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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Hungary was 9,562,065 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Hungary's population is 9,475,525 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 4.57 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Hungary is ranked the 98th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.11% for Hungary vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Hungary has had an average growth rate of -0.29% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Hungary has decreased from 10.1M people to 9.48M (5.92% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Hungary vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Hungary
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Hungary Yemen
2100 7,370,355 111,531,602
2099 7,386,200 111,216,538
2098 7,401,408 110,873,896
2097 7,415,908 110,513,248
2096 7,430,531 110,125,357
2095 7,445,269 109,718,989
2094 7,460,108 109,287,747
2093 7,475,111 108,834,256
2092 7,489,534 108,350,834
2091 7,504,343 107,845,139
2090 7,519,276 107,319,234
2089 7,534,960 106,769,903
2088 7,550,399 106,198,480
2087 7,566,507 105,606,248
2086 7,583,518 104,994,691
2085 7,600,748 104,356,315
2084 7,617,497 103,704,067
2083 7,634,894 103,033,111
2082 7,653,272 102,348,794
2081 7,672,270 101,642,012
2080 7,692,156 100,920,728
2079 7,712,929 100,179,245
2078 7,734,118 99,422,962
2077 7,756,481 98,654,481
2076 7,780,266 97,862,812
2075 7,805,336 97,057,105
2074 7,832,068 96,230,615
2073 7,860,016 95,389,748
2072 7,889,448 94,528,518
2071 7,920,271 93,646,094
2070 7,952,370 92,750,891
2069 7,985,309 91,836,719
2068 8,019,321 90,906,457
2067 8,053,791 89,961,778
2066 8,088,854 88,998,844
2065 8,125,079 88,022,210
2064 8,161,993 87,033,422
2063 8,198,019 86,020,867
2062 8,233,954 84,985,459
2061 8,269,395 83,934,120
2060 8,304,498 82,867,105
2059 8,339,351 81,781,887
2058 8,372,516 80,678,032
2057 8,405,403 79,563,835
2056 8,438,397 78,436,146
2055 8,470,451 77,296,391
2054 8,502,165 76,143,587
2053 8,533,102 74,985,186
2052 8,563,943 73,813,387
2051 8,594,925 72,631,340
2050 8,625,864 71,436,891
2049 8,657,469 70,243,074
2048 8,689,207 69,043,876
2047 8,721,846 67,843,741
2046 8,755,100 66,638,116
2045 8,789,106 65,433,874
2044 8,823,256 64,230,423
2043 8,857,823 63,031,296
2042 8,893,508 61,838,177
2041 8,929,696 60,651,763
2040 8,966,615 59,475,172
2039 9,004,383 58,303,694
2038 9,041,989 57,135,690
2037 9,080,597 55,973,689
2036 9,118,668 54,809,098
2035 9,157,148 53,641,994
2034 9,195,286 52,476,195
2033 9,232,883 51,307,469
2032 9,270,132 50,140,351
2031 9,306,671 48,969,961
2030 9,342,584 47,786,079
2029 9,377,706 46,594,926
2028 9,411,230 45,403,313
2027 9,443,534 44,203,683
2026 9,475,525 43,000,078
2025 9,535,248 41,792,731
2024 9,562,065 40,583,164
2023 9,592,186 39,390,799
2022 9,605,074 38,222,876
2021 9,630,932 37,140,230
2020 9,670,419 36,134,863
2019 9,694,824 35,111,408
2018 9,706,964 34,085,182
2017 9,726,756 33,090,921
2016 9,759,755 32,109,010
2015 9,797,755 31,159,379
2014 9,833,038 30,226,309
2013 9,872,734 29,312,952
2012 9,920,362 28,433,647
2011 9,971,727 27,582,897
2010 10,000,023 26,754,387
2009 10,022,650 25,927,724
2008 10,038,188 25,111,941
2007 10,055,780 24,318,082
2006 10,071,370 23,543,083
2005 10,087,065 22,790,085
2004 10,107,146 22,095,167
2003 10,129,552 21,456,379
2002 10,158,608 20,835,086
2001 10,187,576 20,226,147
2000 10,210,971 19,624,141
1999 10,237,530 19,029,420
1998 10,266,570 18,446,013
1997 10,290,486 17,873,936
1996 10,311,238 17,313,177
1995 10,328,965 16,740,058
1994 10,343,355 16,149,147
1993 10,357,523 15,563,914
1992 10,369,341 14,989,494
1991 10,373,400 14,430,201
