The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Hungary's population is 27.5 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).
Hungary vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Hungary
|
Vanuatu
|
|
| 2100 | 7,370,355 | 883,219 |
| 2099 | 7,386,200 | 878,572 |
| 2098 | 7,401,408 | 873,798 |
| 2097 | 7,415,908 | 868,872 |
| 2096 | 7,430,531 | 863,899 |
| 2095 | 7,445,269 | 858,713 |
| 2094 | 7,460,108 | 853,379 |
| 2093 | 7,475,111 | 847,908 |
| 2092 | 7,489,534 | 842,392 |
| 2091 | 7,504,343 | 836,807 |
| 2090 | 7,519,276 | 831,106 |
| 2089 | 7,534,960 | 825,333 |
| 2088 | 7,550,399 | 819,413 |
| 2087 | 7,566,507 | 813,386 |
| 2086 | 7,583,518 | 807,304 |
| 2085 | 7,600,748 | 801,030 |
| 2084 | 7,617,497 | 794,642 |
| 2083 | 7,634,894 | 788,195 |
| 2082 | 7,653,272 | 781,693 |
| 2081 | 7,672,270 | 775,091 |
| 2080 | 7,692,156 | 768,410 |
| 2079 | 7,712,929 | 761,593 |
| 2078 | 7,734,118 | 754,638 |
| 2077 | 7,756,481 | 747,679 |
| 2076 | 7,780,266 | 740,583 |
| 2075 | 7,805,336 | 733,404 |
| 2074 | 7,832,068 | 726,144 |
| 2073 | 7,860,016 | 718,748 |
| 2072 | 7,889,448 | 711,260 |
| 2071 | 7,920,271 | 703,705 |
| 2070 | 7,952,370 | 696,123 |
| 2069 | 7,985,309 | 688,506 |
| 2068 | 8,019,321 | 680,826 |
| 2067 | 8,053,791 | 673,074 |
| 2066 | 8,088,854 | 665,248 |
| 2065 | 8,125,079 | 657,389 |
| 2064 | 8,161,993 | 649,466 |
| 2063 | 8,198,019 | 641,532 |
| 2062 | 8,233,954 | 633,599 |
| 2061 | 8,269,395 | 625,729 |
| 2060 | 8,304,498 | 617,794 |
| 2059 | 8,339,351 | 609,801 |
| 2058 | 8,372,516 | 601,770 |
| 2057 | 8,405,403 | 593,715 |
| 2056 | 8,438,397 | 585,658 |
| 2055 | 8,470,451 | 577,507 |
| 2054 | 8,502,165 | 569,335 |
| 2053 | 8,533,102 | 561,113 |
| 2052 | 8,563,943 | 552,889 |
| 2051 | 8,594,925 | 544,646 |
| 2050 | 8,625,864 | 536,304 |
| 2049 | 8,657,469 | 527,975 |
| 2048 | 8,689,207 | 519,610 |
| 2047 | 8,721,846 | 511,256 |
| 2046 | 8,755,100 | 502,817 |
| 2045 | 8,789,106 | 494,393 |
| 2044 | 8,823,256 | 485,933 |
| 2043 | 8,857,823 | 477,540 |
| 2042 | 8,893,508 | 469,142 |
| 2041 | 8,929,696 | 460,812 |
| 2040 | 8,966,615 | 452,499 |
| 2039 | 9,004,383 | 444,231 |
| 2038 | 9,041,989 | 435,987 |
| 2037 | 9,080,597 | 427,825 |
| 2036 | 9,118,668 | 419,744 |
| 2035 | 9,157,148 | 411,746 |
| 2034 | 9,195,286 | 403,811 |
| 2033 | 9,232,883 | 395,944 |
| 2032 | 9,270,132 | 388,203 |
