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Population in Hungary compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,514,251 in 2025 vs 240,254 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,454,659 people compared to 247,495 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 38.2 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 97th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.83% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.45M (6.12% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 247K (49.4% growth).

Hungary vs Sao Tome and Principe: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Sao Tome
2100 7,354,125 538,656
2099 7,369,935 537,257
2098 7,385,110 535,715
2097 7,399,578 534,052
2096 7,414,169 532,281
2095 7,428,875 530,505
2094 7,443,681 528,585
2093 7,458,651 526,572
2092 7,473,041 524,436
2091 7,487,818 522,255
2090 7,502,719 519,929
2089 7,518,368 517,542
2088 7,533,773 515,028
2087 7,549,845 512,499
2086 7,566,819 509,949
2085 7,584,011 507,271
2084 7,600,723 504,516
2083 7,618,082 501,611
2082 7,636,419 498,655
2081 7,655,375 495,622
2080 7,675,218 492,416
2079 7,695,945 489,178
2078 7,717,087 485,864
2077 7,739,401 482,385
2076 7,763,134 478,877
2075 7,788,149 475,315
2074 7,814,821 471,700
2073 7,842,708 468,051
2072 7,872,075 464,286
2071 7,902,830 460,447
2070 7,934,859 456,490
2069 7,967,725 452,388
2068 8,001,662 448,306
2067 8,036,057 444,092
2066 8,071,042 439,773
2065 8,107,187 435,502
2064 8,144,020 431,068
2063 8,179,967 426,645
2062 8,215,823 422,127
2061 8,251,186 417,629
2060 8,286,212 413,061
2059 8,320,988 408,522
2058 8,354,080 403,970
2057 8,386,894 399,359
2056 8,419,815 394,790
2055 8,451,799 390,100
2054 8,483,442 385,416
2053 8,514,311 380,685
2052 8,545,085 375,964
2051 8,575,999 371,143
2050 8,606,870 366,347
2049 8,638,405 361,542
2048 8,670,073 356,694
2047 8,702,640 351,813
2046 8,735,821 346,841
2045 8,769,752 341,791
2044 8,803,827 336,747
2043 8,838,318 331,669
2042 8,873,924 326,608
2041 8,910,032 321,551
2040 8,946,870 316,415
2039 8,984,555 311,237
2038 9,022,078 306,029
2037 9,060,601 300,834
2036 9,098,588 295,584
2035 9,136,984 290,361
2034 9,175,038 285,145
2033 9,212,552 279,952
2032 9,249,719 274,798
2031 9,286,177 269,704
2030 9,322,011 264,687
2029 9,357,056 259,670
2028 9,390,506 254,717
2027 9,422,739 249,827
2026 9,454,659 245,033
2025 9,514,251 240,254
2024 9,562,065 235,536
2023 9,592,186 230,871
2022 9,605,074 226,305
2021 9,630,932 221,961
2020 9,670,419 217,435
2019 9,694,824 213,392
2018 9,706,964 210,187
2017 9,726,756 206,970
2016 9,759,755 203,689
2015 9,797,755 200,291
2014 9,833,038 196,767
2013 9,872,734 193,148
2012 9,920,362 189,439
2011 9,971,727 185,649
2010 10,000,023 181,802
2009 10,022,650 177,853
2008 10,038,188 173,793
2007 10,055,780 169,700
2006 10,071,370 165,638
2005 10,087,065 161,639
2004 10,107,146 157,705
2003 10,129,552 153,814
2002 10,158,608 149,922
2001 10,187,576 146,375
2000 10,210,971 144,018
1999 10,237,530 142,442
1998 10,266,570 140,751
1997 10,290,486 138,922
1996 10,311,238 136,962
1995 10,328,965 134,895
1994 10,343,355 132,732
1993 10,357,523 130,467
1992 10,369,341 128,110
1991 10,373,400 125,697
1990 10,373,988 122,980
1989 10,481,719 119,979
1988 10,596,487 116,939
1987 10,612,741 113,919
1986 10,630,564 111,150
1985 10,648,713 108,658
1984 10,668,095 106,394
1983 10,689,463 104,380
1982 10,705,535 102,508
1981 10,711,848 100,615
1980 10,711,122 98,544
1979 10,704,152 96,252
1978 10,684,822 93,794
1977 10,648,031 91,301
1976 10,598,677 88,922
1975 10,540,525 86,708
1974 10,478,720 84,672
1973 10,432,055 82,798
1972 10,398,489 81,041
1971 10,367,537 79,330
1970 10,337,910 77,626
1969 10,298,723 76,083
1968 10,255,815 74,765
1967 10,216,604 73,596
1966 10,178,653 72,576
1965 10,147,935 71,680
1964 10,119,835 70,865
1963 10,087,947 70,112
1962 10,060,825 69,403
1961 10,027,958 68,707
1960 9,983,512 68,012

