893,508 4,088,713
2041 8,929,696 4,032,347
2040 8,966,615 3,976,987
2039 9,004,383 3,920,720
2038 9,041,989 3,862,015
2037 9,080,597 3,804,482
2036 9,118,668 3,747,072
2035 9,157,148 3,689,163
2034 9,195,286 3,631,737
2033 9,232,883 3,575,000
2032 9,270,132 3,516,310
2031 9,306,671 3,456,265
2030 9,342,584 3,395,964
2029 9,377,706 3,336,698
2028 9,411,230 3,277,428
2027 9,443,534 3,216,917
2026 9,475,525 3,156,839
2025 9,535,248 3,094,769
2024 9,562,065 3,030,131
2023 9,592,186 2,963,095
2022 9,605,074 2,889,662
2021 9,630,932 2,810,548
2020 9,670,419 2,728,762
2019 9,694,824 2,650,494
2018 9,706,964 2,577,327
2017 9,726,756 2,506,853
2016 9,759,755 2,439,213
2015 9,797,755 2,374,300
2014 9,833,038 2,312,139
2013 9,872,734 2,252,508
2012 9,920,362 2,194,654
2011 9,971,727 2,146,325
2010 10,000,023 2,109,811
2009 10,022,650 2,077,394
2008 10,038,188 2,047,056
2007 10,055,780 2,018,600
2006 10,071,370 1,991,888
2005 10,087,065 1,966,582
2004 10,107,146 1,942,082
2003 10,129,552 1,917,464
2002 10,158,608 1,889,970
2001 10,187,576 1,857,048
2000 10,210,971 1,818,647
1999 10,237,530 1,776,368
1998 10,266,570 1,732,745
1997 10,290,486 1,689,264
1996 10,311,238 1,646,103
1995 10,328,965 1,602,170
1994 10,343,355 1,556,304
1993 10,357,523 1,508,697
1992 10,369,341 1,461,322
1991 10,373,400 1,415,684
1990 10,373,988 1,369,303
1989 10,481,719 1,288,947
1988 10,596,487 1,209,696
1987 10,612,741 1,167,889
1986 10,630,564 1,131,081
1985 10,648,713 1,096,890
1984 10,668,095 1,065,989
1983 10,689,463 1,037,511
1982 10,705,535 1,010,308
1981 10,711,848 992,500
1980 10,711,122 981,434
1979 10,704,152 962,825
1978 10,684,822 947,269
1977 10,648,031 931,104
1976 10,598,677 906,566
1975 10,540,525 881,032
1974 10,478,720 854,320
1973 10,432,055 828,928
1972 10,398,489 804,399
1971 10,367,537 780,584
1970 10,337,910 757,868
1969 10,298,723 736,120
1968 10,255,815 715,542
1967 10,216,604 696,045
1966 10,178,653 677,655
1965 10,147,935 660,558
1964 10,119,835 644,530
1963 10,087,947 629,589
1962 10,060,825 615,759
1961 10,027,958 603,067
1960 9,983,512 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Namibia
2100 -0.21% 0.09%
2099 -0.21% 0.09%
2098 -0.2% 0.08%
2097 -0.2% 0.07%
2096 -0.2% 0.13%
2095 -0.2% 0.14%
2094 -0.2% 0.19%
2093 -0.19% 0.21%
2092 -0.2% 0.21%
2091 -0.2% 0.25%
2090 -0.21% 0.23%
2089 -0.2% 0.27%
2088 -0.21% 0.29%
2087 -0.22% 0.33%
2086 -0.23% 0.3%
2085 -0.22% 0.32%
2084 -0.23% 0.34%
2083 -0.24% 0.37%
2082 -0.25% 0.41%
2081 -0.26% 0.43%
2080 -0.27% 0.41%
2079 -0.27% 0.45%
2078 -0.29% 0.47%
2077 -0.31% 0.49%
2076 -0.32% 0.54%
2075 -0.34% 0.53%
2074 -0.36% 0.51%
2073 -0.37% 0.54%
2072 -0.39% 0.56%
2071 -0.4% 0.57%
2070 -0.41% 0.6%
2069 -0.42% 0.65%
2068 -0.43% 0.68%
2067 -0.43% 0.71%
2066 -0.45% 0.69%
2065 -0.45% 0.71%
2064 -0.44% 0.77%
2063 -0.44% 0.8%
2062 -0.43% 0.81%
2061 -0.42% 0.89%
2060 -0.42% 0.88%
2059 -0.4% 0.92%
2058 -0.39% 0.94%
2057 -0.39% 0.98%
2056 -0.38% 1.04%
2055 -0.37% 1.03%
2054 -0.36% 1.08%
2053 -0.36% 1.11%
2052 -0.36% 1.14%
2051 -0.36% 1.19%
2050 -0.37% 1.13%
2049 -0.37% 1.18%
2048 -0.37% 1.3%
2047 -0.38% 1.29%
2046 -0.39% 1.38%
2045 -0.39% 1.35%
2044 -0.39% 1.39%
2043 -0.4% 1.37%
2042 -0.41% 1.4%
2041 -0.41% 1.39%
2040 -0.42% 1.44%
2039 -0.42% 1.52%
2038 -0.43% 1.51%
2037 -0.42% 1.53%
2036 -0.42% 1.57%
2035 -0.41% 1.58%
2034 -0.41% 1.59%
2033 -0.4% 1.67%
2032 -0.39% 1.74%
2031 -0.38% 1.78%
2030 -0.37% 1.78%
2029 -0.36% 1.81%
2028 -0.34% 1.88%
2027 -0.34% 1.9%
2026 -0.63% 2.01%
2025 -0.28% 2.13%
2024 -0.31% 2.26%
2023 -0.13% 2.54%
2022 -0.27% 2.81%
2021 -0.41% 3%
2020 -0.25% 2.95%
2019 -0.13% 2.84%
2018 -0.2% 2.81%
2017 -0.34% 2.77%
2016 -0.39% 2.73%
2015 -0.36% 2.69%
2014 -0.4% 2.65%
2013 -0.48% 2.64%
2012 -0.52% 2.25%
2011 -0.28% 1.73%
