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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 15 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Hungary vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Russia
2100 7,370,355 124,983,377
2099 7,386,200 125,086,144
2098 7,401,408 125,186,329
2097 7,415,908 125,264,415
2096 7,430,531 125,354,177
2095 7,445,269 125,422,006
2094 7,460,108 125,474,373
2093 7,475,111 125,529,632
2092 7,489,534 125,604,261
2091 7,504,343 125,652,742
2090 7,519,276 125,707,894
2089 7,534,960 125,760,026
2088 7,550,399 125,810,124
2087 7,566,507 125,858,116
2086 7,583,518 125,926,035
2085 7,600,748 126,001,913
2084 7,617,497 126,076,414
2083 7,634,894 126,151,046
2082 7,653,272 126,234,371
2081 7,672,270 126,317,768
2080 7,692,156 126,414,511
2079 7,712,929 126,534,688
2078 7,734,118 126,674,591
2077 7,756,481 126,830,956
2076 7,780,266 126,982,766
2075 7,805,336 127,165,304
2074 7,832,068 127,362,143
2073 7,860,016 127,576,856
2072 7,889,448 127,802,632
2071 7,920,271 128,080,998
2070 7,952,370 128,353,977
2069 7,985,309 128,642,208
2068 8,019,321 128,920,237
2067 8,053,791 129,203,483
2066 8,088,854 129,511,983
2065 8,125,079 129,842,007
2064 8,161,993 130,177,089
2063 8,198,019 130,522,107
2062 8,233,954 130,851,664
2061 8,269,395 131,200,160
2060 8,304,498 131,526,812
2059 8,339,351 131,884,461
2058 8,372,516 132,247,211
2057 8,405,403 132,584,941
2056 8,438,397 132,925,501
2055 8,470,451 133,271,436
2054 8,502,165 133,595,068
2053 8,533,102 133,914,243
2052 8,563,943 134,180,223
2051 8,594,925 134,443,510
2050 8,625,864 134,687,487
2049 8,657,469 134,909,323
2048 8,689,207 135,117,641
2047 8,721,846 135,311,492
2046 8,755,100 135,482,008
2045 8,789,106 135,664,379
2044 8,823,256 135,863,165
2043 8,857,823 136,085,277
2042 8,893,508 136,307,658
2041 8,929,696 136,557,818
2040 8,966,615 136,821,807
2039 9,004,383 137,122,219
2038 9,041,989 137,433,644
2037 9,080,597 137,770,811
2036 9,118,668 138,118,955
2035 9,157,148 138,478,809
2034 9,195,286 138,852,689
2033 9,232,883 139,237,595
2032 9,270,132 139,635,142
2031 9,306,671 140,058,187
2030 9,342,584 140,453,528
2029 9,377,706 140,840,370
2028 9,411,230 141,214,141
2027 9,443,534 141,580,416
2026 9,475,525 141,906,741
2025 9,535,248 142,772,403
2024 9,562,065 143,533,851
2023 9,592,186 143,826,130
2022 9,605,074 144,236,933
2021 9,630,932 144,746,762
2020 9,670,419 145,245,148
2019 9,694,824 145,453,291
2018 9,706,964 145,398,106
2017 9,726,756 145,293,260
2016 9,759,755 145,015,460
2015 9,797,755 144,640,716
2014 9,833,038 144,237,223
2013 9,872,734 143,805,638
2012 9,920,362 143,378,447
2011 9,971,727 143,018,195
2010 10,000,023 142,849,468
2009 10,022,650 142,785,348
2008 10,038,188 142,742,366
2007 10,055,780 142,805,114
2006 10,071,370 143,049,637
2005 10,087,065 143,518,814
2004 10,107,146 144,067,316
2003 10,129,552 144,648,618
2002 10,158,608 145,306,497
2001 10,187,576 145,976,482
2000 10,210,971 146,596,869
1999 10,237,530 147,214,776
1998 10,266,570 147,670,784
1997 10,290,486 147,915,361
1996 10,311,238 148,160,129
1995 10,328,965 148,375,787
1994 10,343,355 148,407,912
1993 10,357,523 148,458,777
1992 10,369,341 148,538,197
1991 10,373,400 148,394,216
1990 10,373,988 147,969,406
1989 10,481,719 147,721,000
1988 10,596,487 146,857,000
1987 10,612,741 145,908,000
1986 10,630,564 144,894,000