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 305,096 people (a 3.13% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,806 people (a 21.5% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 97th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Hungary's population will shrink by 8.97% to 8,606,870 people with a rank change from 97th to 111th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 48% to 366,347 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 539K people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.35M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Sao Tome
2100 -0.21% 0.26%
2099 -0.21% 0.29%
2098 -0.2% 0.31%
2097 -0.2% 0.33%
2096 -0.2% 0.33%
2095 -0.2% 0.36%
2094 -0.2% 0.38%
2093 -0.19% 0.41%
2092 -0.2% 0.42%
2091 -0.2% 0.45%
2090 -0.21% 0.46%
2089 -0.2% 0.49%
2088 -0.21% 0.49%
2087 -0.22% 0.5%
2086 -0.23% 0.53%
2085 -0.22% 0.55%
2084 -0.23% 0.58%
2083 -0.24% 0.59%
2082 -0.25% 0.61%
2081 -0.26% 0.65%
2080 -0.27% 0.66%
2079 -0.27% 0.68%
2078 -0.29% 0.72%
2077 -0.31% 0.73%
2076 -0.32% 0.75%
2075 -0.34% 0.77%
2074 -0.36% 0.78%
2073 -0.37% 0.81%
2072 -0.39% 0.83%
2071 -0.4% 0.87%
2070 -0.41% 0.91%
2069 -0.42% 0.91%
2068 -0.43% 0.95%
2067 -0.43% 0.98%
2066 -0.45% 0.98%
2065 -0.45% 1.03%
2064 -0.44% 1.04%
2063 -0.44% 1.07%
2062 -0.43% 1.08%
2061 -0.42% 1.11%
2060 -0.42% 1.11%
2059 -0.4% 1.13%
2058 -0.39% 1.15%
2057 -0.39% 1.16%
2056 -0.38% 1.2%
2055 -0.37% 1.22%
2054 -0.36% 1.24%
2053 -0.36% 1.26%
2052 -0.36% 1.3%
2051 -0.36% 1.31%
2050 -0.37% 1.33%
2049 -0.37% 1.36%
2048 -0.37% 1.39%
2047 -0.38% 1.43%
2046 -0.39% 1.48%
2045 -0.39% 1.5%
2044 -0.39% 1.53%
2043 -0.4% 1.55%
2042 -0.41% 1.57%
2041 -0.41% 1.62%
2040 -0.42% 1.66%
2039 -0.42% 1.7%
2038 -0.43% 1.73%
2037 -0.42% 1.78%
2036 -0.42% 1.8%
2035 -0.41% 1.83%
2034 -0.41% 1.85%
2033 -0.4% 1.88%
2032 -0.39% 1.89%
2031 -0.38% 1.9%
2030 -0.37% 1.93%
2029 -0.36% 1.94%
2028 -0.34% 1.96%
2027 -0.34% 1.96%
2026 -0.63% 1.99%
2025 -0.5% 2%
2024 -0.31% 2.02%
2023 -0.13% 2.02%
2022 -0.27% 1.96%
2021 -0.41% 2.08%
2020 -0.25% 1.89%
2019 -0.13% 1.52%
2018 -0.2% 1.55%
2017 -0.34% 1.61%
2016 -0.39% 1.7%
2015 -0.36% 1.79%
2014 -0.4% 1.87%
2013 -0.48% 1.96%
2012 -0.52% 2.04%
2011 -0.28% 2.12%
2010 -0.23% 2.22%
2009 -0.15% 2.34%
2008 -0.17% 2.41%
2007 -0.15% 2.45%
2006 -0.16% 2.47%
2005 -0.2% 2.49%
2004 -0.22% 2.53%
2003 -0.29% 2.6%
2002 -0.28% 2.42%
2001 -0.23% 1.64%
2000 -0.26% 1.11%
1999 -0.28% 1.2%
1998 -0.23% 1.32%
1997 -0.2% 1.43%
1996 -0.17% 1.53%
1995 -0.14% 1.63%
1994 -0.14% 1.74%
1993 -0.11% 1.84%
1992 -0.04% 1.92%
1991 -0.006% 2.21%
1990 -1.03% 2.5%
1989 -1.08% 2.6%
1988 -0.15% 2.65%
1987 -0.17% 2.49%
1986 -0.17% 2.29%
1985 -0.18% 2.13%
1984 -0.2% 1.93%
1983 -0.15% 1.83%
1982 -0.06% 1.88%
1981 0.007% 2.1%
1980 0.07% 2.38%
1979 0.18% 2.62%
1978 0.35% 2.73%
1977 0.47% 2.68%
1976 0.55% 2.55%
1975 0.59% 2.4%
1974 0.45% 2.26%
1973 0.32% 2.17%
1972 0.3% 2.16%
1971 0.29% 2.2%
1970 0.38% 2.03%
1969 0.42% 1.76%
1968 0.38% 1.59%
1967 0.37% 1.41%
1966 0.3% 1.25%
1965 0.28% 1.15%
1964 0.32% 1.07%
1963 0.27% 1.02%
1962 0.33% 1.01%
1961 0.45% 1.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Hungary declined by 0.5%, while Sao Tome and Principe's population grew by 2%.