| 2031 | 9,306,671 | 380,500 |
| 2030 | 9,342,584 | 372,841 |
| 2029 | 9,377,706 | 365,246 |
| 2028 | 9,411,230 | 357,704 |
| 2027 | 9,443,534 | 350,204 |
| 2026 | 9,475,525 | 342,728 |
| 2025 | 9,535,248 | 335,246 |
| 2024 | 9,562,065 | 327,777 |
| 2023 | 9,592,186 | 320,409 |
| 2022 | 9,605,074 | 313,046 |
| 2021 | 9,630,932 | 305,868 |
| 2020 | 9,670,419 | 298,858 |
| 2019 | 9,694,824 | 291,985 |
| 2018 | 9,706,964 | 285,259 |
| 2017 | 9,726,756 | 278,507 |
| 2016 | 9,759,755 | 272,087 |
| 2015 | 9,797,755 | 266,101 |
| 2014 | 9,833,038 | 260,240 |
| 2013 | 9,872,734 | 254,482 |
| 2012 | 9,920,362 | 248,883 |
| 2011 | 9,971,727 | 243,474 |
| 2010 | 10,000,023 | 238,248 |
| 2009 | 10,022,650 | 232,731 |
| 2008 | 10,038,188 | 226,896 |
| 2007 | 10,055,780 | 221,276 |
| 2006 | 10,071,370 | 215,923 |
| 2005 | 10,087,065 | 210,760 |
| 2004 | 10,107,146 | 205,711 |
| 2003 | 10,129,552 | 200,746 |
| 2002 | 10,158,608 | 195,863 |
| 2001 | 10,187,576 | 191,031 |
| 2000 | 10,210,971 | 186,281 |
| 1999 | 10,237,530 | 182,048 |
| 1998 | 10,266,570 | 178,313 |
| 1997 | 10,290,486 | 174,626 |
| 1996 | 10,311,238 | 170,911 |
| 1995 | 10,328,965 | 167,137 |
| 1994 | 10,343,355 | 163,314 |
| 1993 | 10,357,523 | 159,463 |
| 1992 | 10,369,341 | 155,608 |
| 1991 | 10,373,400 | 151,793 |
| 1990 | 10,373,988 | 148,063 |
| 1989 | 10,481,719 | 144,393 |
| 1988 | 10,596,487 | 140,756 |
| 1987 | 10,612,741 | 137,187 |
| 1986 | 10,630,564 | 133,720 |
| 1985 | 10,648,713 | 130,356 |
| 1984 | 10,668,095 | 127,109 |
| 1983 | 10,689,463 | 123,998 |
| 1982 | 10,705,535 | 121,035 |
| 1981 | 10,711,848 | 118,249 |
| 1980 | 10,711,122 | 115,660 |
| 1979 | 10,704,152 | 113,040 |
| 1978 | 10,684,822 | 109,963 |
| 1977 | 10,648,031 | 106,618 |
| 1976 | 10,598,677 | 103,388 |
| 1975 | 10,540,525 | 100,269 |
| 1974 | 10,478,720 | 97,260 |
| 1973 | 10,432,055 | 94,362 |
| 1972 | 10,398,489 | 91,562 |
| 1971 | 10,367,537 | 88,862 |
| 1970 | 10,337,910 | 86,266 |
| 1969 | 10,298,723 | 83,755 |
| 1968 | 10,255,815 | 81,314 |
| 1967 | 10,216,604 | 78,921 |
| 1966 | 10,178,653 | 76,590 |
| 1965 | 10,147,935 | 74,358 |
| 1964 | 10,119,835 | 72,219 |
| 1963 | 10,087,947 | 70,159 |
| 1962 | 10,060,825 | 68,174 |
| 1961 | 10,027,958 | 66,264 |
| 1960 | 9,983,512 | 64,431 |
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/vanuatu | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).
Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 883K 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
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Hungary
|
Vanuatu
|
|
| 2100 | -0.21% | 0.53% |
| 2099 | -0.21% | 0.55% |
| 2098 | -0.2% | 0.57% |
| 2097 | -0.2% | 0.58% |
| 2096 | -0.2% | 0.6% |
| 2095 | -0.2% | 0.63% |
| 2094 | -0.2% | 0.65% |
| 2093 | -0.19% | 0.65% |
| 2092 | -0.2% | 0.67% |
| 2091 | -0.2% | 0.69% |
| 2090 | -0.21% | 0.7% |
| 2089 | -0.2% | 0.72% |
| 2088 | -0.21% | 0.74% |
| 2087 | -0.22% | 0.75% |
| 2086 | -0.23% | 0.78% |
| 2085 | -0.22% | 0.8% |
| 2084 | -0.23% | 0.82% |
| 2083 | -0.24% | 0.83% |
| 2082 | -0.25% | 0.85% |
| 2081 | -0.26% | 0.87% |
| 2080 | -0.27% | 0.9% |
| 2079 | -0.27% | 0.92% |
| 2078 | -0.29% | 0.93% |
| 2077 | -0.31% | 0.96% |
| 2076 | -0.32% | 0.98% |
| 2075 | -0.34% | 1% |
| 2074 | -0.36% | 1.03% |
| 2073 | -0.37% | 1.05% |
| 2072 | -0.39% | 1.07% |
| 2071 | -0.4% | 1.09% |
| 2070 | -0.41% | 1.11% |
| 2069 | -0.42% | 1.13% |
| 2068 | -0.43% | 1.15% |
| 2067 | -0.43% | 1.18% |
| 2066 | -0.45% | 1.2% |
| 2065 | -0.45% | 1.22% |
| 2064 | -0.44% | 1.24% |
| 2063 | -0.44% | 1.25% |
| 2062 | -0.43% | 1.26% |
| 2061 | -0.42% | 1.28% |
| 2060 | -0.42% | 1.31% |
| 2059 | -0.4% | 1.33% |
| 2058 | -0.39% | 1.36% |
| 2057 | -0.39% | 1.38% |
| 2056 | -0.38% | 1.41% |
| 2055 | -0.37% | 1.44% |
| 2054 | -0.36% | 1.47% |
| 2053 | -0.36% | 1.49% |
| 2052 | -0.36% | 1.51% |
| 2051 | -0.36% | 1.56% |
| 2050 | -0.37% | 1.58% |
| 2049 | -0.37% | 1.61% |
| 2048 | -0.37% | 1.63% |
| 2047 | -0.38% | 1.68% |
| 2046 | -0.39% | 1.7% |
| 2045 | -0.39% | 1.74% |
| 2044 | -0.39% | 1.76% |
| 2043 | -0.4% | 1.79% |
| 2042 | -0.41% | 1.81% |
| 2041 | -0.41% | 1.84% |
| 2040 | -0.42% | 1.86% |
| 2039 | -0.42% | 1.89% |
| 2038 | -0.43% | 1.91% |
| 2037 | -0.42% | 1.93% |
| 2036 | -0.42% | 1.94% |
| 2035 | -0.41% | 1.97% |
| 2034 | -0.41% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | -0.4% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | -0.39% | 2.02% |
| 2031 | -0.38% | 2.05% |
| 2030 | -0.37% | 2.08% |
| 2029 | -0.36% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | -0.34% | 2.14% |
| 2027 | -0.34% | 2.18% |
| 2026 | -0.63% | 2.23% |
| 2025 | -0.28% | 2.28% |
| 2024 | -0.31% | 2.3% |
| 2023 | -0.13% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | -0.27% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | -0.41% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | -0.25% | 2.35% |
| 2019 | -0.13% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | 2.42% |
| 2017 | -0.34% | 2.36% |
| 2016 | -0.39% | 2.25% |
| 2015 | -0.36% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | 2.26% |
| 2013 | -0.48% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | -0.52% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | -0.28% | 2.19% |
| 2010 | -0.23% | 2.37% |
| 2009 | -0.15% | 2.57% |
| 2008 | -0.17% | 2.54% |
| 2007 | -0.15% | 2.48% |
| 2006 | -0.16% | 2.45% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | 2.45% |
