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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 9.08 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.15% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Hungary vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Turkey
2100 7,370,355 64,274,243
2099 7,386,200 64,924,706
2098 7,401,408 65,567,989
2097 7,415,908 66,219,045
2096 7,430,531 66,865,890
2095 7,445,269 67,516,190
2094 7,460,108 68,169,346
2093 7,475,111 68,835,313
2092 7,489,534 69,496,264
2091 7,504,343 70,159,325
2090 7,519,276 70,828,304
2089 7,534,960 71,490,133
2088 7,550,399 72,146,464
2087 7,566,507 72,792,552
2086 7,583,518 73,439,558
2085 7,600,748 74,085,313
2084 7,617,497 74,713,882
2083 7,634,894 75,342,464
2082 7,653,272 75,969,760
2081 7,672,270 76,583,769
2080 7,692,156 77,195,480
2079 7,712,929 77,793,711
2078 7,734,118 78,386,293
2077 7,756,481 78,973,194
2076 7,780,266 79,556,991
2075 7,805,336 80,128,010
2074 7,832,068 80,697,544
2073 7,860,016 81,244,619
2072 7,889,448 81,785,452
2071 7,920,271 82,311,503
2070 7,952,370 82,827,402
2069 7,985,309 83,324,862
2068 8,019,321 83,806,741
2067 8,053,791 84,270,976
2066 8,088,854 84,728,547
2065 8,125,079 85,177,268
2064 8,161,993 85,611,517
2063 8,198,019 86,026,471
2062 8,233,954 86,425,827
2061 8,269,395 86,800,591
2060 8,304,498 87,156,663
2059 8,339,351 87,500,101
2058 8,372,516 87,809,920
2057 8,405,403 88,100,397
2056 8,438,397 88,369,840
2055 8,470,451 88,598,739
2054 8,502,165 88,806,632
2053 8,533,102 88,985,609
2052 8,563,943 89,144,425
2051 8,594,925 89,270,515
2050 8,625,864 89,374,730
2049 8,657,469 89,447,182
2048 8,689,207 89,484,074
2047 8,721,846 89,492,406
2046 8,755,100 89,467,391
2045 8,789,106 89,441,098
2044 8,823,256 89,390,601
2043 8,857,823 89,326,342
2042 8,893,508 89,237,658
2041 8,929,696 89,137,199
2040 8,966,615 89,021,820
2039 9,004,383 88,885,792
2038 9,041,989 88,736,121
2037 9,080,597 88,562,197
2036 9,118,668 88,373,007
2035 9,157,148 88,178,595
2034 9,195,286 87,975,336
2033 9,232,883 87,754,631
2032 9,270,132 87,524,158
2031 9,306,671 87,274,280
2030 9,342,584 87,004,538
2029 9,377,706 86,741,614
2028 9,411,230 86,466,107
2027 9,443,534 86,189,693
2026 9,475,525 85,932,926
2025 9,535,248 85,718,588
2024 9,562,065 85,518,661
2023 9,592,186 85,325,965
2022 9,605,074 84,979,913
2021 9,630,932 84,147,318
2020 9,670,419 83,384,680
2019 9,694,824 82,579,440
2018 9,706,964 81,407,204
2017 9,726,756 80,312,698
2016 9,759,755 79,277,962
2015 9,797,755 78,218,479
2014 9,833,038 77,181,884
2013 9,872,734 76,147,624
2012 9,920,362 75,175,827
2011 9,971,727 74,223,629
2010 10,000,023 73,142,150
2009 10,022,650 72,039,206
2008 10,038,188 71,051,678
2007 10,055,780 70,158,112
2006 10,071,370 70,045,349
2005 10,087,065 69,329,557
2004 10,107,146 68,592,617
2003 10,129,552 67,831,730
2002 10,158,608 67,048,795
2001 10,187,576 66,245,128
2000 10,210,971 65,425,961
1999 10,237,530 64,591,923
1998 10,266,570 63,734,383
1997 10,290,486 62,852,966
1996 10,311,238 61,951,134
1995 10,328,965 61,024,503
1994 10,343,355 60,033,836
1993 10,357,523 58,999,167
1992 10,369,341 57,990,118
1991 10,373,400 57,009,887
1990 10,373,988 56,015,628
1989 10,481,719 54,976,723
1988 10,596,487 53,909,626
1987 10,612,741 52,843,670
1986 10,630,564 51,777,772
1985 10,648,713 50,687,115
1984 10,668,095 49,574,069
1983 10,689,463 48,447,410
1982 10,705,535 47,322,096
1981 10,711,848 46,321,190
1980 10,711,122 45,408,815