1985 10,648,713 143,858,000
1984 10,668,095 142,745,000
1983 10,689,463 141,668,000
1982 10,705,535 140,823,000
1981 10,711,848 139,941,000
1980 10,711,122 139,010,000
1979 10,704,152 138,027,000
1978 10,684,822 137,060,000
1977 10,648,031 136,100,000
1976 10,598,677 135,147,000
1975 10,540,525 134,200,000
1974 10,478,720 133,432,000
1973 10,432,055 132,669,000
1972 10,398,489 131,909,000
1971 10,367,537 131,155,000
1970 10,337,910 130,404,000
1969 10,298,723 129,664,000
1968 10,255,815 128,928,000
1967 10,216,604 128,196,000
1966 10,178,653 127,468,000
1965 10,147,935 126,745,000
1964 10,119,835 125,345,000
1963 10,087,947 123,960,000
1962 10,060,825 122,591,000
1961 10,027,958 121,236,000
1960 9,983,512 119,897,000

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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 17.9% of the population in Hungary and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Russia
2100 -0.21% -0.08%
2099 -0.21% -0.08%
2098 -0.2% -0.06%
2097 -0.2% -0.07%
2096 -0.2% -0.05%
2095 -0.2% -0.04%
2094 -0.2% -0.04%
2093 -0.19% -0.06%
2092 -0.2% -0.04%
2091 -0.2% -0.04%
2090 -0.21% -0.04%
2089 -0.2% -0.04%
2088 -0.21% -0.04%
2087 -0.22% -0.05%
2086 -0.23% -0.06%
2085 -0.22% -0.06%
2084 -0.23% -0.06%
2083 -0.24% -0.07%
2082 -0.25% -0.07%
2081 -0.26% -0.08%
2080 -0.27% -0.09%
2079 -0.27% -0.11%
2078 -0.29% -0.12%
2077 -0.31% -0.12%
2076 -0.32% -0.14%
2075 -0.34% -0.15%
2074 -0.36% -0.17%
2073 -0.37% -0.18%
2072 -0.39% -0.22%
2071 -0.4% -0.21%
2070 -0.41% -0.22%
2069 -0.42% -0.22%
2068 -0.43% -0.22%
2067 -0.43% -0.24%
2066 -0.45% -0.25%
2065 -0.45% -0.26%
2064 -0.44% -0.26%
2063 -0.44% -0.25%
2062 -0.43% -0.27%
2061 -0.42% -0.25%
2060 -0.42% -0.27%
2059 -0.4% -0.27%
2058 -0.39% -0.25%
2057 -0.39% -0.26%
2056 -0.38% -0.26%
2055 -0.37% -0.24%
2054 -0.36% -0.24%
2053 -0.36% -0.2%
2052 -0.36% -0.2%
2051 -0.36% -0.18%
2050 -0.37% -0.16%
2049 -0.37% -0.15%
2048 -0.37% -0.14%
2047 -0.38% -0.13%
2046 -0.39% -0.13%
2045 -0.39% -0.15%
2044 -0.39% -0.16%
2043 -0.4% -0.16%
2042 -0.41% -0.18%
2041 -0.41% -0.19%
2040 -0.42% -0.22%
2039 -0.42% -0.23%
2038 -0.43% -0.24%
2037 -0.42% -0.25%
2036 -0.42% -0.26%
2035 -0.41% -0.27%
2034 -0.41% -0.28%
2033 -0.4% -0.28%
2032 -0.39% -0.3%
2031 -0.38% -0.28%
2030 -0.37% -0.27%
2029 -0.36% -0.26%
2028 -0.34% -0.26%
2027 -0.34% -0.23%
2026 -0.63% -0.61%
2025 -0.28% -0.53%
2024 -0.31% -0.2%
2023 -0.13% -0.28%
2022 -0.27% -0.35%
2021 -0.41% -0.34%
2020 -0.25% -0.14%
2019 -0.13% 0.04%
2018 -0.2% 0.07%
2017 -0.34% 0.19%
2016 -0.39% 0.26%
2015 -0.36% 0.28%
2014 -0.4% 0.3%
2013 -0.48% 0.3%
2012 -0.52% 0.25%
2011 -0.28% 0.12%
2010 -0.23% 0.04%
2009 -0.15% 0.03%
2008 -0.17% -0.04%
2007 -0.15% -0.17%
2006 -0.16% -0.33%
2005 -0.2% -0.38%
2004 -0.22% -0.4%
2003 -0.29% -0.45%
2002 -0.28% -0.46%
2001 -0.23% -0.42%
2000 -0.26% -0.42%
1999 -0.28% -0.31%
1998 -0.23% -0.17%
1997 -0.2% -0.17%
1996 -0.17% -0.15%
1995 -0.14% -0.02%
1994 -0.14% -0.03%
1993 -0.11% -0.05%
1992 -0.04% 0.1%
1991 -0.006% 0.29%
1990 -1.03% 0.17%
1989 -1.08% 0.59%
1988 -0.15% 0.65%
1987 -0.17% 0.7%
1986 -0.17% 0.72%
1985 -0.18% 0.78%
1984 -0.2% 0.76%
1983 -0.15% 0.6%
1982 -0.06% 0.63%
1981 0.007% 0.67%
1980 0.07% 0.71%
1979 0.18% 0.71%
1978 0.35% 0.71%
1977 0.47% 0.71%
1976 0.55% 0.71%
1975 0.59% 0.58%
1974 0.45% 0.58%
1973 0.32% 0.58%
1972 0.3% 0.57%
1971 0.29% 0.58%
1970 0.38% 0.57%
1969 0.42% 0.57%
1968 0.38% 0.57%
