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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 4.46 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Hungary vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Slovenia
2100 7,370,355 1,640,541
2099 7,386,200 1,644,752
2098 7,401,408 1,648,834
2097 7,415,908 1,653,196
2096 7,430,531 1,657,434
2095 7,445,269 1,661,656
2094 7,460,108 1,665,825
2093 7,475,111 1,670,076
2092 7,489,534 1,674,280
2091 7,504,343 1,678,462
2090 7,519,276 1,682,998
2089 7,534,960 1,687,376
2088 7,550,399 1,691,788
2087 7,566,507 1,696,409
2086 7,583,518 1,701,325
2085 7,600,748 1,706,189
2084 7,617,497 1,711,157
2083 7,634,894 1,716,396
2082 7,653,272 1,721,709
2081 7,672,270 1,727,302
2080 7,692,156 1,733,405
2079 7,712,929 1,739,518
2078 7,734,118 1,746,152
2077 7,756,481 1,752,783
2076 7,780,266 1,759,639
2075 7,805,336 1,766,867
2074 7,832,068 1,774,528
2073 7,860,016 1,782,697
2072 7,889,448 1,790,658
2071 7,920,271 1,798,960
2070 7,952,370 1,807,483
2069 7,985,309 1,816,607
2068 8,019,321 1,825,849
2067 8,053,791 1,834,865
2066 8,088,854 1,844,034
2065 8,125,079 1,853,651
2064 8,161,993 1,863,550
2063 8,198,019 1,873,173
2062 8,233,954 1,882,832
2061 8,269,395 1,892,739
2060 8,304,498 1,902,939
2059 8,339,351 1,912,861
2058 8,372,516 1,922,175
2057 8,405,403 1,932,119
2056 8,438,397 1,941,469
2055 8,470,451 1,950,861
2054 8,502,165 1,959,953
2053 8,533,102 1,968,641
2052 8,563,943 1,977,227
2051 8,594,925 1,985,279
2050 8,625,864 1,993,115
2049 8,657,469 2,000,477
2048 8,689,207 2,007,283
2047 8,721,846 2,014,140
2046 8,755,100 2,020,756
2045 8,789,106 2,027,366
2044 8,823,256 2,033,871
2043 8,857,823 2,040,173
2042 8,893,508 2,046,339
2041 8,929,696 2,052,041
2040 8,966,615 2,057,278
2039 9,004,383 2,062,718
2038 9,041,989 2,067,922
2037 9,080,597 2,073,705
2036 9,118,668 2,079,201
2035 9,157,148 2,084,471
2034 9,195,286 2,089,430
2033 9,232,883 2,094,601
2032 9,270,132 2,099,622
2031 9,306,671 2,104,690
2030 9,342,584 2,109,416
2029 9,377,706 2,113,874
2028 9,411,230 2,118,053
2027 9,443,534 2,121,324
2026 9,475,525 2,124,138
2025 9,535,248 2,126,340
2024 9,562,065 2,127,400
2023 9,592,186 2,120,461
2022 9,605,074 2,112,076
2021 9,630,932 2,108,079
2020 9,670,419 2,102,419
2019 9,694,824 2,088,385
2018 9,706,964 2,073,894
2017 9,726,756 2,066,388
2016 9,759,755 2,065,042
2015 9,797,755 2,063,531
2014 9,833,038 2,061,980
2013 9,872,734 2,059,953
2012 9,920,362 2,057,159
2011 9,971,727 2,052,843
2010 10,000,023 2,048,583
2009 10,022,650 2,039,669
2008 10,038,188 2,021,316
2007 10,055,780 2,018,122
2006 10,071,370 2,006,868
2005 10,087,065 2,000,474
2004 10,107,146 1,997,012
2003 10,129,552 1,995,733
2002 10,158,608 1,994,530
2001 10,187,576 1,992,060
2000 10,210,971 1,988,925
1999 10,237,530 1,983,045
1998 10,266,570 1,981,629
1997 10,290,486 1,985,956
1996 10,311,238 1,988,628
1995 10,328,965 1,989,872
1994 10,343,355 1,989,443
1993 10,357,523 1,991,746
1992 10,369,341 1,996,498
1991 10,373,400 1,999,429
1990 10,373,988 1,998,161
1989 10,481,719 1,996,351
1988 10,596,487 1,995,196
1987 10,612,741 1,989,776
1986 10,630,564 1,965,964
1985 10,648,713 1,941,641
1984 10,668,095 1,932,154
1983 10,689,463 1,922,321
1982 10,705,535 1,910,334
1981 10,711,848 1,906,531
1980 10,711,122 1,901,315
1979 10,704,152 1,882,599
1978 10,684,822 1,862,548
1977 10,648,031 1,842,377
1976 10,598,677 1,820,249
1975 10,540,525 1,793,581
1974 10,478,720 1,776,132
1973 10,432,055 1,766,697
1972 10,398,489 1,752,233
1971 10,367,537 1,738,335
1970 10,337,910 1,724,891
1969 10,298,723 1,713,874
1968 10,255,815 1,704,546
1967 10,216,604 1,689,528
1966 10,178,653 1,669,905
1965 10,147,935 1,649,160
1964 10,119,835 1,632,114
1963 10,087,947 1,616,971
1962 10,060,825 1,603,649
1961 10,027,958 1,594,131
1960 9,983,512 1,584,720

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 Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 17.9% of the population in Hungary and 17.2% in Slovenia.