1979 10,704,152 44,510,429
1978 10,684,822 43,645,306
1977 10,648,031 42,773,298
1976 10,598,677 41,899,984
1975 10,540,525 41,053,126
1974 10,478,720 40,210,234
1973 10,432,055 39,329,533
1972 10,398,489 38,430,221
1971 10,367,537 37,518,611
1970 10,337,910 36,638,465
1969 10,298,723 35,787,774
1968 10,255,815 34,921,684
1967 10,216,604 34,050,421
1966 10,178,653 33,177,672
1965 10,147,935 32,345,220
1964 10,119,835 31,543,072
1963 10,087,947 30,726,841
1962 10,060,825 29,916,147
1961 10,027,958 29,119,238
1960 9,983,512 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Turkey
2100 -0.21% -1%
2099 -0.21% -0.98%
2098 -0.2% -0.98%
2097 -0.2% -0.97%
2096 -0.2% -0.96%
2095 -0.2% -0.96%
2094 -0.2% -0.97%
2093 -0.19% -0.95%
2092 -0.2% -0.95%
2091 -0.2% -0.94%
2090 -0.21% -0.93%
2089 -0.2% -0.91%
2088 -0.21% -0.89%
2087 -0.22% -0.88%
2086 -0.23% -0.87%
2085 -0.22% -0.84%
2084 -0.23% -0.83%
2083 -0.24% -0.83%
2082 -0.25% -0.8%
2081 -0.26% -0.79%
2080 -0.27% -0.77%
2079 -0.27% -0.76%
2078 -0.29% -0.74%
2077 -0.31% -0.73%
2076 -0.32% -0.71%
2075 -0.34% -0.71%
2074 -0.36% -0.67%
2073 -0.37% -0.66%
2072 -0.39% -0.64%
2071 -0.4% -0.62%
2070 -0.41% -0.6%
2069 -0.42% -0.57%
2068 -0.43% -0.55%
2067 -0.43% -0.54%
2066 -0.45% -0.53%
2065 -0.45% -0.51%
2064 -0.44% -0.48%
2063 -0.44% -0.46%
2062 -0.43% -0.43%
2061 -0.42% -0.41%
2060 -0.42% -0.39%
2059 -0.4% -0.35%
2058 -0.39% -0.33%
2057 -0.39% -0.3%
2056 -0.38% -0.26%
2055 -0.37% -0.23%
2054 -0.36% -0.2%
2053 -0.36% -0.18%
2052 -0.36% -0.14%
2051 -0.36% -0.12%
2050 -0.37% -0.08%
2049 -0.37% -0.04%
2048 -0.37% -0.009%
2047 -0.38% 0.03%
2046 -0.39% 0.03%
2045 -0.39% 0.06%
2044 -0.39% 0.07%
2043 -0.4% 0.1%
2042 -0.41% 0.11%
2041 -0.41% 0.13%
2040 -0.42% 0.15%
2039 -0.42% 0.17%
2038 -0.43% 0.2%
2037 -0.42% 0.21%
2036 -0.42% 0.22%
2035 -0.41% 0.23%
2034 -0.41% 0.25%
2033 -0.4% 0.26%
2032 -0.39% 0.29%
2031 -0.38% 0.31%
2030 -0.37% 0.3%
2029 -0.36% 0.32%
2028 -0.34% 0.32%
2027 -0.34% 0.3%
2026 -0.63% 0.25%
2025 -0.28% 0.23%
2024 -0.31% 0.23%
2023 -0.13% 0.41%
2022 -0.27% 0.99%
2021 -0.41% 0.91%
2020 -0.25% 0.98%
2019 -0.13% 1.44%
2018 -0.2% 1.36%
2017 -0.34% 1.31%
2016 -0.39% 1.35%
2015 -0.36% 1.34%
2014 -0.4% 1.36%
2013 -0.48% 1.29%
2012 -0.52% 1.28%
2011 -0.28% 1.48%
2010 -0.23% 1.53%
2009 -0.15% 1.39%
2008 -0.17% 1.27%
2007 -0.15% 0.16%
2006 -0.16% 1.03%
2005 -0.2% 1.07%
2004 -0.22% 1.12%
2003 -0.29% 1.17%
2002 -0.28% 1.21%
2001 -0.23% 1.25%
2000 -0.26% 1.29%
1999 -0.28% 1.35%
1998 -0.23% 1.4%
1997 -0.2% 1.46%
1996 -0.17% 1.52%
1995 -0.14% 1.65%
1994 -0.14% 1.75%
1993 -0.11% 1.74%
1992 -0.04% 1.72%
1991 -0.006% 1.77%
1990 -1.03% 1.89%
1989 -1.08% 1.98%
1988 -0.15% 2.02%
1987 -0.17% 2.06%
1986 -0.17% 2.15%
1985 -0.18% 2.25%
1984 -0.2% 2.33%
1983 -0.15% 2.38%
1982 -0.06% 2.16%
1981 0.007% 2.01%
1980 0.07% 2.02%
1979 0.18% 1.98%
1978 0.35% 2.04%
1977 0.47% 2.08%
1976 0.55% 2.06%
1975 0.59% 2.1%
1974 0.45% 2.24%
1973 0.32% 2.34%
1972 0.3% 2.43%
1971 0.29% 2.4%
1970 0.38% 2.38%
1969 0.42% 2.48%
1968 0.38% 2.56%
1967 0.37% 2.63%
1966 0.3% 2.57%
1965 0.28% 2.54%
1964 0.32% 2.66%
1963 0.27% 2.71%
1962 0.33% 2.74%
1961 0.45% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Hungary Turkey
Current population
9475525
86002379
Population rank 98/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.04%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
6.02 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
4.09 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -83 +528
