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

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The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,514,251 in 2025 vs 12,025 people in Nauru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,454,659 people compared to 12,139 in Nauru.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 779 times bigger than Nauru's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 97th most populous country in the world, while Nauru is the 195th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.0001% for Nauru.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.03% in Nauru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.45M (6.12% decline), while Nauru has grown from 10K to 12.1K (21% growth).

Hungary vs Nauru: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Nauru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Nauru
2100 7,354,125 20,708
2099 7,369,935 20,677
2098 7,385,110 20,636
2097 7,399,578 20,596
2096 7,414,169 20,561
2095 7,428,875 20,526
2094 7,443,681 20,479
2093 7,458,651 20,423
2092 7,473,041 20,377
2091 7,487,818 20,332
2090 7,502,719 20,276
2089 7,518,368 20,210
2088 7,533,773 20,143
2087 7,549,845 20,087
2086 7,566,819 20,019
2085 7,584,011 19,950
2084 7,600,723 19,872
2083 7,618,082 19,787
2082 7,636,419 19,700
2081 7,655,375 19,603
2080 7,675,218 19,517
2079 7,695,945 19,411
2078 7,717,087 19,304
2077 7,739,401 19,198
2076 7,763,134 19,089
2075 7,788,149 18,978
2074 7,814,821 18,866
2073 7,842,708 18,750
2072 7,872,075 18,630
2071 7,902,830 18,527
2070 7,934,859 18,388
2069 7,967,725 18,281
2068 8,001,662 18,160
2067 8,036,057 18,017
2066 8,071,042 17,896
2065 8,107,187 17,769
2064 8,144,020 17,641
2063 8,179,967 17,516
2062 8,215,823 17,394
2061 8,251,186 17,260
2060 8,286,212 17,129
2059 8,320,988 17,006
2058 8,354,080 16,874
2057 8,386,894 16,745
2056 8,419,815 16,605
2055 8,451,799 16,465
2054 8,483,442 16,328
2053 8,514,311 16,186
2052 8,545,085 16,042
2051 8,575,999 15,881
2050 8,606,870 15,731
2049 8,638,405 15,565
2048 8,670,073 15,405
2047 8,702,640 15,234
2046 8,735,821 15,058
2045 8,769,752 14,888
2044 8,803,827 14,712
2043 8,838,318 14,539
2042 8,873,924 14,357
2041 8,910,032 14,174
2040 8,946,870 13,990
2039 8,984,555 13,821
2038 9,022,078 13,666
2037 9,060,601 13,507
2036 9,098,588 13,358
2035 9,136,984 13,190
2034 9,175,038 13,035
2033 9,212,552 12,888
2032 9,249,719 12,753
2031 9,286,177 12,619
2030 9,322,011 12,499
2029 9,357,056 12,381
2028 9,390,506 12,286
2027 9,422,739 12,177
2026 9,454,659 12,100
2025 9,514,251 12,025
2024 9,562,065 11,947
2023 9,592,186 11,875
2022 9,605,074 11,801
2021 9,630,932 11,709
2020 9,670,419 11,643
2019 9,694,824 11,587
2018 9,706,964 11,477
2017 9,726,756 11,324
2016 9,759,755 11,150
2015 9,797,755 10,954
2014 9,833,038 10,742
2013 9,872,734 10,517
2012 9,920,362 10,267
2011 9,971,727 10,098
2010 10,000,023 10,043
2009 10,022,650 10,016
2008 10,038,188 10,009
2007 10,055,780 10,020
2006 10,071,370 10,034
2005 10,087,065 10,049
2004 10,107,146 10,060
2003 10,129,552 10,059
2002 10,158,608 10,082
2001 10,187,576 10,130
2000 10,210,971 10,168
1999 10,237,530 10,187
1998 10,266,570 10,198
1997 10,290,486 10,197
1996 10,311,238 10,183
1995 10,328,965 10,165
1994 10,343,355 10,137
1993 10,357,523 10,102
1992 10,369,341 10,021
1991 10,373,400 9,850
1990 10,373,988 9,622
1989 10,481,719 9,390
1988 10,596,487 9,165
1987 10,612,741 8,946
1986 10,630,564 8,742
1985 10,648,713 8,551
1984 10,668,095 8,377
1983 10,689,463 8,216
1982 10,705,535 8,040
1981 10,711,848 7,839
1980 10,711,122 7,649
1979 10,704,152 7,468
1978 10,684,822 7,298
1977 10,648,031 7,163
1976 10,598,677 7,064
1975 10,540,525 6,987
1974 10,478,720 6,923
1973 10,432,055 6,866
1972 10,398,489 6,812
1971 10,367,537 6,762
1970 10,337,910 6,710
1969 10,298,723 6,581
1968 10,255,815 6,328
1967 10,216,604 6,135
1966 10,178,653 6,043
1965 10,147,935 5,832
1964 10,119,835 5,515
1963 10,087,947 5,226
1962 10,060,825 4,979
1961 10,027,958 4,774
1960 9,983,512 4,607