1967 0.37% 0.57%
1966 0.3% 0.57%
1965 0.28% 1.12%
1964 0.32% 1.12%
1963 0.27% 1.12%
1962 0.33% 1.12%
1961 0.45% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Hungary Russia
Current population
9475525
141906741
Population rank 98/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.71%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
6.02 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
4.09 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -83 -801
Annual growth/decline -30,121 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 177/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 -251,822
Net migration rank 149/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -251,822
2024 - 16,223 - -178,042
2023 -41,247 49,213 -503,392 27,807
2022 -47,065 41,871 -576,948 765,629
2021 -61,638 20,372 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -47,385 9,147 -697,177 334,094
2019 -36,840 34,339 -319,997 336,494
2018 -37,858 34,190 -232,637 339,972
2017 -37,934 20,200 -130,764 396,619
2016 -31,231 68 0 447,645
2015 -39,191 13,856 43,392 384,756
2014 -32,449 11,581 28,848 264,698
2013 -36,529 5,635 28,761 289,872
2012 -38,689 15,286 0 285,977
2011 -40,884 1,859 -128,716 309,377
2010 -40,000 10,592 -242,844 307,555
2009 -34,077 17,281 -257,014 350,206
2008 -31,118 16,166 -356,856 360,840
2007 -35,195 13,697 -471,257 365,717
2006 -32,228 19,890 -686,638 308,370
2005 -38,331 16,925 -846,761 263,541
2004 -37,396 16,637 -792,370 261,519
2003 -41,531 13,879 -896,822 256,804
2002 -36,571 2,822 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 -35,657 10,386 -963,445 259,614
2000 -37,780 13,414 -967,540 550,401
1999 -49,140 12,819 -927,453 375,468
1998 -43,120 13,568 -694,053 528,135
1997 -38,075 14,186 -769,159 541,387
1996 -38,152 14,605 -785,248 587,171
1995 -34,086 14,927 -845,742 723,875
1994 -31,030 15,159 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 -33,144 15,540 -757,140 507,229
1992 -26,960 16,238 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 -17,635 16,873 103,876 125,505
1990 -19,710 16,991 325,533 299,863
1989 -20,963 -16,991 576,112 89,400
1988 -15,895 -16,052 778,343 269,862
1987 -15,919 -16,175 977,583 275,611
1986 -18,072 -16,339 985,279 283,553
1985 -18,103 -15,890 762,447 280,614
1984 -21,336 -16,216 756,548 247,026
1983 -21,379 -16,047 906,676 200,159
1982 -10,705 -16,531 830,855 107,520
1981 -2,142 -16,869 713,700 36,686
1980 3,213 -17,795 681,149 10,440
1979 23,549 3,629 690,135 -5,791
1978 27,780 290 812,766 108,882
1977 45,787 -54 832,932 122,316
1976 52,993 -472 852,237 113,851
1975 63,243 -335 843,850 80,069
1974 60,777 132 883,186 -51,759
1973 33,382 -1,512 846,561 -107,568
1972 34,315 -8 872,050 -111,168
1971 26,956 -15 854,999 -134,968
1970 32,048 -96 785,554 -264,464
1969 38,105 -333 753,088 -64,643
1968 39,997 -324 787,621 -83,221
1967 39,845 -414 854,554 -116,029
1966 36,643 -726 989,279 -111,360
1965 24,355 -537 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 31,371 -739 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 32,282 -822 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 21,128 -1,738 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 44,123 -1,177 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 44,926 -1,108 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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