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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 5.61 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Hungary vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Uganda
2100 7,370,355 122,497,526
2099 7,386,200 122,436,109
2098 7,401,408 122,364,302
2097 7,415,908 122,266,255
2096 7,430,531 122,146,810
2095 7,445,269 121,976,411
2094 7,460,108 121,799,752
2093 7,475,111 121,584,860
2092 7,489,534 121,336,796
2091 7,504,343 121,070,447
2090 7,519,276 120,767,412
2089 7,534,960 120,427,771
2088 7,550,399 120,064,594
2087 7,566,507 119,668,549
2086 7,583,518 119,256,686
2085 7,600,748 118,815,763
2084 7,617,497 118,339,179
2083 7,634,894 117,821,938
2082 7,653,272 117,274,958
2081 7,672,270 116,707,394
2080 7,692,156 116,096,095
2079 7,712,929 115,474,153
2078 7,734,118 114,805,376
2077 7,756,481 114,118,687
2076 7,780,266 113,390,189
2075 7,805,336 112,637,851
2074 7,832,068 111,863,410
2073 7,860,016 111,070,771
2072 7,889,448 110,240,940
2071 7,920,271 109,392,890
2070 7,952,370 108,505,633
2069 7,985,309 107,607,659
2068 8,019,321 106,677,578
2067 8,053,791 105,722,829
2066 8,088,854 104,739,111
2065 8,125,079 103,737,893
2064 8,161,993 102,701,560
2063 8,198,019 101,646,533
2062 8,233,954 100,561,859
2061 8,269,395 99,450,764
2060 8,304,498 98,334,788
2059 8,339,351 97,187,498
2058 8,372,516 96,014,439
2057 8,405,403 94,821,765
2056 8,438,397 93,613,209
2055 8,470,451 92,385,049
2054 8,502,165 91,132,827
2053 8,533,102 89,857,705
2052 8,563,943 88,568,311
2051 8,594,925 87,270,603
2050 8,625,864 85,957,376
2049 8,657,469 84,632,277
2048 8,689,207 83,284,965
2047 8,721,846 81,928,165
2046 8,755,100 80,569,225
2045 8,789,106 79,208,662
2044 8,823,256 77,834,944
2043 8,857,823 76,453,982
2042 8,893,508 75,075,287
2041 8,929,696 73,701,695
2040 8,966,615 72,333,375
2039 9,004,383 70,963,211
2038 9,041,989 69,580,447
2037 9,080,597 68,186,136
2036 9,118,668 66,804,746
2035 9,157,148 65,411,934
2034 9,195,286 64,023,352
2033 9,232,883 62,634,483
2032 9,270,132 61,235,174
2031 9,306,671 59,825,075
2030 9,342,584 58,415,479
2029 9,377,706 57,006,283
2028 9,411,230 55,596,520
2027 9,443,534 54,191,271
2026 9,475,525 52,792,624
2025 9,535,248 51,400,003
2024 9,562,065 50,015,092
2023 9,592,186 48,656,601
2022 9,605,074 47,312,719
2021 9,630,932 45,910,930
2020 9,670,419 44,457,152
2019 9,694,824 42,999,637
2018 9,706,964 41,565,831
2017 9,726,756 40,177,388
2016 9,759,755 38,799,152
2015 9,797,755 37,531,446
2014 9,833,038 36,395,539
2013 9,872,734 35,337,042
2012 9,920,362 34,337,438
2011 9,971,727 33,354,543
2010 10,000,023 32,390,802
2009 10,022,650 31,451,151
2008 10,038,188 30,539,553
2007 10,055,780 29,653,430
2006 10,071,370 28,794,003
2005 10,087,065 27,963,289
2004 10,107,146 27,154,515
2003 10,129,552 26,352,124
2002 10,158,608 25,532,870
2001 10,187,576 24,745,676
2000 10,210,971 24,000,150
1999 10,237,530 23,257,281
1998 10,266,570 22,515,806
1997 10,290,486 21,856,046
1996 10,311,238 21,231,550
1995 10,328,965 20,665,667
1994 10,343,355 20,108,801
1993 10,357,523 19,445,161
1992 10,369,341 18,785,032
1991 10,373,400 18,155,901
1990 10,373,988 17,569,897
1989 10,481,719 17,010,698
1988 10,596,487 16,470,483
1987 10,612,741 15,954,170
1986 10,630,564 15,467,579
1985 10,648,713 15,023,681
