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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 3.12 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Hungary vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Nepal
2100 7,370,355 31,902,377
2099 7,386,200 32,090,762
2098 7,401,408 32,277,789
2097 7,415,908 32,464,318
2096 7,430,531 32,647,891
2095 7,445,269 32,828,594
2094 7,460,108 33,009,460
2093 7,475,111 33,186,290
2092 7,489,534 33,361,327
2091 7,504,343 33,532,505
2090 7,519,276 33,699,660
2089 7,534,960 33,863,636
2088 7,550,399 34,022,597
2087 7,566,507 34,175,457
2086 7,583,518 34,322,945
2085 7,600,748 34,468,441
2084 7,617,497 34,605,513
2083 7,634,894 34,735,114
2082 7,653,272 34,856,938
2081 7,672,270 34,972,075
2080 7,692,156 35,080,783
2079 7,712,929 35,183,584
2078 7,734,118 35,277,254
2077 7,756,481 35,362,658
2076 7,780,266 35,440,746
2075 7,805,336 35,510,291
2074 7,832,068 35,573,094
2073 7,860,016 35,627,375
2072 7,889,448 35,670,886
2071 7,920,271 35,709,979
2070 7,952,370 35,739,580
2069 7,985,309 35,759,193
2068 8,019,321 35,770,405
2067 8,053,791 35,774,081
2066 8,088,854 35,770,220
2065 8,125,079 35,758,824
2064 8,161,993 35,737,661
2063 8,198,019 35,709,945
2062 8,233,954 35,669,839
2061 8,269,395 35,623,365
2060 8,304,498 35,567,728
2059 8,339,351 35,503,043
2058 8,372,516 35,427,419
2057 8,405,403 35,345,633
2056 8,438,397 35,253,644
2055 8,470,451 35,155,433
2054 8,502,165 35,050,330
2053 8,533,102 34,936,594
2052 8,563,943 34,816,009
2051 8,594,925 34,684,328
2050 8,625,864 34,546,267
2049 8,657,469 34,400,898
2048 8,689,207 34,250,249
2047 8,721,846 34,091,495
2046 8,755,100 33,921,975
2045 8,789,106 33,747,892
2044 8,823,256 33,566,784
2043 8,857,823 33,380,395
2042 8,893,508 33,186,321
2041 8,929,696 32,987,097
2040 8,966,615 32,781,189
2039 9,004,383 32,569,731
2038 9,041,989 32,349,742
2037 9,080,597 32,125,036
2036 9,118,668 31,892,962
2035 9,157,148 31,653,976
2034 9,195,286 31,407,460
2033 9,232,883 31,152,292
2032 9,270,132 30,890,627
2031 9,306,671 30,623,706
2030 9,342,584 30,349,201
2029 9,377,706 30,068,368
2028 9,411,230 29,780,585
2027 9,443,534 29,627,864
2026 9,475,525 29,585,230
2025 9,535,248 29,605,298
2024 9,562,065 29,651,054
2023 9,592,186 29,694,614
2022 9,605,074 29,715,436
2021 9,630,932 29,475,010
2020 9,670,419 28,966,574
2019 9,694,824 28,414,064
2018 9,706,964 28,079,689
2017 9,726,756 28,011,258
2016 9,759,755 27,955,462
2015 9,797,755 27,823,629
2014 9,833,038 27,672,370
2013 9,872,734 27,589,996
2012 9,920,362 27,534,915
2011 9,971,727 27,464,494
2010 10,000,023 27,341,952
2009 10,022,650 27,173,035
2008 10,038,188 26,990,037
2007 10,055,780 26,788,492
2006 10,071,370 26,565,425
2005 10,087,065 26,309,458
2004 10,107,146 26,016,656
2003 10,129,552 25,688,758
2002 10,158,608 25,328,981
2001 10,187,576 24,946,748
2000 10,210,971 24,546,509
1999 10,237,530 24,125,199
1998 10,266,570 23,680,357
1997 10,290,486 23,219,463
1996 10,311,238 22,741,862
1995 10,328,965 22,245,439
1994 10,343,355 21,717,479
1993 10,357,523 21,180,159
1992 10,369,341 20,609,707
1991 10,373,400 20,036,500
1990 10,373,988 19,524,573
1989 10,481,719 19,057,807
1988 10,596,487 18,638,661
1987 10,612,741 18,250,505
1986 10,630,564 17,868,124