1990 10,373,988 13,887,862
1989 10,481,719 13,364,174
1988 10,596,487 12,859,708
1987 10,612,741 12,369,912
1986 10,630,564 11,901,040
1985 10,648,713 11,453,825
1984 10,668,095 11,025,597
1983 10,689,463 10,621,499
1982 10,705,535 10,241,006
1981 10,711,848 9,882,362
1980 10,711,122 9,543,358
1979 10,704,152 9,224,194
1978 10,684,822 8,926,586
1977 10,648,031 8,648,222
1976 10,598,677 8,384,113
1975 10,540,525 8,133,598
1974 10,478,720 7,896,783
1973 10,432,055 7,672,796
1972 10,398,489 7,460,068
1971 10,367,537 7,257,462
1970 10,337,910 7,065,279
1969 10,298,723 6,875,859
1968 10,255,815 6,690,524
1967 10,216,604 6,516,444
1966 10,178,653 6,351,494
1965 10,147,935 6,195,593
1964 10,119,835 6,048,006
1963 10,087,947 5,911,135
1962 10,060,825 5,782,221
1961 10,027,958 5,655,232
1960 9,983,512 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Hungary decreased by 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Hungary lost 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Hungary was ranked 81st most populous country in 2006 and is 98th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Hungary Yemen
2100 -0.21% 0.28%
2099 -0.21% 0.31%
2098 -0.2% 0.33%
2097 -0.2% 0.35%
2096 -0.2% 0.37%
2095 -0.2% 0.39%
2094 -0.2% 0.42%
2093 -0.19% 0.45%
2092 -0.2% 0.47%
2091 -0.2% 0.49%
2090 -0.21% 0.51%
2089 -0.2% 0.54%
2088 -0.21% 0.56%
2087 -0.22% 0.58%
2086 -0.23% 0.61%
2085 -0.22% 0.63%
2084 -0.23% 0.65%
2083 -0.24% 0.67%
2082 -0.25% 0.7%
2081 -0.26% 0.71%
2080 -0.27% 0.74%
2079 -0.27% 0.76%
2078 -0.29% 0.78%
2077 -0.31% 0.81%
2076 -0.32% 0.83%
2075 -0.34% 0.86%
2074 -0.36% 0.88%
2073 -0.37% 0.91%
2072 -0.39% 0.94%
2071 -0.4% 0.97%
2070 -0.41% 1%
2069 -0.42% 1.02%
2068 -0.43% 1.05%
2067 -0.43% 1.08%
2066 -0.45% 1.11%
2065 -0.45% 1.14%
2064 -0.44% 1.18%
2063 -0.44% 1.22%
2062 -0.43% 1.25%
2061 -0.42% 1.29%
2060 -0.42% 1.33%
2059 -0.4% 1.37%
2058 -0.39% 1.4%
2057 -0.39% 1.44%
2056 -0.38% 1.47%
2055 -0.37% 1.51%
2054 -0.36% 1.54%
2053 -0.36% 1.59%
2052 -0.36% 1.63%
2051 -0.36% 1.67%
2050 -0.37% 1.7%
2049 -0.37% 1.74%
2048 -0.37% 1.77%
2047 -0.38% 1.81%
2046 -0.39% 1.84%
2045 -0.39% 1.87%
2044 -0.39% 1.9%
2043 -0.4% 1.93%
2042 -0.41% 1.96%
2041 -0.41% 1.98%
2040 -0.42% 2.01%
2039 -0.42% 2.04%
2038 -0.43% 2.08%
2037 -0.42% 2.12%
2036 -0.42% 2.18%
2035 -0.41% 2.22%
2034 -0.41% 2.28%
2033 -0.4% 2.33%
2032 -0.39% 2.39%
2031 -0.38% 2.48%
2030 -0.37% 2.56%
2029 -0.36% 2.62%
2028 -0.34% 2.71%
2027 -0.34% 2.8%
2026 -0.63% 2.89%
2025 -0.28% 2.98%
2024 -0.31% 3.03%
2023 -0.13% 3.06%
2022 -0.27% 2.92%
2021 -0.41% 2.78%
2020 -0.25% 2.91%
2019 -0.13% 3.01%
2018 -0.2% 3%
2017 -0.34% 3.06%
2016 -0.39% 3.05%
2015 -0.36% 3.09%
2014 -0.4% 3.12%
2013 -0.48% 3.09%
2012 -0.52% 3.08%
2011 -0.28% 3.1%
2010 -0.23% 3.19%
2009 -0.15% 3.25%
2008 -0.17% 3.26%
2007 -0.15% 3.29%
2006 -0.16% 3.3%
2005 -0.2% 3.15%
2004 -0.22% 2.98%
2003 -0.29% 2.98%
2002 -0.28% 3.01%
2001 -0.23% 3.07%
2000 -0.26% 3.13%
1999 -0.28% 3.16%
1998 -0.23% 3.2%
1997 -0.2% 3.24%
1996 -0.17% 3.42%
1995 -0.14% 3.66%
1994 -0.14% 3.76%
1993 -0.11% 3.83%
1992 -0.04% 3.88%
1991 -0.006% 3.91%
1990 -1.03% 3.92%
1989 -1.08% 3.92%
1988 -0.15% 3.96%
1987 -0.17% 3.94%
1986 -0.17% 3.9%
1985 -0.18% 3.88%
1984 -0.2% 3.8%
1983 -0.15% 3.72%
1982 -0.06% 3.63%
1981 0.007% 3.55%
1980 0.07% 3.46%
1979 0.18% 3.33%
1978 0.35% 3.22%
1977 0.47% 3.15%
1976 0.55% 3.08%
1975 0.59% 3%
1974 0.45% 2.92%
1973 0.32% 2.85%
1972 0.3% 2.79%
1971 0.29% 2.72%
1970 0.38% 2.75%
1969 0.42% 2.77%
1968 0.38% 2.67%
1967 0.37% 2.6%
1966 0.3% 2.52%
1965 0.28% 2.44%
1964 0.32% 2.32%
1963 0.27% 2.23%
1962 0.33% 2.25%
1961 0.45% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Hungary declined by 0.31%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Hungary Yemen
Current population