| 2004 | -0.22% | 2.47% |
| 2003 | -0.29% | 2.49% |
| 2002 | -0.28% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | -0.23% | 2.55% |
| 2000 | -0.26% | 2.33% |
| 1999 | -0.28% | 2.09% |
| 1998 | -0.23% | 2.11% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | 2.17% |
| 1996 | -0.17% | 2.26% |
| 1995 | -0.14% | 2.34% |
| 1994 | -0.14% | 2.41% |
| 1993 | -0.11% | 2.48% |
| 1992 | -0.04% | 2.51% |
| 1991 | -0.006% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | -1.03% | 2.54% |
| 1989 | -1.08% | 2.58% |
| 1988 | -0.15% | 2.6% |
| 1987 | -0.17% | 2.59% |
| 1986 | -0.17% | 2.58% |
| 1985 | -0.18% | 2.55% |
| 1984 | -0.2% | 2.51% |
| 1983 | -0.15% | 2.45% |
| 1982 | -0.06% | 2.36% |
| 1981 | 0.007% | 2.24% |
| 1980 | 0.07% | 2.32% |
| 1979 | 0.18% | 2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.35% | 3.14% |
| 1977 | 0.47% | 3.12% |
| 1976 | 0.55% | 3.11% |
| 1975 | 0.59% | 3.09% |
| 1974 | 0.45% | 3.07% |
| 1973 | 0.32% | 3.06% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | 3.04% |
| 1971 | 0.29% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 0.38% | 3% |
| 1969 | 0.42% | 3% |
| 1968 | 0.38% | 3.03% |
| 1967 | 0.37% | 3.04% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | 3% |
| 1965 | 0.28% | 2.96% |
| 1964 | 0.32% | 2.94% |
| 1963 | 0.27% | 2.91% |
| 1962 | 0.33% | 2.88% |
| 1961 | 0.45% | 2.84% |
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/vanuatu | CC BY
In 2024, the population of Hungary declined by 0.31%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.
Live population counters
|
Hungary
|
Vanuatu
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
9475525
|
344750
|
| Population rank | 98/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
17.4 minutes
|
1.19 hours
|
| One birth every |
6.02 minutes
|
58.5 minutes
|
| One death every |
4.09 minutes
|
5.38 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | -83 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | -30,121 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.31% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 179/197 | 38/197 |
| One migration net change every |
32.3 minutes
|
1.01 weeks
|
| Annual migration change | -16,331 | -52 |
| Net migration rank | 149/196 | 80/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 689,565 | 3,315 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 71/195 | 188/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 7.1% | 1% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 79/195 | 155/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hungary
|
Vanuatu
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -16,331 | - | -52 |
| 2024 | - | 16,223 | - | -43 |
| 2023 | -41,247 | 49,213 | 7,359 | 0 |
| 2022 | -47,065 | 41,871 | 7,358 | 0 |
| 2021 | -61,638 | 20,372 | 7,199 | -201 |
| 2020 | -47,385 | 9,147 | 7,233 | -201 |
| 2019 | -36,840 | 34,339 | 7,364 | -652 |
| 2018 | -37,858 | 34,190 | 7,379 | -638 |
| 2017 | -37,934 | 20,200 | 7,371 | -610 |