2010 -0.23% 1.56%
2009 -0.15% 1.48%
2008 -0.17% 1.41%
2007 -0.15% 1.34%
2006 -0.16% 1.29%
2005 -0.2% 1.26%
2004 -0.22% 1.28%
2003 -0.29% 1.45%
2002 -0.28% 1.77%
2001 -0.23% 2.11%
2000 -0.26% 2.38%
1999 -0.28% 2.52%
1998 -0.23% 2.57%
1997 -0.2% 2.62%
1996 -0.17% 2.74%
1995 -0.14% 2.95%
1994 -0.14% 3.16%
1993 -0.11% 3.24%
1992 -0.04% 3.22%
1991 -0.006% 3.39%
1990 -1.03% 6.23%
1989 -1.08% 6.55%
1988 -0.15% 3.58%
1987 -0.17% 3.25%
1986 -0.17% 3.12%
1985 -0.18% 2.9%
1984 -0.2% 2.74%
1983 -0.15% 2.69%
1982 -0.06% 1.79%
1981 0.007% 1.13%
1980 0.07% 1.93%
1979 0.18% 1.64%
1978 0.35% 1.74%
1977 0.47% 2.71%
1976 0.55% 2.9%
1975 0.59% 3.13%
1974 0.45% 3.06%
1973 0.32% 3.05%
1972 0.3% 3.05%
1971 0.29% 3%
1970 0.38% 2.95%
1969 0.42% 2.88%
1968 0.38% 2.8%
1967 0.37% 2.71%
1966 0.3% 2.59%
1965 0.28% 2.49%
1964 0.32% 2.37%
1963 0.27% 2.25%
1962 0.33% 2.1%
1961 0.45% 1.96%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Hungary declined by 0.31%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Hungary Namibia
Current population
9475525
3173089
Population rank 98/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.04%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
6.02 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
4.09 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -83 +184
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 41/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -16,331 +1,866
Net migration rank 149/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - 1,866
2024 - 16,223 - 4,211
2023 -41,247 49,213 58,435 11,675
2022 -47,065 41,871 54,534 22,212
2021 -61,638 20,372 50,160 31,327
2020 -47,385 9,147 55,034 27,056
2019 -36,840 34,339 54,769 19,676
2018 -37,858 34,190 53,970 17,920
2017 -37,934 20,200 52,975 16,080
2016 -31,231 68 52,228 14,002
2015 -39,191 13,856 50,846 12,755
2014 -32,449 11,581 49,581 11,134
2013 -36,529 5,635 47,801 10,748
2012 -38,689 15,286 46,204 10,957
2011 -40,884 1,859 43,557 -4,067
2010 -40,000 10,592 42,046 -8,518
2009 -34,077 17,281 39,942 -8,626
2008 -31,118 16,166 38,147 -8,775
2007 -35,195 13,697 36,430 -8,905
2006 -32,228 19,890 34,690 -8,792
2005 -38,331 16,925 32,909 -8,195
2004 -37,396 16,637 31,478 -7,192
2003 -41,531 13,879 31,115 -6,153
2002 -36,571 2,822 31,947 -1,913
2001 -35,657 10,386 32,942 2,869
2000 -37,780 13,414 35,280 5,709
1999 -49,140 12,819 37,233 6,333
1998 -43,120 13,568 37,500 6,180
1997 -38,075 14,186 37,256 6,023
1996 -38,152 14,605 37,177 5,866
1995 -34,086 14,927 39,119 5,712
1994 -31,030 15,159 41,316 5,578
1993 -33,144 15,540 42,861 5,464
1992 -26,960 16,238 43,945 2,487
1991 -17,635 16,873 44,523 309
1990 -19,710 16,991 43,956 3,969
1989 -20,963 -16,991 37,715 75,072
1988 -15,895 -16,052 34,798 10,916
1987 -15,919 -16,175 33,340 4,559
1986 -18,072 -16,339 31,764 3,953
1985 -18,103 -15,890 30,575 2,090
1984 -21,336 -16,216 29,395 -267
1983 -21,379 -16,047 28,307 -481
1982 -10,705 -16,531 27,474 -889
1981 -2,142 -16,869 27,938 -18,901
1980 3,213 -17,795 28,142 -15,041
1979 23,549 3,629 28,930 -4,818
1978 27,780 290 29,821 -22,827
1977 45,787 -54 29,241 -3,907
1976 52,993 -472 28,785 -5,048
1975 63,243 -335 27,882 -553
1974 60,777 132 26,844 -744
1973 33,382 -1,512 25,754 -1,066
1972 34,315 -8 24,606 -236
1971 26,956 -15 23,467 -208
1970 32,048 -96 22,414 -244
1969 38,105 -333 21,387 -57
1968 39,997 -324 20,470 -636
1967 39,845 -414 19,498 -339
1966 36,643 -726 18,635 -1,023
1965 24,355 -537 17,902 -1,327
1964 31,371 -739 17,134 -1,660
1963 32,282 -822 16,430 -2,016
1962 21,128 -1,738 15,656 -2,403
1961 44,123 -1,177 14,936 -2,807
1960 44,926 -1,108 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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