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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,314 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,518,980 people compared to 17,663 in Palau.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 539 times bigger than Palau's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.12% for Hungary vs 0.0002% for Palau.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
  • Since 2005, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.52M (5.63% decline), while Palau has declined from 19.8K to 17.7K (10.9% decline).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 18% of the population in Hungary and 27% in Palau.

Hungary vs Palau: live population counter

Hungary Palau
Current population
9518980
17663
Population rank 98/197 194/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.0002%
One net population change
17.6 minutes
1.63 weeks
One birth every
6.02 minutes
1.89 days
One death every
4.09 minutes
1.8 days
One migration net change every
32.4 minutes
3.72 weeks
Annual migration change +16,223 -14
Daily growth/decline -82 +0
Annual growth/decline -29,872 -32
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% -0.18%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 176/197

Hungary and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Hungary
Population

Growth rate
Palau
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Hungary Palau Hungary Palau
1960 9,983,512 9,328 - -
1961 10,027,958 9,555 0.45% 2.43%
1962 10,060,825 9,793 0.33% 2.49%
1963 10,087,947 10,037 0.27% 2.49%
1964 10,119,835 10,292 0.32% 2.54%
1965 10,147,935 10,547 0.28% 2.48%
1966 10,178,653 10,805 0.3% 2.45%
1967 10,216,604 10,988 0.37% 1.69%
1968 10,255,815 11,080 0.38% 0.84%
1969 10,298,723 11,159 0.42% 0.71%
1970 10,337,910 11,368 0.38% 1.87%
1971 10,367,537 11,759 0.29% 3.44%
1972 10,398,489 12,194 0.3% 3.7%
1973 10,432,055 12,552 0.32% 2.94%
1974 10,478,720 12,687 0.45% 1.08%
1975 10,540,525 12,655 0.59% -0.25%
1976 10,598,677 12,598 0.55% -0.45%
1977 10,648,031 12,525 0.47% -0.58%
1978 10,684,822 12,440 0.35% -0.68%
1979 10,704,152 12,337 0.18% -0.83%
1980 10,711,122 12,271 0.07% -0.53%
1981 10,711,848 12,402 0.007% 1.07%
1982 10,705,535 12,694 -0.06% 2.35%
1983 10,689,463 13,006 -0.15% 2.46%
1984 10,668,095 13,337 -0.2% 2.54%
1985 10,648,713 13,688 -0.18% 2.63%
1986 10,630,564 14,024 -0.17% 2.45%
1987 10,612,741 14,334 -0.17% 2.21%
1988 10,596,487 14,645 -0.15% 2.17%
1989 10,481,719 14,945 -1.08% 2.05%
1990 10,373,988 15,259 -1.03% 2.1%
1991 10,373,400 15,614 -0.006% 2.33%
1992 10,369,341 15,989 -0.04% 2.4%
1993 10,357,523 16,372 -0.11% 2.4%
1994 10,343,355 16,770 -0.14% 2.43%
1995 10,328,965 17,195 -0.14% 2.53%
1996 10,311,238 17,654 -0.17% 2.67%
1997 10,290,486 18,108 -0.2% 2.57%
1998 10,266,570 18,524 -0.23% 2.3%
1999 10,237,530 18,901 -0.28% 2.04%
2000 10,210,971 19,178 -0.26% 1.47%
2001 10,187,576 19,352 -0.23% 0.91%
2002 10,158,608 19,503 -0.28% 0.78%
2003 10,129,552 19,659 -0.29% 0.8%
2004 10,107,146 19,820 -0.22% 0.82%
2005 10,087,065 19,819 -0.2% -0.005%
2006 10,071,370 19,593 -0.16% -1.14%
2007 10,055,780 19,302 -0.15% -1.49%
2008 10,038,188 19,009 -0.17% -1.52%
2009 10,022,650 18,709 -0.15% -1.58%
2010 10,000,023 18,396 -0.23% -1.67%
2011 9,971,727 18,078 -0.28% -1.73%
2012 9,920,362 17,765 -0.52% -1.73%
2013 9,872,734 17,648 -0.48% -0.66%
2014 9,833,038 17,715 -0.4% 0.38%
2015 9,797,755 17,770 -0.36% 0.31%
2016 9,759,755 17,797 -0.39% 0.15%
2017 9,726,756 17,812 -0.34% 0.08%
2018 9,706,964 17,814 -0.2% 0.01%
2019 9,694,824 17,798 -0.13% -0.09%
2020 9,670,419 17,792 -0.25% -0.03%
2021 9,630,932 17,783 -0.41% -0.05%
2022 9,605,074 17,759 -0.27% -0.13%
2023 9,592,186 17,727 -0.13% -0.18%
2024 9,562,314 17,695 -0.31% -0.18%
2025 9,518,980 17,663 -0.45% -0.18%
2026 9,473,059 17,618 -0.48% -0.25%
2027 9,440,865 17,564 -0.34% -0.31%
2028 9,407,907 17,504 -0.35% -0.34%
2029 9,373,535 17,436 -0.37% -0.39%
2030 9,337,966 17,376 -0.38% -0.34%
2031 9,301,690 17,299 -0.39% -0.44%
2032 9,264,741 17,228 -0.4% -0.41%
2033 9,227,265 17,163 -0.4% -0.38%
2034 9,189,343 17,092 -0.41% -0.41%
2035 9,150,977 17,012 -0.42% -0.47%
2036 9,112,647 16,940 -0.42% -0.43%
2037 9,074,256 16,858 -0.42% -0.48%
2038 9,036,089 16,779 -0.42% -0.47%
2039 8,998,343 16,689 -0.42% -0.54%
2040 8,960,956 16,604 -0.42% -0.51%
2041 8,924,349 16,510 -0.41% -0.57%
2042 8,888,360 16,403 -0.4% -0.65%
2043 8,853,182 16,302 -0.4% -0.61%
2044 8,818,771 16,202 -0.39% -0.62%
2045 8,784,653 16,097 -0.39% -0.65%
2046 8,750,973 15,977 -0.38% -0.74%
2047 8,717,982 15,863 -0.38% -0.71%
2048 8,685,744 15,749 -0.37% -0.72%
2049 8,654,021 15,632 -0.37% -0.74%
2050 8,622,711 15,515 -0.36% -0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Hungary decreased by 289,310 people (a 2.87% decline), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Hungary lost -278,775 (a 2.85% decline), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2005 and is 98th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Hungary's population will shrink by 9.42% to 8,622,711 people with a rank change from 98th to 111th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.

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