9475525
43325643
Population rank 98/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.52%
One net population change
17.4 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
6.02 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.09 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -83 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -30,121 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.31% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 179/197 13/197
One migration net change every
32.3 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -16,331 -16,291
Net migration rank 149/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 689,565 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 71/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 79/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Hungary
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Hungary Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -16,331 - -16,291
2024 - 16,223 - -10,482
2023 -41,247 49,213 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -47,065 41,871 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -61,638 20,372 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -47,385 9,147 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -36,840 34,339 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -37,858 34,190 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -37,934 20,200 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -31,231 68 975,697 -6,492
2015 -39,191 13,856 939,922 -9,883
2014 -32,449 11,581 920,330 15,764
2013 -36,529 5,635 884,929 5,697
2012 -38,689 15,286 845,645 22,349
2011 -40,884 1,859 806,359 27,184
2010 -40,000 10,592 803,246 20,269
2009 -34,077 17,281 798,911 30,919
2008 -31,118 16,166 779,123 22,621
2007 -35,195 13,697 764,780 21,210
2006 -32,228 19,890 750,082 13,940
2005 -38,331 16,925 726,708 15,283
2004 -37,396 16,637 710,493 -62,641
2003 -41,531 13,879 694,457 -64,737
2002 -36,571 2,822 672,494 -59,648
2001 -35,657 10,386 658,704 -53,698
2000 -37,780 13,414 646,694 -47,713
1999 -49,140 12,819 633,166 -42,731
1998 -43,120 13,568 615,488 -39,096
1997 -38,075 14,186 604,443 -36,694
1996 -38,152 14,605 588,786 -35,043
1995 -34,086 14,927 607,966 -15,485
1994 -31,030 15,159 602,363 -13,040
1993 -33,144 15,540 595,459 -14,332
1992 -26,960 16,238 582,072 -14,372
1991 -17,635 16,873 565,837 -14,964
1990 -19,710 16,991 549,654 -15,847
1989 -20,963 -16,991 530,464 -16,876
1988 -15,895 -16,052 513,296 -17,952
1987 -15,919 -16,175 493,337 -9,097
1986 -18,072 -16,339 464,665 -11,151
1985 -18,103 -15,890 455,576 -14,660
1984 -21,336 -16,216 434,674 -19,143
1983 -21,379 -16,047 414,823 -22,152
1982 -10,705 -16,531 392,302 -23,981
1981 -2,142 -16,869 374,482 -25,499
1980 3,213 -17,795 355,767 -26,740
1979 23,549 3,629 336,378 -27,090
1978 27,780 290 312,439 -26,524
1977 45,787 -54 296,115 -25,305
1976 52,993 -472 281,078 -23,669
1975 63,243 -335 266,815 -23,192
1974 60,777 132 252,737 -22,726
1973 33,382 -1,512 240,235 -22,282
1972 34,315 -8 229,322 -21,826
1971 26,956 -15 219,095 -21,386
1970 32,048 -96 207,613 -20,966
1969 38,105 -333 196,305 -4,121
1968 39,997 -324 182,518 -4,031
1967 39,845 -414 173,637 -3,959
1966 36,643 -726 164,091 -3,874
1965 24,355 -537 155,398 -3,797
1964 31,371 -739 147,299 -3,712
1963 32,282 -822 133,781 -3,640
1962 21,128 -1,738 131,262 -3,572
1961 44,123 -1,177 129,787 -3,503
1960 44,926 -1,108 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/hungary/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 689,565 residents or 7.1% of the population were not native-born in Hungary, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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