1985 10,648,713 17,477,692
1984 10,668,095 17,085,242
1983 10,689,463 16,689,119
1982 10,705,535 16,297,987
1981 10,711,848 15,922,423
1980 10,711,122 15,553,105
1979 10,704,152 15,190,590
1978 10,684,822 14,839,695
1977 10,648,031 14,499,175
1976 10,598,677 14,177,649
1975 10,540,525 13,870,695
1974 10,478,720 13,568,435
1973 10,432,055 13,275,239
1972 10,398,489 12,989,099
1971 10,367,537 12,710,061
1970 10,337,910 12,436,190
1969 10,298,723 12,167,036
1968 10,255,815 11,906,266
1967 10,216,604 11,652,716
1966 10,178,653 11,408,710
1965 10,147,935 11,173,411
1964 10,119,835 10,946,392
1963 10,087,947 10,729,818
1962 10,060,825 10,521,116
1961 10,027,958 10,318,396
1960 9,983,512 10,123,658

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 Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M 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
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Nepal
2100 -0.21% -0.59%
2099 -0.21% -0.58%
2098 -0.2% -0.57%
2097 -0.2% -0.56%
2096 -0.2% -0.55%
2095 -0.2% -0.55%
2094 -0.2% -0.53%
2093 -0.19% -0.52%
2092 -0.2% -0.51%
2091 -0.2% -0.5%
2090 -0.21% -0.48%
2089 -0.2% -0.47%
2088 -0.21% -0.45%
2087 -0.22% -0.43%
2086 -0.23% -0.42%
2085 -0.22% -0.4%
2084 -0.23% -0.37%
2083 -0.24% -0.35%
2082 -0.25% -0.33%
2081 -0.26% -0.31%
2080 -0.27% -0.29%
2079 -0.27% -0.27%
2078 -0.29% -0.24%
2077 -0.31% -0.22%
2076 -0.32% -0.2%
2075 -0.34% -0.18%
2074 -0.36% -0.15%
2073 -0.37% -0.12%
2072 -0.39% -0.11%
2071 -0.4% -0.08%
2070 -0.41% -0.05%
2069 -0.42% -0.03%
2068 -0.43% -0.01%
2067 -0.43% 0.01%
2066 -0.45% 0.03%
2065 -0.45% 0.06%
2064 -0.44% 0.08%
2063 -0.44% 0.11%
2062 -0.43% 0.13%
2061 -0.42% 0.16%
2060 -0.42% 0.18%
2059 -0.4% 0.21%
2058 -0.39% 0.23%
2057 -0.39% 0.26%
2056 -0.38% 0.28%
2055 -0.37% 0.3%
2054 -0.36% 0.33%
2053 -0.36% 0.35%
2052 -0.36% 0.38%
2051 -0.36% 0.4%
2050 -0.37% 0.42%
2049 -0.37% 0.44%
2048 -0.37% 0.47%
2047 -0.38% 0.5%
2046 -0.39% 0.52%
2045 -0.39% 0.54%
2044 -0.39% 0.56%
2043 -0.4% 0.58%
2042 -0.41% 0.6%
2041 -0.41% 0.63%
2040 -0.42% 0.65%
2039 -0.42% 0.68%
2038 -0.43% 0.7%
2037 -0.42% 0.73%
2036 -0.42% 0.75%
2035 -0.41% 0.78%
2034 -0.41% 0.82%
2033 -0.4% 0.85%
2032 -0.39% 0.87%
2031 -0.38% 0.9%
2030 -0.37% 0.93%
2029 -0.36% 0.97%
2028 -0.34% 0.52%
2027 -0.34% 0.14%
2026 -0.63% -0.07%
2025 -0.28% -0.15%
2024 -0.31% -0.15%
2023 -0.13% -0.07%
2022 -0.27% 0.82%
2021 -0.41% 1.76%
2020 -0.25% 1.94%
2019 -0.13% 1.19%
2018 -0.2% 0.24%
2017 -0.34% 0.2%
2016 -0.39% 0.47%
2015 -0.36% 0.55%
2014 -0.4% 0.3%
2013 -0.48% 0.2%
2012 -0.52% 0.26%
2011 -0.28% 0.45%
2010 -0.23% 0.62%
2009 -0.15% 0.68%
2008 -0.17% 0.75%
2007 -0.15% 0.84%
2006 -0.16% 0.97%
2005 -0.2% 1.13%
2004 -0.22% 1.28%
2003 -0.29% 1.42%
2002 -0.28% 1.53%
2001 -0.23% 1.63%
2000 -0.26% 1.75%
1999 -0.28% 1.88%
1998 -0.23% 1.98%
1997 -0.2% 2.1%
1996 -0.17% 2.23%
1995 -0.14% 2.43%
1994 -0.14% 2.54%
1993 -0.11% 2.77%
1992 -0.04% 2.86%
1991 -0.006% 2.62%
1990 -1.03% 2.45%
1989 -1.08% 2.25%
1988 -0.15% 2.13%
1987 -0.17% 2.14%
1986 -0.17% 2.23%
1985 -0.18% 2.3%
1984 -0.2% 2.37%
1983 -0.15% 2.4%
1982 -0.06% 2.36%
1981 0.007% 2.37%
1980 0.07% 2.39%
1979 0.18% 2.36%
1978 0.35% 2.35%
1977 0.47% 2.27%
1976 0.55% 2.21%
1975 0.59% 2.23%
1974 0.45% 2.21%
1973 0.32% 2.2%
1972 0.3% 2.2%
