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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 25.7 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.06% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Hungary vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Nigeria
2100 7,370,355 481,678,166
2099 7,386,200 481,494,914
2098 7,401,408 481,219,866
2097 7,415,908 480,876,108
2096 7,430,531 480,460,381
2095 7,445,269 479,976,454
2094 7,460,108 479,432,855
2093 7,475,111 478,807,152
2092 7,489,534 478,097,591
2091 7,504,343 477,274,569
2090 7,519,276 476,367,086
2089 7,534,960 475,363,859
2088 7,550,399 474,268,867
2087 7,566,507 473,072,894
2086 7,583,518 471,769,229
2085 7,600,748 470,365,292
2084 7,617,497 468,843,169
2083 7,634,894 467,224,322
2082 7,653,272 465,509,151
2081 7,672,270 463,679,779
2080 7,692,156 461,741,930
2079 7,712,929 459,680,797
2078 7,734,118 457,513,367
2077 7,756,481 455,254,796
2076 7,780,266 452,885,729
2075 7,805,336 450,402,898
2074 7,832,068 447,825,224
2073 7,860,016 445,152,156
2072 7,889,448 442,375,349
2071 7,920,271 439,499,004
2070 7,952,370 436,539,777
2069 7,985,309 433,472,204
2068 8,019,321 430,320,190
2067 8,053,791 427,066,199
2066 8,088,854 423,736,078
2065 8,125,079 420,318,527
2064 8,161,993 416,811,285
2063 8,198,019 413,231,409
2062 8,233,954 409,583,480
2061 8,269,395 405,859,509
2060 8,304,498 402,073,494
2059 8,339,351 398,228,736
2058 8,372,516 394,315,883
2057 8,405,403 390,341,867
2056 8,438,397 386,298,064
2055 8,470,451 382,193,151
2054 8,502,165 378,030,342
2053 8,533,102 373,799,276
2052 8,563,943 369,501,634
2051 8,594,925 365,149,555
2050 8,625,864 360,734,783
2049 8,657,469 356,271,401
2048 8,689,207 351,752,501
2047 8,721,846 347,169,674
2046 8,755,100 342,532,578
2045 8,789,106 337,834,528
2044 8,823,256 333,076,416
2043 8,857,823 328,256,555
2042 8,893,508 323,388,886
2041 8,929,696 318,469,120
2040 8,966,615 313,492,800
2039 9,004,383 308,474,350
2038 9,041,989 303,423,786
2037 9,080,597 298,351,344
2036 9,118,668 293,250,795
2035 9,157,148 288,138,368
2034 9,195,286 283,018,151
2033 9,232,883 277,897,810
2032 9,270,132 272,769,123
2031 9,306,671 267,666,779
2030 9,342,584 262,583,487
2029 9,377,706 257,504,936
2028 9,411,230 252,465,743
2027 9,443,534 247,457,208
2026 9,475,525 242,477,499
2025 9,535,248 237,546,527
2024 9,562,065 232,679,478
2023 9,592,186 227,882,945
2022 9,605,074 223,150,896
2021 9,630,932 218,529,286
2020 9,670,419 213,996,181
2019 9,694,824 209,485,641
2018 9,706,964 204,938,755
2017 9,726,756 200,254,579
2016 9,759,755 195,443,700
2015 9,797,755 190,671,878
2014 9,833,038 185,896,915
2013 9,872,734 181,049,443
2012 9,920,362 176,200,625
2011 9,971,727 171,379,598
2010 10,000,023 166,642,886
2009 10,022,650 162,049,464
2008 10,038,188 157,595,014
2007 10,055,780 153,267,261
2006 10,071,370 149,077,334
2005 10,087,065 145,017,253
2004 10,107,146 141,057,045
2003 10,129,552 137,202,644
2002 10,158,608 133,471,989
2001 10,187,576 129,862,595
2000 10,210,971 126,382,494
1999 10,237,530 123,047,320
1998 10,266,570 119,846,254
1997 10,290,486 116,754,792
1996 10,311,238 113,754,779
1995 10,328,965 110,819,428
1994 10,343,355 107,935,714
1993 10,357,523 105,122,069
1992 10,369,341 102,372,770
1991 10,373,400 99,720,162
1990 10,373,988 97,120,925
1989 10,481,719 94,531,014
1988 10,596,487 92,020,090