Live population counters

Hungary Sao Tome
Current population
9454659
247495
Population rank 97/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.003%
One net population change
11 minutes
1.86 hours
One birth every
6.7 minutes
1.32 hours
One death every
4.1 minutes
6.73 hours
Daily growth/decline -131 +13
Annual growth/decline -47,814 +4,718
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 50/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
13.5 hours
Annual migration change -16,331 -650
Net migration rank 149/196 90/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 1,955
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 194/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 162/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Sao Tome
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -650
2024 -49,723 16,223 5,315 -604
2023 -41,247 49,213 5,221 -592
2022 -47,065 41,871 5,102 -592
2021 -61,638 20,372 4,954 -782
2020 -47,385 9,147 4,874 0
2019 -36,840 34,339 4,932 -1,716
2018 -37,858 34,190 4,957 -1,757
2017 -37,934 20,200 5,007 -1,779
2016 -31,231 68 5,125 -1,793
2015 -39,191 13,856 5,269 -1,809
2014 -32,449 11,581 5,381 -1,801
2013 -36,529 5,635 5,449 -1,787
2012 -38,689 15,286 5,501 -1,739
2011 -40,884 1,859 5,445 -1,616
2010 -40,000 10,592 5,391 -1,529
2009 -34,077 17,281 5,349 -1,328
2008 -31,118 16,166 5,297 -1,203
2007 -35,195 13,697 5,226 -1,127
2006 -32,228 19,890 5,057 -1,031
2005 -38,331 16,925 4,897 -941
2004 -37,396 16,637 4,810 -894
2003 -41,531 13,879 4,702 -816
2002 -36,571 2,822 4,591 -690
2001 -35,657 10,386 4,471 -1,289
2000 -37,780 13,414 4,334 -2,798
1999 -49,140 12,819 4,221 -2,594
1998 -43,120 13,568 4,120 -2,364
1997 -38,075 14,186 4,041 -2,153
1996 -38,152 14,605 3,993 -1,974
1995 -34,086 14,927 3,948 -1,829
1994 -31,030 15,159 3,860 -1,644
1993 -33,144 15,540 3,841 -1,527
1992 -26,960 16,238 3,822 -1,432
1991 -17,635 16,873 3,801 -1,362
1990 -19,710 16,991 3,719 -727
1989 -20,963 -16,991 3,576 -571
1988 -15,895 -16,052 3,544 -465
1987 -15,919 -16,175 3,440 -470
1986 -18,072 -16,339 3,180 -614
1985 -18,103 -15,890 3,242 -828
1984 -21,336 -16,216 3,163 -1,041
1983 -21,379 -16,047 3,100 -1,203
1982 -10,705 -16,531 3,047 -1,203
1981 -2,142 -16,869 3,015 -1,067
1980 3,213 -17,795 2,965 -770
1979 23,549 3,629 2,893 -491
1978 27,780 290 2,800 -279
1977 45,787 -54 2,705 -255
1976 52,993 -472 2,608 -302
1975 63,243 -335 2,515 -392
1974 60,777 132 2,422 -474
1973 33,382 -1,512 2,329 -525
1972 34,315 -8 2,232 -517
1971 26,956 -15 2,127 -430
1970 32,048 -96 1,980 -279
1969 38,105 -333 1,862 -469
1968 39,997 -324 1,767 -520
1967 39,845 -414 1,693 -606
1966 36,643 -726 1,642 -688
1965 24,355 -537 1,611 -765
1964 31,371 -739 1,600 -819
1963 32,282 -822 1,609 -886
1962 21,128 -1,738 1,625 -927
1961 44,123 -1,177 1,657 -960
1960 44,926 -1,108 1,547 -860

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 64.2% of the population change in Hungary is from natural causes (a loss of 430,112 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 239,479 people). In Sao Tome and Principe 81.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,756 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 11,424 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 1,955 people or 0.8% in Sao Tome and Principe.

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
Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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