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 154/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 -258,205
Net migration rank 149/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -258,205
2024 - 16,223 - -275,952
2023 -41,247 49,213 426,630 -318,070
2022 -47,065 41,871 535,373 -301,544
2021 -61,638 20,372 521,713 20,283
2020 -47,385 9,147 608,708 37,934
2019 -36,840 34,339 751,472 -15,690
2018 -37,858 34,190 830,353 187,570
2017 -37,934 20,200 875,408 659,846
2016 -31,231 68 895,841 352,063
2015 -39,191 13,856 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -32,449 11,581 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -36,529 5,635 921,386 438,618
2012 -38,689 15,286 917,145 258,623
2011 -40,884 1,859 875,839 68,849
2010 -40,000 10,592 892,334 55,532
2009 -34,077 17,281 900,491 24,276
2008 -31,118 16,166 868,749 47,915
2007 -35,195 13,697 876,626 -186,402
2006 -32,228 19,890 897,351 -190,194
2005 -38,331 16,925 898,650 -174,177
2004 -37,396 16,637 896,025 -146,574
2003 -41,531 13,879 893,683 -121,383
2002 -36,571 2,822 922,927 -129,444
2001 -35,657 10,386 980,560 -166,759
2000 -37,780 13,414 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -49,140 12,819 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -43,120 13,568 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -38,075 14,186 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 -38,152 14,605 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 -34,086 14,927 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -31,030 15,159 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 -33,144 15,540 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 -26,960 16,238 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 -17,635 16,873 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 -19,710 16,991 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 -20,963 -16,991 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 -15,895 -16,052 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 -15,919 -16,175 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 -18,072 -16,339 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 -18,103 -15,890 1,098,846 8,960
1984 -21,336 -16,216 1,096,529 21,787
1983 -21,379 -16,047 1,095,106 39,871
1982 -10,705 -16,531 1,091,863 23,728
1981 -2,142 -16,869 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 3,213 -17,795 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 23,549 3,629 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 27,780 290 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 45,787 -54 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 52,993 -472 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 63,243 -335 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 60,777 132 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 33,382 -1,512 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 34,315 -8 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 26,956 -15 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 32,048 -96 991,950 -150,924
1969 38,105 -333 970,958 -110,578
1968 39,997 -324 950,778 -78,973
1967 39,845 -414 936,727 -65,993
1966 36,643 -726 925,790 -50,999
1965 24,355 -537 904,016 -113,911
1964 31,371 -739 884,152 -69,978
1963 32,282 -822 862,626 -44,317
1962 21,128 -1,738 837,473 -34,353
1961 44,123 -1,177 816,911 -26,187
1960 44,926 -1,108 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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