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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 2.16 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Hungary vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Somalia
2100 7,370,355 68,384,185
2099 7,386,200 68,040,371
2098 7,401,408 67,702,230
2097 7,415,908 67,362,336
2096 7,430,531 66,972,933
2095 7,445,269 66,585,659
2094 7,460,108 66,179,819
2093 7,475,111 65,760,590
2092 7,489,534 65,324,261
2091 7,504,343 64,852,843
2090 7,519,276 64,362,727
2089 7,534,960 63,922,797
2088 7,550,399 63,464,036
2087 7,566,507 62,987,028
2086 7,583,518 62,447,029
2085 7,600,748 61,873,597
2084 7,617,497 61,318,916
2083 7,634,894 60,761,800
2082 7,653,272 60,187,980
2081 7,672,270 59,676,722
2080 7,692,156 59,100,915
2079 7,712,929 58,477,428
2078 7,734,118 57,852,528
2077 7,756,481 57,211,821
2076 7,780,266 56,602,463
2075 7,805,336 56,005,600
2074 7,832,068 55,330,165
2073 7,860,016 54,651,918
2072 7,889,448 53,978,548
2071 7,920,271 53,284,016
2070 7,952,370 52,573,210
2069 7,985,309 51,878,214
2068 8,019,321 51,197,653
2067 8,053,791 50,493,028
2066 8,088,854 49,779,172
2065 8,125,079 49,024,665
2064 8,161,993 48,265,876
2063 8,198,019 47,522,361
2062 8,233,954 46,785,920
2061 8,269,395 46,037,526
2060 8,304,498 45,220,507
2059 8,339,351 44,397,936
2058 8,372,516 43,659,021
2057 8,405,403 42,897,422
2056 8,438,397 42,121,542
2055 8,470,451 41,318,179
2054 8,502,165 40,513,141
2053 8,533,102 39,744,995
2052 8,563,943 38,992,177
2051 8,594,925 38,228,872
2050 8,625,864 37,471,735
2049 8,657,469 36,739,905
2048 8,689,207 35,984,999
2047 8,721,846 35,218,863
2046 8,755,100 34,462,403
2045 8,789,106 33,717,596
2044 8,823,256 32,977,674
2043 8,857,823 32,247,710
2042 8,893,508 31,537,272
2041 8,929,696 30,794,853
2040 8,966,615 30,032,324
2039 9,004,383 29,312,883
2038 9,041,989 28,583,386
2037 9,080,597 27,838,646
2036 9,118,668 27,114,453
2035 9,157,148 26,385,421
2034 9,195,286 25,687,629
2033 9,232,883 25,018,509
2032 9,270,132 24,338,597
2031 9,306,671 23,657,353
2030 9,342,584 22,965,742
2029 9,377,706 22,299,610
2028 9,411,230 21,651,582
2027 9,443,534 20,991,860
2026 9,475,525 20,322,668
2025 9,535,248 19,666,990
2024 9,562,065 19,009,151
2023 9,592,186 18,358,615
2022 9,605,074 17,801,897
2021 9,630,932 17,271,431
2020 9,670,419 16,651,191
2019 9,694,824 16,030,971
2018 9,706,964 15,452,487
2017 9,726,756 14,916,629
2016 9,759,755 14,348,740
2015 9,797,755 13,806,963
2014 9,833,038 13,339,491
2013 9,872,734 12,869,594
2012 9,920,362 12,461,160
2011 9,971,727 12,348,830
2010 10,000,023 12,261,756
2009 10,022,650 11,961,201
2008 10,038,188 11,663,084
2007 10,055,780 11,322,582
2006 10,071,370 10,975,502
2005 10,087,065 10,644,228
2004 10,107,146 10,280,998
2003 10,129,552 9,909,157
2002 10,158,608 9,550,063
2001 10,187,576 9,198,493
2000 10,210,971 8,838,713
1999 10,237,530 8,492,059
1998 10,266,570 8,155,417
1997 10,290,486 7,824,525
1996 10,311,238 7,554,474
1995 10,328,965 7,285,007
1994 10,343,355 7,026,797
1993 10,357,523 6,681,399
1992 10,369,341 6,495,107
1991 10,373,400 6,813,760
