The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,314 in 2024 vs 36,554,707 people in Poland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,518,980 people compared to 36,176,920 in Poland.
Population statistics:
- Poland's population is 3.8 times bigger than Hungary's.
- Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
- The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.12% for Hungary vs 0.44% for Poland.
- For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
- Since 2005, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.52M (5.63% decline), while Poland has declined from 38.2M to 36.2M (5.21% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 18% of the population in Hungary and 33.1% in Poland.
Hungary vs Poland: live population counter
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| Current population |
9518980
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36176920
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| Population rank | 98/197 | 46/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
17.6 minutes
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3.96 minutes
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| One birth every |
6.02 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
4.09 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
32.4 minutes
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2.21 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +16,223 | -238,062 |
| Daily growth/decline | -82 | -363 |
| Annual growth/decline | -29,872 | -132,646 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.31% | -0.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 178/197 | 179/197 |
Hungary and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,983,512 | 29,637,450 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,027,958 | 29,964,000 | 0.45% | 1.1% |
| 1962 | 10,060,825 | 30,308,500 | 0.33% | 1.15% |
| 1963 | 10,087,947 | 30,712,000 | 0.27% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 10,119,835 | 31,139,450 | 0.32% | 1.39% |
| 1965 | 10,147,935 | 31,444,950 | 0.28% | 0.98% |
| 1966 | 10,178,653 | 31,681,000 | 0.3% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 10,216,604 | 31,987,155 | 0.37% | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 10,255,815 | 32,294,655 | 0.38% | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 10,298,723 | 32,548,300 | 0.42% | 0.79% |
| 1970 | 10,337,910 | 32,664,300 | 0.38% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 10,367,537 | 32,783,500 | 0.29% | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 10,398,489 | 33,055,650 | 0.3% | 0.83% |
| 1973 | 10,432,055 | 33,357,200 | 0.32% | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 10,478,720 | 33,678,899 | 0.45% | 0.96% |
| 1975 | 10,540,525 | 34,015,199 | 0.59% | 1% |
| 1976 | 10,598,677 | 34,356,300 | 0.55% | 1% |
| 1977 | 10,648,031 | 34,689,050 | 0.47% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 10,684,822 | 34,965,600 | 0.35% | 0.8% |
| 1979 | 10,704,152 | 35,247,217 | 0.18% | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 10,711,122 | 35,574,150 | 0.07% | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 10,711,848 | 35,898,587 | 0.007% | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 10,705,535 | 36,230,481 | -0.06% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 10,689,463 | 36,571,808 | -0.15% | 0.94% |
| 1984 | 10,668,095 | 36,904,134 | -0.2% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 10,648,713 | 37,201,885 | -0.18% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 10,630,564 | 37,456,119 | -0.17% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 10,612,741 | 37,668,045 | -0.17% | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 10,596,487 | 37,824,487 | -0.15% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 10,481,719 | 37,961,529 | -1.08% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 10,373,988 | 38,110,782 | -1.03% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 10,373,400 | 38,246,193 | -0.006% | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 10,369,341 | 38,363,667 | -0.04% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 10,357,523 | 38,461,408 | -0.11% | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 10,343,355 | 38,542,652 | -0.14% | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 10,328,965 | 38,594,998 | -0.14% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 10,311,238 | 38,624,370 | -0.17% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 10,290,486 | 38,649,660 | -0.2% | 0.07% |