1971 0.29% 2.2%
1970 0.38% 2.21%
1969 0.42% 2.19%
1968 0.38% 2.18%
1967 0.37% 2.14%
1966 0.3% 2.11%
1965 0.28% 2.07%
1964 0.32% 2.02%
1963 0.27% 1.98%
1962 0.33% 1.96%
1961 0.45% 1.92%

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 Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Hungary Nepal
Current population
9475525
29596762
Population rank 98/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.36%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
6.02 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
4.09 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline -83 -119
Annual growth/decline -30,121 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 174/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 -364,699
Net migration rank 149/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -364,699
2024 - 16,223 - -401,282
2023 -41,247 49,213 368,450 -409,782
2022 -47,065 41,871 379,021 -379,321
2021 -61,638 20,372 351,165 130,001
2020 -47,385 9,147 373,553 162,139
2019 -36,840 34,339 387,113 182,203
2018 -37,858 34,190 394,576 -295,151
2017 -37,934 20,200 406,219 -368,787
2016 -31,231 68 415,921 -341,748
2015 -39,191 13,856 410,565 -221,062
2014 -32,449 11,581 423,166 -310,156
2013 -36,529 5,635 424,804 -373,064
2012 -38,689 15,286 430,151 -371,707
2011 -40,884 1,859 429,957 -347,552
2010 -40,000 10,592 432,631 -269,963
2009 -34,077 17,281 441,290 -266,144
2008 -31,118 16,166 452,353 -261,540
2007 -35,195 13,697 464,780 -252,526
2006 -32,228 19,890 475,335 -241,455
2005 -38,331 16,925 489,093 -211,024
2004 -37,396 16,637 504,853 -197,336
2003 -41,531 13,879 516,575 -168,314
2002 -36,571 2,822 525,045 -153,730
2001 -35,657 10,386 542,118 -148,973
2000 -37,780 13,414 554,506 -147,193
1999 -49,140 12,819 557,847 -122,551
1998 -43,120 13,568 562,787 -108,400
1997 -38,075 14,186 565,882 -98,454
1996 -38,152 14,605 580,099 -92,307
1995 -34,086 14,927 591,283 -86,232
1994 -31,030 15,159 578,293 -27,415
1993 -33,144 15,540 561,549 -37,782
1992 -26,960 16,238 533,029 84,113
1991 -17,635 16,873 512,233 17,056
1990 -19,710 16,991 495,202 -640
1989 -20,963 -16,991 478,771 -39,808
1988 -15,895 -16,052 463,581 -64,246
1987 -15,919 -16,175 449,400 -72,437
1986 -18,072 -16,339 434,802 -47,017
1985 -18,103 -15,890 423,240 -30,154
1984 -21,336 -16,216 411,122 -19,300
1983 -21,379 -16,047 399,103 1,304
1982 -10,705 -16,531 385,741 -3,898
1981 -2,142 -16,869 374,145 -4,855
1980 3,213 -17,795 364,254 5,084
1979 23,549 3,629 355,597 88
1978 27,780 290 345,765 346
1977 45,787 -54 332,843 2,108
1976 52,993 -472 323,222 -15,119
1975 63,243 -335 312,479 -6,686
1974 60,777 132 303,078 -4,361
1973 33,382 -1,512 288,750 -1,076
1972 34,315 -8 286,708 -2,107
1971 26,956 -15 280,752 -7,284
1970 32,048 -96 272,439 1,847
1969 38,105 -333 264,560 -527
1968 39,997 -324 258,259 -746
1967 39,845 -414 249,240 347
1966 36,643 -726 241,716 -3,306
1965 24,355 -537 233,726 -1,551
1964 31,371 -739 227,948 -6,087
1963 32,282 -822 219,586 -8,303
1962 21,128 -1,738 215,368 -9,249
1961 44,123 -1,177 209,917 -10,601
1960 44,926 -1,108 203,374 -13,223

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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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