1990 10,373,988 7,082,811
1989 10,481,719 7,114,817
1988 10,596,487 7,235,360
1987 10,612,741 7,228,302
1986 10,630,564 6,974,788
1985 10,648,713 6,693,289
1984 10,668,095 6,428,389
1983 10,689,463 6,198,430
1982 10,705,535 6,003,840
1981 10,711,848 5,982,849
1980 10,711,122 5,936,154
1979 10,704,152 5,449,117
1978 10,684,822 4,814,892
1977 10,648,031 4,484,050
1976 10,598,677 4,365,812
1975 10,540,525 4,257,535
1974 10,478,720 4,151,842
1973 10,432,055 4,045,592
1972 10,398,489 3,939,436
1971 10,367,537 3,837,691
1970 10,337,910 3,738,448
1969 10,298,723 3,641,015
1968 10,255,815 3,546,590
1967 10,216,604 3,454,537
1966 10,178,653 3,365,106
1965 10,147,935 3,277,874
1964 10,119,835 3,192,796
1963 10,087,947 3,110,361
1962 10,060,825 3,030,091
1961 10,027,958 2,952,054
1960 9,983,512 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Somalia
2100 -0.21% 0.51%
2099 -0.21% 0.5%
2098 -0.2% 0.5%
2097 -0.2% 0.58%
2096 -0.2% 0.58%
2095 -0.2% 0.61%
2094 -0.2% 0.64%
2093 -0.19% 0.67%
2092 -0.2% 0.73%
2091 -0.2% 0.76%
2090 -0.21% 0.69%
2089 -0.2% 0.72%
2088 -0.21% 0.76%
2087 -0.22% 0.86%
2086 -0.23% 0.93%
2085 -0.22% 0.9%
2084 -0.23% 0.92%
2083 -0.24% 0.95%
2082 -0.25% 0.86%
2081 -0.26% 0.97%
2080 -0.27% 1.07%
2079 -0.27% 1.08%
2078 -0.29% 1.12%
2077 -0.31% 1.08%
2076 -0.32% 1.07%
2075 -0.34% 1.22%
2074 -0.36% 1.24%
2073 -0.37% 1.25%
2072 -0.39% 1.3%
2071 -0.4% 1.35%
2070 -0.41% 1.34%
2069 -0.42% 1.33%
2068 -0.43% 1.4%
2067 -0.43% 1.43%
2066 -0.45% 1.54%
2065 -0.45% 1.57%
2064 -0.44% 1.56%
2063 -0.44% 1.57%
2062 -0.43% 1.63%
2061 -0.42% 1.81%
2060 -0.42% 1.85%
2059 -0.4% 1.69%
2058 -0.39% 1.78%
2057 -0.39% 1.84%
2056 -0.38% 1.94%
2055 -0.37% 1.99%
2054 -0.36% 1.93%
2053 -0.36% 1.93%
2052 -0.36% 2%
2051 -0.36% 2.02%
2050 -0.37% 1.99%
2049 -0.37% 2.1%
2048 -0.37% 2.18%
2047 -0.38% 2.2%
2046 -0.39% 2.21%
2045 -0.39% 2.24%
2044 -0.39% 2.26%
2043 -0.4% 2.25%
2042 -0.41% 2.41%
2041 -0.41% 2.54%
2040 -0.42% 2.45%
2039 -0.42% 2.55%
2038 -0.43% 2.68%
2037 -0.42% 2.67%
2036 -0.42% 2.76%
2035 -0.41% 2.72%
2034 -0.41% 2.67%
2033 -0.4% 2.79%
2032 -0.39% 2.88%
2031 -0.38% 3.01%
2030 -0.37% 2.99%
2029 -0.36% 2.99%
2028 -0.34% 3.14%
2027 -0.34% 3.29%
2026 -0.63% 3.33%
2025 -0.28% 3.46%
2024 -0.31% 3.54%
2023 -0.13% 3.13%
2022 -0.27% 3.07%
2021 -0.41% 3.72%
2020 -0.25% 3.87%
2019 -0.13% 3.74%
2018 -0.2% 3.59%
2017 -0.34% 3.96%
2016 -0.39% 3.92%
2015 -0.36% 3.5%
2014 -0.4% 3.65%
2013 -0.48% 3.28%
2012 -0.52% 0.91%
2011 -0.28% 0.71%
2010 -0.23% 2.51%
2009 -0.15% 2.56%
2008 -0.17% 3.01%
2007 -0.15% 3.16%
2006 -0.16% 3.11%
2005 -0.2% 3.53%
2004 -0.22% 3.75%
2003 -0.29% 3.76%
2002 -0.28% 3.82%
2001 -0.23% 4.07%
2000 -0.26% 4.08%
1999 -0.28% 4.13%
1998 -0.23% 4.23%
1997 -0.2% 3.57%
1996 -0.17% 3.7%
1995 -0.14% 3.67%
1994 -0.14% 5.17%
1993 -0.11% 2.87%
1992 -0.04% -4.68%
1991 -0.006% -3.8%
1990 -1.03% -0.45%
1989 -1.08% -1.67%
1988 -0.15% 0.1%
1987 -0.17% 3.63%
1986 -0.17% 4.21%
1985 -0.18% 4.12%
1984 -0.2% 3.71%
1983 -0.15% 3.24%
1982 -0.06% 0.35%
1981 0.007% 0.79%
1980 0.07% 8.94%
1979 0.18% 13.2%
1978 0.35% 7.38%
1977 0.47% 2.71%
1976 0.55% 2.54%
1975 0.59% 2.55%
1974 0.45% 2.63%
1973 0.32% 2.69%