| 1998 | 10,266,570 | 38,663,481 | -0.23% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 10,237,530 | 38,660,271 | -0.28% | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 10,210,971 | 38,258,629 | -0.26% | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 10,187,576 | 38,248,076 | -0.23% | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 10,158,608 | 38,230,364 | -0.28% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 10,129,552 | 38,204,570 | -0.29% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 10,107,146 | 38,182,222 | -0.22% | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 10,087,065 | 38,165,445 | -0.2% | -0.04% |
| 2006 | 10,071,370 | 38,141,267 | -0.16% | -0.06% |
| 2007 | 10,055,780 | 38,120,560 | -0.15% | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 10,038,188 | 38,125,759 | -0.17% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 10,022,650 | 38,151,603 | -0.15% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 10,000,023 | 38,042,794 | -0.23% | -0.29% |
| 2011 | 9,971,727 | 38,063,255 | -0.28% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 9,920,362 | 38,063,164 | -0.52% | -0% |
| 2013 | 9,872,734 | 38,040,196 | -0.48% | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 9,833,038 | 38,011,735 | -0.4% | -0.07% |
| 2015 | 9,797,755 | 37,986,412 | -0.36% | -0.07% |
| 2016 | 9,759,755 | 37,970,087 | -0.39% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 9,726,756 | 37,974,826 | -0.34% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 9,706,964 | 37,974,750 | -0.2% | -0% |
| 2019 | 9,694,824 | 37,965,475 | -0.13% | -0.02% |
| 2020 | 9,670,419 | 37,515,748 | -0.25% | -1.18% |
| 2021 | 9,630,932 | 36,981,559 | -0.41% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 9,605,074 | 36,821,749 | -0.27% | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 9,592,186 | 36,687,353 | -0.13% | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 9,562,314 | 36,554,707 | -0.31% | -0.36% |
| 2025 | 9,518,980 | 36,176,920 | -0.45% | -1.03% |
| 2026 | 9,473,059 | 35,894,534 | -0.48% | -0.78% |
| 2027 | 9,440,865 | 35,753,988 | -0.34% | -0.39% |
| 2028 | 9,407,907 | 35,605,295 | -0.35% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 9,373,535 | 35,447,860 | -0.37% | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 9,337,966 | 35,283,068 | -0.38% | -0.46% |
| 2031 | 9,301,690 | 35,111,838 | -0.39% | -0.49% |
| 2032 | 9,264,741 | 34,934,626 | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 9,227,265 | 34,753,118 | -0.4% | -0.52% |
| 2034 | 9,189,343 | 34,567,292 | -0.41% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 9,150,977 | 34,377,478 | -0.42% | -0.55% |
| 2036 | 9,112,647 | 34,183,187 | -0.42% | -0.57% |
| 2037 | 9,074,256 | 33,984,777 | -0.42% | -0.58% |
| 2038 | 9,036,089 | 33,782,992 | -0.42% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 8,998,343 | 33,577,269 | -0.42% | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 8,960,956 | 33,368,049 | -0.42% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 8,924,349 | 33,156,329 | -0.41% | -0.63% |
| 2042 | 8,888,360 | 32,941,367 | -0.4% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 8,853,182 | 32,722,775 | -0.4% | -0.66% |
| 2044 | 8,818,771 | 32,501,991 | -0.39% | -0.67% |
| 2045 | 8,784,653 | 32,278,695 | -0.39% | -0.69% |
| 2046 | 8,750,973 | 32,052,771 | -0.38% | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 8,717,982 | 31,824,481 | -0.38% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 8,685,744 | 31,593,911 | -0.37% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 8,654,021 | 31,360,713 | -0.37% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 8,622,711 | 31,124,396 | -0.36% | -0.75% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Hungary decreased by 289,310 people (a 2.87% decline), while Poland lost 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Hungary lost -278,775 (a 2.85% decline), while Poland's population decreased by -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline).
Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2005 and is 98th in 2025. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2005 and ranked 46th 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 Poland will decrease by 14% to 31,124,396 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Budapest | 1.69M |
| Debrecen | 202K |
| Miskolc | 144K |
| Pecs | 140K |
| Gyor | 130K |
| Nyiregyhaza | 115K |
| Kecskemet | 109K |
| Szekesfehervar | 96K |
| Szombathely | 77.8K |
| Erd | 71.3K |
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Population differences between Hungary and Poland
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| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | 79 years |
| Average age | 43.2 years | 42.7 years |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 42.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 271.4 ppl/mi² | 309 ppl/mi² |
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