1984 10,668,095 14,607,677
1983 10,689,463 14,221,881
1982 10,705,535 13,873,631
1981 10,711,848 13,556,452
1980 10,711,122 13,275,741
1979 10,704,152 13,002,163
1978 10,684,822 12,692,113
1977 10,648,031 12,359,669
1976 10,598,677 12,037,294
1975 10,540,525 11,725,240
1974 10,478,720 11,424,846
1973 10,432,055 11,144,236
1972 10,398,489 10,885,796
1971 10,367,537 10,618,206
1970 10,337,910 10,321,603
1969 10,298,723 10,014,858
1968 10,255,815 9,708,632
1967 10,216,604 9,408,924
1966 10,178,653 9,122,864
1965 10,147,935 8,849,203
1964 10,119,835 8,586,363
1963 10,087,947 8,333,663
1962 10,060,825 8,092,231
1961 10,027,958 7,862,217
1960 9,983,512 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Uganda
2100 -0.21% 0.05%
2099 -0.21% 0.06%
2098 -0.2% 0.08%
2097 -0.2% 0.1%
2096 -0.2% 0.14%
2095 -0.2% 0.15%
2094 -0.2% 0.18%
2093 -0.19% 0.2%
2092 -0.2% 0.22%
2091 -0.2% 0.25%
2090 -0.21% 0.28%
2089 -0.2% 0.3%
2088 -0.21% 0.33%
2087 -0.22% 0.35%
2086 -0.23% 0.37%
2085 -0.22% 0.4%
2084 -0.23% 0.44%
2083 -0.24% 0.47%
2082 -0.25% 0.49%
2081 -0.26% 0.53%
2080 -0.27% 0.54%
2079 -0.27% 0.58%
2078 -0.29% 0.6%
2077 -0.31% 0.64%
2076 -0.32% 0.67%
2075 -0.34% 0.69%
2074 -0.36% 0.71%
2073 -0.37% 0.75%
2072 -0.39% 0.78%
2071 -0.4% 0.82%
2070 -0.41% 0.83%
2069 -0.42% 0.87%
2068 -0.43% 0.9%
2067 -0.43% 0.94%
2066 -0.45% 0.97%
2065 -0.45% 1.01%
2064 -0.44% 1.04%
2063 -0.44% 1.08%
2062 -0.43% 1.12%
2061 -0.42% 1.13%
2060 -0.42% 1.18%
2059 -0.4% 1.22%
2058 -0.39% 1.26%
2057 -0.39% 1.29%
2056 -0.38% 1.33%
2055 -0.37% 1.37%
2054 -0.36% 1.42%
2053 -0.36% 1.46%
2052 -0.36% 1.49%
2051 -0.36% 1.53%
2050 -0.37% 1.57%
2049 -0.37% 1.62%
2048 -0.37% 1.66%
2047 -0.38% 1.69%
2046 -0.39% 1.72%
2045 -0.39% 1.76%
2044 -0.39% 1.81%
2043 -0.4% 1.84%
2042 -0.41% 1.86%
2041 -0.41% 1.89%
2040 -0.42% 1.93%
2039 -0.42% 1.99%
2038 -0.43% 2.04%
2037 -0.42% 2.07%
2036 -0.42% 2.13%
2035 -0.41% 2.17%
2034 -0.41% 2.22%
2033 -0.4% 2.29%
2032 -0.39% 2.36%
2031 -0.38% 2.41%
2030 -0.37% 2.47%
2029 -0.36% 2.54%
2028 -0.34% 2.59%
2027 -0.34% 2.65%
2026 -0.63% 2.71%
2025 -0.28% 2.77%
2024 -0.31% 2.79%
2023 -0.13% 2.84%
2022 -0.27% 3.05%
2021 -0.41% 3.27%
2020 -0.25% 3.39%
2019 -0.13% 3.45%
2018 -0.2% 3.46%
2017 -0.34% 3.55%
2016 -0.39% 3.38%
2015 -0.36% 3.12%
2014 -0.4% 3%
2013 -0.48% 2.91%
2012 -0.52% 2.95%
2011 -0.28% 2.98%
2010 -0.23% 2.99%
2009 -0.15% 2.98%
2008 -0.17% 2.99%
2007 -0.15% 2.98%
2006 -0.16% 2.97%
2005 -0.2% 2.98%
2004 -0.22% 3.04%
2003 -0.29% 3.21%
2002 -0.28% 3.18%
2001 -0.23% 3.11%
2000 -0.26% 3.19%
1999 -0.28% 3.29%
1998 -0.23% 3.02%
1997 -0.2% 2.94%
1996 -0.17% 2.74%
1995 -0.14% 2.77%
1994 -0.14% 3.41%
1993 -0.11% 3.51%
1992 -0.04% 3.47%
1991 -0.006% 3.34%
1990 -1.03% 3.29%
1989 -1.08% 3.28%
1988 -0.15% 3.24%
1987 -0.17% 3.15%
1986 -0.17% 2.95%
1985 -0.18% 2.85%
1984 -0.2% 2.71%
1983 -0.15% 2.51%
1982 -0.06% 2.34%
1981 0.007% 2.11%
1980 0.07% 2.1%
1979 0.18% 2.44%
1978 0.35% 2.69%
1977 0.47% 2.68%
1976 0.55% 2.66%
1975 0.59% 2.63%
1974 0.45% 2.52%
1973 0.32% 2.37%
1972 0.3% 2.52%
1971 0.29% 2.87%
1970 0.38% 3.06%
1969 0.42% 3.15%
1968 0.38% 3.19%
1967 0.37% 3.14%
1966 0.3% 3.09%
1965 0.28% 3.06%
1964 0.32% 3.03%
1963 0.27% 2.98%
1962 0.33% 2.93%
1961 0.45% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Hungary Uganda
Current population
9475525
53170946