| 2016 | -31,231 | 68 | 7,315 | -1,235 |
| 2015 | -39,191 | 13,856 | 7,220 | -1,324 |
| 2014 | -32,449 | 11,581 | 7,143 | -1,320 |
| 2013 | -36,529 | 5,635 | 7,036 | -1,343 |
| 2012 | -38,689 | 15,286 | 6,877 | -1,369 |
| 2011 | -40,884 | 1,859 | 6,715 | -1,395 |
| 2010 | -40,000 | 10,592 | 6,548 | -1,413 |
| 2009 | -34,077 | 17,281 | 6,362 | -467 |
| 2008 | -31,118 | 16,166 | 6,138 | -372 |
| 2007 | -35,195 | 13,697 | 5,842 | -374 |
| 2006 | -32,228 | 19,890 | 5,606 | -364 |
| 2005 | -38,331 | 16,925 | 5,454 | -364 |
| 2004 | -37,396 | 16,637 | 5,353 | -349 |
| 2003 | -41,531 | 13,879 | 5,258 | -342 |
| 2002 | -36,571 | 2,822 | 5,181 | -329 |
| 2001 | -35,657 | 10,386 | 5,144 | -328 |
| 2000 | -37,780 | 13,414 | 5,026 | -339 |
| 1999 | -49,140 | 12,819 | 4,871 | -1,090 |
| 1998 | -43,120 | 13,568 | 4,866 | -1,178 |
| 1997 | -38,075 | 14,186 | 4,854 | -1,166 |
| 1996 | -38,152 | 14,605 | 4,897 | -1,154 |
| 1995 | -34,086 | 14,927 | 4,945 | -1,140 |
| 1994 | -31,030 | 15,159 | 4,973 | -1,132 |
| 1993 | -33,144 | 15,540 | 4,973 | -1,115 |
| 1992 | -26,960 | 16,238 | 4,941 | -1,095 |
| 1991 | -17,635 | 16,873 | 4,859 | -1,078 |
| 1990 | -19,710 | 16,991 | 4,762 | -1,072 |
| 1989 | -20,963 | -16,991 | 4,656 | -1,006 |
| 1988 | -15,895 | -16,052 | 4,577 | -959 |
| 1987 | -15,919 | -16,175 | 4,427 | -907 |
| 1986 | -18,072 | -16,339 | 4,360 | -938 |
| 1985 | -18,103 | -15,890 | 4,219 | -916 |
| 1984 | -21,336 | -16,216 | 4,088 | -907 |
| 1983 | -21,379 | -16,047 | 3,944 | -899 |
| 1982 | -10,705 | -16,531 | 3,778 | -897 |
| 1981 | -2,142 | -16,869 | 3,592 | -896 |
| 1980 | 3,213 | -17,795 | 3,383 | -896 |
| 1979 | 23,549 | 3,629 | 3,590 | -845 |
| 1978 | 27,780 | 290 | 3,428 | -15 |
| 1977 | 45,787 | -54 | 3,285 | -3 |
| 1976 | 52,993 | -472 | 3,174 | 3 |
| 1975 | 63,243 | -335 | 3,074 | -15 |
| 1974 | 60,777 | 132 | 2,968 | -17 |
| 1973 | 33,382 | -1,512 | 2,876 | -22 |
| 1972 | 34,315 | -8 | 2,775 | -28 |
| 1971 | 26,956 | -15 | 2,685 | -40 |
| 1970 | 32,048 | -96 | 2,597 | -46 |
| 1969 | 38,105 | -333 | 2,529 | -53 |
| 1968 | 39,997 | -324 | 2,470 | -68 |
| 1967 | 39,845 | -414 | 2,384 | 0 |
| 1966 | 36,643 | -726 | 2,278 | 0 |
| 1965 | 24,355 | -537 | 2,180 | 0 |
| 1964 | 31,371 | -739 | 2,098 | 0 |
| 1963 | 32,282 | -822 | 2,025 | 0 |
| 1962 | 21,128 | -1,738 | 1,947 | 0 |
| 1961 | 44,123 | -1,177 | 1,872 | 0 |
| 1960 | 44,926 | -1,108 | 1,796 | 0 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/hungary/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).
As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.
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Population differences between Hungary and Vanuatu
|
Hungary
|
Vanuatu
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.5 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 43.2 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 268.9 ppl/mi² | 72.8 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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