1987 10,612,741 89,591,716
1986 10,630,564 87,235,953
1985 10,648,713 84,897,973
1984 10,668,095 82,526,443
1983 10,689,463 80,438,260
1982 10,705,535 78,378,701
1981 10,711,848 76,068,103
1980 10,711,122 73,764,641
1979 10,704,152 71,498,242
1978 10,684,822 69,326,532
1977 10,648,031 67,234,590
1976 10,598,677 65,258,009
1975 10,540,525 63,410,815
1974 10,478,720 61,679,144
1973 10,432,055 60,082,139
1972 10,398,489 58,601,748
1971 10,367,537 57,214,684
1970 10,337,910 55,893,838
1969 10,298,723 54,631,914
1968 10,255,815 53,432,783
1967 10,216,604 52,293,065
1966 10,178,653 51,188,234
1965 10,147,935 50,086,764
1964 10,119,835 49,012,016
1963 10,087,947 47,973,575
1962 10,060,825 46,965,292
1961 10,027,958 45,989,310
1960 9,983,512 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Nigeria
2100 -0.21% 0.04%
2099 -0.21% 0.06%
2098 -0.2% 0.07%
2097 -0.2% 0.09%
2096 -0.2% 0.1%
2095 -0.2% 0.11%
2094 -0.2% 0.13%
2093 -0.19% 0.15%
2092 -0.2% 0.17%
2091 -0.2% 0.19%
2090 -0.21% 0.21%
2089 -0.2% 0.23%
2088 -0.21% 0.25%
2087 -0.22% 0.28%
2086 -0.23% 0.3%
2085 -0.22% 0.32%
2084 -0.23% 0.35%
2083 -0.24% 0.37%
2082 -0.25% 0.39%
2081 -0.26% 0.42%
2080 -0.27% 0.45%
2079 -0.27% 0.47%
2078 -0.29% 0.5%
2077 -0.31% 0.52%
2076 -0.32% 0.55%
2075 -0.34% 0.58%
2074 -0.36% 0.6%
2073 -0.37% 0.63%
2072 -0.39% 0.65%
2071 -0.4% 0.68%
2070 -0.41% 0.71%
2069 -0.42% 0.73%
2068 -0.43% 0.76%
2067 -0.43% 0.79%
2066 -0.45% 0.81%
2065 -0.45% 0.84%
2064 -0.44% 0.87%
2063 -0.44% 0.89%
2062 -0.43% 0.92%
2061 -0.42% 0.94%
2060 -0.42% 0.97%
2059 -0.4% 0.99%
2058 -0.39% 1.02%
2057 -0.39% 1.05%
2056 -0.38% 1.07%
2055 -0.37% 1.1%
2054 -0.36% 1.13%
2053 -0.36% 1.16%
2052 -0.36% 1.19%
2051 -0.36% 1.22%
2050 -0.37% 1.25%
2049 -0.37% 1.28%
2048 -0.37% 1.32%
2047 -0.38% 1.35%
2046 -0.39% 1.39%
2045 -0.39% 1.43%
2044 -0.39% 1.47%
2043 -0.4% 1.51%
2042 -0.41% 1.54%
2041 -0.41% 1.59%
2040 -0.42% 1.63%
2039 -0.42% 1.66%
2038 -0.43% 1.7%
2037 -0.42% 1.74%
2036 -0.42% 1.77%
2035 -0.41% 1.81%
2034 -0.41% 1.84%
2033 -0.4% 1.88%
2032 -0.39% 1.91%
2031 -0.38% 1.94%
2030 -0.37% 1.97%
2029 -0.36% 2%
2028 -0.34% 2.02%
2027 -0.34% 2.05%
2026 -0.63% 2.08%
2025 -0.28% 2.09%
2024 -0.31% 2.1%
2023 -0.13% 2.12%
2022 -0.27% 2.11%
2021 -0.41% 2.12%
2020 -0.25% 2.15%
2019 -0.13% 2.22%
2018 -0.2% 2.34%
2017 -0.34% 2.46%
2016 -0.39% 2.5%
2015 -0.36% 2.57%
2014 -0.4% 2.68%
2013 -0.48% 2.75%
2012 -0.52% 2.81%
2011 -0.28% 2.84%
2010 -0.23% 2.83%
2009 -0.15% 2.83%
2008 -0.17% 2.82%
2007 -0.15% 2.81%
2006 -0.16% 2.8%
2005 -0.2% 2.81%
2004 -0.22% 2.81%
2003 -0.29% 2.8%
2002 -0.28% 2.78%
2001 -0.23% 2.75%
2000 -0.26% 2.71%
1999 -0.28% 2.67%
1998 -0.23% 2.65%
1997 -0.2% 2.64%
1996 -0.17% 2.65%
1995 -0.14% 2.67%
1994 -0.14% 2.68%
1993 -0.11% 2.69%
1992 -0.04% 2.66%
1991 -0.006% 2.68%
1990 -1.03% 2.74%
1989 -1.08% 2.73%
1988 -0.15% 2.71%
1987 -0.17% 2.7%
1986 -0.17% 2.75%
1985 -0.18% 2.87%
1984 -0.2% 2.6%
1983 -0.15% 2.63%
1982 -0.06% 3.04%
1981 0.007% 3.12%
1980 0.07% 3.17%
1979 0.18% 3.13%
1978 0.35% 3.11%
1977 0.47% 3.03%
1976 0.55% 2.91%
1975 0.59% 2.81%
1974 0.45% 2.66%
1973 0.32% 2.53%
1972 0.3% 2.42%
1971 0.29% 2.36%
1970 0.38% 2.31%
1969 0.42% 2.24%
1968 0.38% 2.18%
1967 0.37% 2.16%
1966 0.3% 2.2%
1965 0.28% 2.19%
1964 0.32% 2.16%
1963 0.27% 2.15%
1962 0.33% 2.12%
1961 0.45% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Hungary Nigeria
Current population
9475525
243824469