1972 0.3% 2.65%
1971 0.29% 2.65%
1970 0.38% 2.68%
1969 0.42% 2.66%
1968 0.38% 2.66%
1967 0.37% 2.66%
1966 0.3% 2.66%
1965 0.28% 2.66%
1964 0.32% 2.65%
1963 0.27% 2.65%
1962 0.33% 2.64%
1961 0.45% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Hungary declined by 0.31%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Hungary Somalia
Current population
9475525
20503678
Population rank 98/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.25%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
6.02 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
4.09 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -83 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 8/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 +12,077
Net migration rank 149/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - 12,077
2024 - 16,223 - 26,859
2023 -41,247 49,213 608,203 46,217
2022 -47,065 41,871 551,450 -92,434
2021 -61,638 20,372 566,399 35,506
2020 -47,385 9,147 561,311 77,259
2019 -36,840 34,339 548,756 53,124
2018 -37,858 34,190 514,244 40,844
2017 -37,934 20,200 478,556 38,067
2016 -31,231 68 495,132 124,017
2015 -39,191 13,856 481,573 -17,178
2014 -32,449 11,581 464,481 6,065
2013 -36,529 5,635 448,518 20,723
2012 -38,689 15,286 399,468 -51,833
2011 -40,884 1,859 203,213 -326,192
2010 -40,000 10,592 385,571 -88,448
2009 -34,077 17,281 405,784 -101,795
2008 -31,118 16,166 394,258 -102,035
2007 -35,195 13,697 380,303 8,476
2006 -32,228 19,890 372,597 -67,200
2005 -38,331 16,925 363,117 -5,955
2004 -37,396 16,637 351,959 17,353
2003 -41,531 13,879 341,192 33,174
2002 -36,571 2,822 331,215 12,603
2001 -35,657 10,386 319,059 40,274
2000 -37,780 13,414 306,651 53,580
1999 -49,140 12,819 295,523 37,548
1998 -43,120 13,568 284,779 55,426
1997 -38,075 14,186 271,894 49,692
1996 -38,152 14,605 264,807 -46,291
1995 -34,086 14,927 254,509 65,888
1994 -31,030 15,159 246,950 -50,921
1993 -33,144 15,540 232,960 261,815
1992 -26,960 16,238 57,495 -179,675
1991 -17,635 16,873 53,052 -568,166
1990 -19,710 16,991 225,162 -248,155
1989 -20,963 -16,991 225,255 -266,281
1988 -15,895 -16,052 215,599 -415,660
1987 -15,919 -16,175 231,580 -17,391
1986 -18,072 -16,339 218,416 74,424
1985 -18,103 -15,890 207,960 62,183
1984 -21,336 -16,216 199,017 60,630
1983 -21,379 -16,047 190,775 9,505
1982 -10,705 -16,531 182,793 6,115
1981 -2,142 -16,869 185,211 -332,129
1980 3,213 -17,795 174,790 65,519
1979 23,549 3,629 151,016 582,746
1978 27,780 290 132,689 402,005
1977 45,787 -54 124,818 2,170
1976 52,993 -472 113,319 -3,831
1975 63,243 -335 108,998 -1,934
1974 60,777 132 104,813 -495
1973 33,382 -1,512 108,038 143
1972 34,315 -8 104,493 -351
1971 26,956 -15 101,196 -1,850
1970 32,048 -96 98,025 1,104
1969 38,105 -333 95,045 690
1968 39,997 -324 92,208 906
1967 39,845 -414 89,497 1,498
1966 36,643 -726 86,930 941
1965 24,355 -537 84,448 2,142
1964 31,371 -739 82,042 1,518
1963 32,282 -822 79,859 1,449
1962 21,128 -1,738 77,737 1,496
1961 44,123 -1,177 75,513 1,336
1960 44,926 -1,108 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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