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 Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 305,096 people (a 3.13% decline), while Nauru's population increased by 989 people (a 8.87% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 97th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 29.6% to 15,731 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.

Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.7K 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
Nauru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Nauru
2100 -0.21% 0.15%
2099 -0.21% 0.2%
2098 -0.2% 0.19%
2097 -0.2% 0.17%
2096 -0.2% 0.17%
2095 -0.2% 0.23%
2094 -0.2% 0.27%
2093 -0.19% 0.23%
2092 -0.2% 0.22%
2091 -0.2% 0.28%
2090 -0.21% 0.33%
2089 -0.2% 0.33%
2088 -0.21% 0.28%
2087 -0.22% 0.34%
2086 -0.23% 0.35%
2085 -0.22% 0.39%
2084 -0.23% 0.43%
2083 -0.24% 0.44%
2082 -0.25% 0.5%
2081 -0.26% 0.44%
2080 -0.27% 0.54%
2079 -0.27% 0.56%
2078 -0.29% 0.55%
2077 -0.31% 0.57%
2076 -0.32% 0.59%
2075 -0.34% 0.6%
2074 -0.36% 0.62%
2073 -0.37% 0.65%
2072 -0.39% 0.56%
2071 -0.4% 0.75%
2070 -0.41% 0.59%
2069 -0.42% 0.66%
2068 -0.43% 0.8%
2067 -0.43% 0.68%
2066 -0.45% 0.71%
2065 -0.45% 0.73%
2064 -0.44% 0.71%
2063 -0.44% 0.7%
2062 -0.43% 0.78%
2061 -0.42% 0.76%
2060 -0.42% 0.73%
2059 -0.4% 0.78%
2058 -0.39% 0.77%
2057 -0.39% 0.85%
2056 -0.38% 0.85%
2055 -0.37% 0.84%
2054 -0.36% 0.87%
2053 -0.36% 0.9%
2052 -0.36% 1.01%
2051 -0.36% 0.96%
2050 -0.37% 1.06%
2049 -0.37% 1.04%
2048 -0.37% 1.12%
2047 -0.38% 1.17%
2046 -0.39% 1.14%
2045 -0.39% 1.2%
2044 -0.39% 1.19%
2043 -0.4% 1.27%
2042 -0.41% 1.29%
2041 -0.41% 1.32%
2040 -0.42% 1.22%
2039 -0.42% 1.14%
2038 -0.43% 1.17%
2037 -0.42% 1.12%
2036 -0.42% 1.27%
2035 -0.41% 1.19%
2034 -0.41% 1.14%
2033 -0.4% 1.06%
2032 -0.39% 1.06%
2031 -0.38% 0.96%
2030 -0.37% 0.96%
2029 -0.36% 0.77%
2028 -0.34% 0.9%
2027 -0.34% 0.64%
2026 -0.63% 0.63%
2025 -0.5% 0.65%
2024 -0.31% 0.61%
2023 -0.13% 0.63%
2022 -0.27% 0.79%
2021 -0.41% 0.57%
2020 -0.25% 0.48%
2019 -0.13% 0.96%
2018 -0.2% 1.35%
2017 -0.34% 1.56%
2016 -0.39% 1.79%
2015 -0.36% 1.97%
2014 -0.4% 2.14%
2013 -0.48% 2.43%
2012 -0.52% 1.67%
2011 -0.28% 0.55%
2010 -0.23% 0.27%
2009 -0.15% 0.07%
2008 -0.17% -0.11%
2007 -0.15% -0.14%
2006 -0.16% -0.15%
2005 -0.2% -0.11%
2004 -0.22% 0.01%
2003 -0.29% -0.23%
2002 -0.28% -0.47%
2001 -0.23% -0.37%
2000 -0.26% -0.19%
1999 -0.28% -0.11%
1998 -0.23% 0.01%
1997 -0.2% 0.14%
1996 -0.17% 0.18%
1995 -0.14% 0.28%
1994 -0.14% 0.35%
1993 -0.11% 0.81%
1992 -0.04% 1.74%
1991 -0.006% 2.37%
1990 -1.03% 2.47%
1989 -1.08% 2.45%
1988 -0.15% 2.45%
1987 -0.17% 2.33%
1986 -0.17% 2.23%
1985 -0.18% 2.08%
1984 -0.2% 1.96%
1983 -0.15% 2.19%
1982 -0.06% 2.56%
1981 0.007% 2.48%
1980 0.07% 2.42%
1979 0.18% 2.33%
1978 0.35% 1.88%
1977 0.47% 1.4%
1976 0.55% 1.1%
1975 0.59% 0.92%
1974 0.45% 0.83%
1973 0.32% 0.79%
1972 0.3% 0.74%
1971 0.29% 0.77%
1970 0.38% 1.96%
1969 0.42% 4%
1968 0.38% 3.15%
1967 0.37% 1.52%
1966 0.3% 3.62%
1965 0.28% 5.75%
1964 0.32% 5.53%
1963 0.27% 4.96%
1962 0.33% 4.29%
1961 0.45% 3.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Hungary declined by 0.5%, while Nauru's population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Hungary Nauru