Population growth rate by year

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Slovenia
2100 -0.21% -0.26%
2099 -0.21% -0.25%
2098 -0.2% -0.26%
2097 -0.2% -0.26%
2096 -0.2% -0.25%
2095 -0.2% -0.25%
2094 -0.2% -0.25%
2093 -0.19% -0.25%
2092 -0.2% -0.25%
2091 -0.2% -0.27%
2090 -0.21% -0.26%
2089 -0.2% -0.26%
2088 -0.21% -0.27%
2087 -0.22% -0.29%
2086 -0.23% -0.29%
2085 -0.22% -0.29%
2084 -0.23% -0.31%
2083 -0.24% -0.31%
2082 -0.25% -0.32%
2081 -0.26% -0.35%
2080 -0.27% -0.35%
2079 -0.27% -0.38%
2078 -0.29% -0.38%
2077 -0.31% -0.39%
2076 -0.32% -0.41%
2075 -0.34% -0.43%
2074 -0.36% -0.46%
2073 -0.37% -0.44%
2072 -0.39% -0.46%
2071 -0.4% -0.47%
2070 -0.41% -0.5%
2069 -0.42% -0.51%
2068 -0.43% -0.49%
2067 -0.43% -0.5%
2066 -0.45% -0.52%
2065 -0.45% -0.53%
2064 -0.44% -0.51%
2063 -0.44% -0.51%
2062 -0.43% -0.52%
2061 -0.42% -0.54%
2060 -0.42% -0.52%
2059 -0.4% -0.48%
2058 -0.39% -0.51%
2057 -0.39% -0.48%
2056 -0.38% -0.48%
2055 -0.37% -0.46%
2054 -0.36% -0.44%
2053 -0.36% -0.43%
2052 -0.36% -0.41%
2051 -0.36% -0.39%
2050 -0.37% -0.37%
2049 -0.37% -0.34%
2048 -0.37% -0.34%
2047 -0.38% -0.33%
2046 -0.39% -0.33%
2045 -0.39% -0.32%
2044 -0.39% -0.31%
2043 -0.4% -0.3%
2042 -0.41% -0.28%
2041 -0.41% -0.25%
2040 -0.42% -0.26%
2039 -0.42% -0.25%
2038 -0.43% -0.28%
2037 -0.42% -0.26%
2036 -0.42% -0.25%
2035 -0.41% -0.24%
2034 -0.41% -0.25%
2033 -0.4% -0.24%
2032 -0.39% -0.24%
2031 -0.38% -0.22%
2030 -0.37% -0.21%
2029 -0.36% -0.2%
2028 -0.34% -0.15%
2027 -0.34% -0.13%
2026 -0.63% -0.1%
2025 -0.28% -0.05%
2024 -0.31% 0.33%
2023 -0.13% 0.4%
2022 -0.27% 0.19%
2021 -0.41% 0.27%
2020 -0.25% 0.67%
2019 -0.13% 0.7%
2018 -0.2% 0.36%
2017 -0.34% 0.07%
2016 -0.39% 0.07%
2015 -0.36% 0.08%
2014 -0.4% 0.1%
2013 -0.48% 0.14%
2012 -0.52% 0.21%
2011 -0.28% 0.21%
2010 -0.23% 0.44%
2009 -0.15% 0.91%
2008 -0.17% 0.16%
2007 -0.15% 0.56%
2006 -0.16% 0.32%
2005 -0.2% 0.17%
2004 -0.22% 0.06%
2003 -0.29% 0.06%
2002 -0.28% 0.12%
2001 -0.23% 0.16%
2000 -0.26% 0.3%
1999 -0.28% 0.07%
1998 -0.23% -0.22%
1997 -0.2% -0.13%
1996 -0.17% -0.06%
1995 -0.14% 0.02%
1994 -0.14% -0.12%
1993 -0.11% -0.24%
1992 -0.04% -0.15%
1991 -0.006% 0.06%
1990 -1.03% 0.09%
1989 -1.08% 0.06%
1988 -0.15% 0.27%
1987 -0.17% 1.21%
1986 -0.17% 1.25%
1985 -0.18% 0.49%
1984 -0.2% 0.51%
1983 -0.15% 0.63%
1982 -0.06% 0.2%
1981 0.007% 0.27%
1980 0.07% 0.99%
1979 0.18% 1.08%
1978 0.35% 1.09%
1977 0.47% 1.22%
1976 0.55% 1.49%
1975 0.59% 0.98%
1974 0.45% 0.53%
1973 0.32% 0.83%
1972 0.3% 0.8%
1971 0.29% 0.78%
1970 0.38% 0.64%
1969 0.42% 0.55%
1968 0.38% 0.89%
1967 0.37% 1.18%
1966 0.3% 1.26%
1965 0.28% 1.04%
1964 0.32% 0.94%
1963 0.27% 0.83%
1962 0.33% 0.6%
1961 0.45% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Hungary Slovenia