Population rank 98/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 2.94%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
6.02 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
4.09 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -83 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 48/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 -15,258
Net migration rank 149/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -15,258
2024 - 16,223 - -35,202
2023 -41,247 49,213 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -47,065 41,871 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -61,638 20,372 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -47,385 9,147 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -36,840 34,339 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -37,858 34,190 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -37,934 20,200 4,706,183 78,685
2016 -31,231 68 4,761,594 75,265
2015 -39,191 13,856 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 -32,449 11,581 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 -36,529 5,635 4,811,751 40,201
2012 -38,689 15,286 4,774,508 71,138
2011 -40,884 1,859 4,728,363 67,808
2010 -40,000 10,592 4,629,173 47,966
2009 -34,077 17,281 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 -31,118 16,166 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 -35,195 13,697 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 -32,228 19,890 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 -38,331 16,925 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 -37,396 16,637 3,877,376 46,370
2003 -41,531 13,879 3,751,120 33,857
2002 -36,571 2,822 3,606,814 69,594
2001 -35,657 10,386 3,478,370 64,163
2000 -37,780 13,414 3,343,196 74,535
1999 -49,140 12,819 3,155,425 97,195
1998 -43,120 13,568 3,003,946 145,575
1997 -38,075 14,186 2,936,500 96,885
1996 -38,152 14,605 2,882,205 84,448
1995 -34,086 14,927 2,830,771 73,243
1994 -31,030 15,159 2,735,198 128,134
1993 -33,144 15,540 2,673,675 90,200
1992 -26,960 16,238 2,596,173 138,412
1991 -17,635 16,873 2,527,807 42,760
1990 -19,710 16,991 2,491,928 135,959
1989 -20,963 -16,991 2,452,324 99,588
1988 -15,895 -16,052 2,376,419 93,510
1987 -15,919 -16,175 2,322,397 64,418
1986 -18,072 -16,339 2,295,003 29,682
1985 -18,103 -15,890 2,289,784 61,514
1984 -21,336 -16,216 2,278,060 113,758
1983 -21,379 -16,047 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 -10,705 -16,531 2,233,401 101,116
1981 -2,142 -16,869 2,179,884 106,723
1980 3,213 -17,795 2,121,618 198,672
1979 23,549 3,629 2,074,807 137,721
1978 27,780 290 2,019,621 111,258
1977 45,787 -54 1,923,917 129,075
1976 52,993 -472 1,827,289 72,889
1975 63,243 -335 1,718,623 75,603
1974 60,777 132 1,624,813 44,281
1973 33,382 -1,512 1,525,485 -618
1972 34,315 -8 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 26,956 -15 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 32,048 -96 1,295,507 7,953
1969 38,105 -333 1,213,484 6,912
1968 39,997 -324 1,168,254 9,615
1967 39,845 -414 1,082,884 18,683
1966 36,643 -726 1,095,582 12,513
1965 24,355 -537 1,061,840 32,988
1964 31,371 -739 1,028,272 26,411
1963 32,282 -822 995,116 27,115
1962 21,128 -1,738 966,452 27,906
1961 44,123 -1,177 932,111 25,515
1960 44,926 -1,108 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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