Current population
9454659
12139
Population rank 97/197 195/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.0001%
One net population change
11 minutes
4.69 days
One birth every
6.7 minutes
1.25 days
One death every
4.1 minutes
4.06 days
Daily growth/decline -131 +0
Annual growth/decline -47,814 +78
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 119/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
3 days
Annual migration change -16,331 -122
Net migration rank 149/196 82/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 2,548
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 191/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 21.3%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 29/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Nauru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Nauru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -122
2024 -49,723 16,223 203 -121
2023 -41,247 49,213 213 -148
2022 -47,065 41,871 226 -144
2021 -61,638 20,372 236 -137
2020 -47,385 9,147 246 -214
2019 -36,840 34,339 255 -171
2018 -37,858 34,190 265 -131
2017 -37,934 20,200 279 -115
2016 -31,231 68 289 -105
2015 -39,191 13,856 291 -86
2014 -32,449 11,581 290 -69
2013 -36,529 5,635 291 -53
2012 -38,689 15,286 292 -38
2011 -40,884 1,859 291 -206
2010 -40,000 10,592 281 -246
2009 -34,077 17,281 261 -249
2008 -31,118 16,166 240 -243
2007 -35,195 13,697 222 -235
2006 -32,228 19,890 209 -224
2005 -38,331 16,925 204 -217
2004 -37,396 16,637 202 -210
2003 -41,531 13,879 201 -199
2002 -36,571 2,822 200 -247
2001 -35,657 10,386 203 -252
2000 -37,780 13,414 207 -236
1999 -49,140 12,819 212 -227
1998 -43,120 13,568 214 -217
1997 -38,075 14,186 218 -209
1996 -38,152 14,605 221 -204
1995 -34,086 14,927 225 -201
1994 -31,030 15,159 229 -196
1993 -33,144 15,540 235 -194
1992 -26,960 16,238 237 -121
1991 -17,635 16,873 225 0
1990 -19,710 16,991 214 20
1989 -20,963 -16,991 204 24
1988 -15,895 -16,052 195 29
1987 -15,919 -16,175 186 27
1986 -18,072 -16,339 178 21
1985 -18,103 -15,890 171 8
1984 -21,336 -16,216 166 -2
1983 -21,379 -16,047 163 -5
1982 -10,705 -16,531 162 30
1981 -2,142 -16,869 157 44
1980 3,213 -17,795 145 44
1979 23,549 3,629 130 48
1978 27,780 290 111 40
1977 45,787 -54 89 32
1976 52,993 -472 79 0
1975 63,243 -335 70 0
1974 60,777 132 63 0
1973 33,382 -1,512 57 0
1972 34,315 -8 53 0
1971 26,956 -15 50 0
1970 32,048 -96 49 0
1969 38,105 -333 71 132
1968 39,997 -324 116 180
1967 39,845 -414 117 -28
1966 36,643 -726 123 -32
1965 24,355 -537 113 218
1964 31,371 -739 100 203
1963 32,282 -822 88 181
1962 21,128 -1,738 75 158
1961 44,123 -1,177 70 120
1960 44,926 -1,108 72 76

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/nauru | 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 Nauru 64.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,503 people) and 35.4% is from migration (a loss of 1,372 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 2,548 people or 21.3% in Nauru.

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
Nauru
City Population
Yaren 747

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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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