Population rank 98/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.64%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
6.02 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
4.09 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -83 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 22/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 -119,059
Net migration rank 149/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -119,059
2024 - 16,223 - -117,924
2023 -41,247 49,213 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -47,065 41,871 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -61,638 20,372 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -47,385 9,147 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -36,840 34,339 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -37,858 34,190 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -37,934 20,200 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -31,231 68 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -39,191 13,856 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -32,449 11,581 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -36,529 5,635 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -38,689 15,286 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -40,884 1,859 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -40,000 10,592 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -34,077 17,281 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -31,118 16,166 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -35,195 13,697 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 -32,228 19,890 999,958 -156,232
2005 -38,331 16,925 969,096 -151,386
2004 -37,396 16,637 938,623 -138,770
2003 -41,531 13,879 901,374 -96,429
2002 -36,571 2,822 868,756 -35,149
2001 -35,657 10,386 836,751 -95,956
2000 -37,780 13,414 803,069 -52,824
1999 -49,140 12,819 775,166 -39,695
1998 -43,120 13,568 741,175 6,277
1997 -38,075 14,186 727,523 -155,461
1996 -38,152 14,605 699,707 -22,795
1995 -34,086 14,927 697,218 -242,378
1994 -31,030 15,159 675,092 -16,198
1993 -33,144 15,540 650,032 18,349
1992 -26,960 16,238 627,139 24,723
1991 -17,635 16,873 602,740 3,643
1990 -19,710 16,991 587,291 -21,688
1989 -20,963 -16,991 565,367 -12,576
1988 -15,895 -16,052 547,759 -20,113
1987 -15,919 -16,175 527,397 -22,415
1986 -18,072 -16,339 487,693 -19,485
1985 -18,103 -15,890 462,534 -42,942
1984 -21,336 -16,216 421,241 -8,818
1983 -21,379 -16,047 404,940 -45,776
1982 -10,705 -16,531 390,820 -53,497
1981 -2,142 -16,869 380,028 -83,010
1980 3,213 -17,795 370,287 -105,900
1979 23,549 3,629 381,626 -98,863
1978 27,780 290 371,930 -34,606
1977 45,787 -54 365,216 -37,671
1976 52,993 -472 359,458 -42,259
1975 63,243 -335 354,278 -47,359
1974 60,777 132 345,773 -51,910
1973 33,382 -1,512 340,780 -73,439
1972 34,315 -8 335,935 -86,409
1971 26,956 -15 328,294 -42,642
1970 32,048 -96 333,202 -25,646
1969 38,105 -333 320,486 -14,548
1968 39,997 -324 309,725 -3,214
1967 39,845 -414 296,692 -3,773
1966 36,643 -726 282,225 -3,021
1965 24,355 -537 271,830 -3,716
1964 31,371 -739 260,733 -3,169
1963 32,282 -822 250,885 -3,058
1962 21,128 -1,738 241,513 -6,470
1961 44,123 -1,177 232,894 -7,893
1960 44,926 -1,108 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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