Current population
9475525
2124138
Population rank 98/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.03%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
1.26 hours
One birth every
6.02 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
4.09 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -83 +19
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 148/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -16,331 +2,711
Net migration rank 149/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - 2,711
2024 - 16,223 - 3,319
2023 -41,247 49,213 -4,665 5,339
2022 -47,065 41,871 -4,858 9,014
2021 -61,638 20,372 -4,216 2,477
2020 -47,385 9,147 -5,256 28,514
2019 -36,840 34,339 -1,254 16,352
2018 -37,858 34,190 -1,037 14,640
2017 -37,934 20,200 -207 1,359
2016 -31,231 68 826 1,195
2015 -39,191 13,856 826 712
2014 -32,449 11,581 2,268 -70
2013 -36,529 5,635 1,648 639
2012 -38,689 15,286 2,674 1,117
2011 -40,884 1,859 3,285 2,190
2010 -40,000 10,592 3,687 -410
2009 -34,077 17,281 3,060 11,594
2008 -31,118 16,166 3,437 2,971
2007 -35,195 13,697 1,211 14,191
2006 -32,228 19,890 602 6,081
2005 -38,331 16,925 -600 6,317
2004 -37,396 16,637 -599 1,759
2003 -41,531 13,879 -1,996 3,218
2002 -36,571 2,822 -1,197 1,975
2001 -35,657 10,386 -996 4,527
2000 -37,780 13,414 -398 3,124
1999 -49,140 12,819 -1,388 10,291
1998 -43,120 13,568 -1,189 -5,280
1997 -38,075 14,186 -794 -1,298
1996 -38,152 14,605 0 -2,456
1995 -34,086 14,927 0 356
1994 -31,030 15,159 199 -153
1993 -33,144 15,540 -199 -4,641
1992 -26,960 16,238 598 -5,547
1991 -17,635 16,873 2,199 -3,325
1990 -19,710 16,991 3,797 618
1989 -20,963 -16,991 4,592 -2,718
1988 -15,895 -16,052 5,986 -3,023
1987 -15,919 -16,175 5,771 2,972
1986 -18,072 -16,339 6,094 32,700
1985 -18,103 -15,890 6,213 3,404
1984 -21,336 -16,216 5,990 3,280
1983 -21,379 -16,047 6,343 3,613
1982 -10,705 -16,531 9,170 -8,695
1981 -2,142 -16,869 10,485 -5,016
1980 3,213 -17,795 11,027 3,128
1979 23,549 3,629 12,614 2,107
1978 27,780 290 11,920 2,113
1977 45,787 -54 12,160 2,584
1976 52,993 -472 12,196 2,226
1975 63,243 -335 11,658 2,421
1974 60,777 132 11,367 3,145
1973 33,382 -1,512 11,837 2,175
1972 34,315 -8 10,513 2,924
1971 26,956 -15 10,951 2,286
1970 32,048 -96 10,004 260
1969 38,105 -333 9,427 685
1968 39,997 -324 11,250 438
1967 39,845 -414 13,516 -192
1966 36,643 -726 15,697 -1,262
1965 24,355 -537 14,513 -1,421
1964 31,371 -739 12,567 -349
1963 32,282 -822 14,068 -180
1962 21,128 -1,738 13,150 148
1961 44,123 -1,177 14,985 -306
1960 44,926 -1,108 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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