🇭🇺 Hungary Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Hungary is 9,585,818, ranking #98 in the world (0.12% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.34% per year. The biggest city is Budapest with 1,741,041 inhabitants.
Live estimate
9,585,059
Growth rate
-0.34%
Density
106
people / km² (274 / mi²)
Median age
44.2
Fertility rate
1.50
births per woman
Life expectancy
77.5
years
Hungary population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Hungary is projected to reach 8,725,347, and 7,460,742 by 2100.
Hungary population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9,585,818 | -0.34% | 105.9 | 44.2 |
| 2025 | 9,632,287 | -0.63% | 106.4 | 43.9 |
| 2024 | 9,676,134 | -0.28% | 106.9 | 43.6 |
| 2023 | 9,686,464 | 0.07% | 107.0 | 43.3 |
| 2022 | 9,684,306 | -0.02% | 107.0 | 43.0 |
| 2021 | 9,707,850 | -0.46% | 107.2 | 42.7 |
| 2020 | 9,749,456 | -0.39% | 107.7 | 42.5 |
| 2019 | 9,770,346 | -0.04% | 107.9 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 9,774,394 | -0.05% | 108.0 | 41.8 |
| 2017 | 9,785,604 | -0.18% | 108.1 | 41.4 |
| 2016 | 9,810,532 | -0.33% | 108.4 | 41.1 |
| 2015 | 9,839,211 | -0.26% | 108.7 | 40.7 |
| 2014 | 9,862,842 | -0.22% | 108.9 | 40.4 |
| 2013 | 9,889,346 | -0.31% | 109.2 | 40.2 |
| 2012 | 9,916,623 | -0.24% | 109.5 | 39.9 |
| 2011 | 9,946,676 | -0.37% | 109.9 | 39.4 |
| 2010 | 9,979,128 | -0.28% | 110.2 | 38.9 |
| 2009 | 10,001,378 | -0.16% | 110.5 | 38.6 |
| 2008 | 10,016,657 | -0.14% | 110.6 | 38.4 |
| 2007 | 10,034,082 | -0.20% | 110.8 | 38.2 |
| 2006 | 10,049,943 | -0.11% | 111.0 | 38.0 |
| 2005 | 10,065,706 | -0.20% | 111.2 | 37.9 |
| 2004 | 10,085,791 | -0.20% | 111.4 | 37.8 |
| 2003 | 10,108,963 | -0.26% | 111.7 | 37.7 |
| 2002 | 10,138,466 | -0.32% | 112.0 | 37.6 |
| 2001 | 10,166,690 | -0.23% | 112.3 | 37.6 |
| 2000 | 10,190,600 | -0.23% | 112.6 | 37.5 |
| 1999 | 10,219,796 | -0.34% | 112.9 | 37.3 |
| 1998 | 10,251,716 | -0.29% | 113.2 | 37.2 |
| 1997 | 10,278,602 | -0.24% | 113.5 | 37.0 |
| 1996 | 10,302,235 | -0.22% | 113.8 | 36.9 |
| 1995 | 10,322,788 | -0.18% | 114.0 | 36.7 |
| 1994 | 10,339,937 | -0.15% | 114.2 | 36.5 |
| 1993 | 10,356,870 | -0.17% | 114.4 | 36.3 |
| 1992 | 10,371,474 | -0.11% | 114.6 | 36.0 |
| 1991 | 10,378,176 | -0.02% | 114.6 | 35.7 |
| 1990 | 10,381,281 | -0.04% | 114.7 | 35.3 |
| 1989 | 10,403,420 | -0.39% | 114.9 | 35.0 |
| 1988 | 10,440,531 | -0.33% | 115.3 | 34.8 |
| 1987 | 10,475,105 | -0.33% | 115.7 | 34.5 |
| 1986 | 10,511,098 | -0.35% | 116.1 | 34.3 |
| 1985 | 10,547,265 | -0.34% | 116.5 | 34.1 |
| 1984 | 10,584,328 | -0.37% | 116.9 | 33.9 |
| 1983 | 10,622,989 | -0.36% | 117.3 | 33.7 |
| 1982 | 10,656,116 | -0.26% | 117.7 | 33.5 |
| 1981 | 10,679,329 | -0.17% | 118.0 | 33.3 |
| 1980 | 10,695,366 | -0.13% | 118.1 | 33.2 |
| 1979 | 10,688,252 | 0.26% | 118.1 | 33.3 |
| 1978 | 10,660,188 | 0.27% | 117.8 | 33.2 |
| 1977 | 10,623,140 | 0.43% | 117.3 | 33.2 |
| 1976 | 10,573,772 | 0.50% | 116.8 | 33.2 |
| 1975 | 10,515,652 | 0.60% | 116.2 | 33.3 |
| 1974 | 10,453,913 | 0.58% | 115.5 | 33.3 |
| 1973 | 10,407,439 | 0.31% | 115.0 | 33.3 |
| 1972 | 10,374,304 | 0.33% | 114.6 | 33.3 |
| 1971 | 10,343,969 | 0.26% | 114.3 | 33.2 |
| 1970 | 10,315,143 | 0.30% | 113.9 | 33.1 |
| 1969 | 10,281,589 | 0.35% | 113.6 | 33.1 |
| 1968 | 10,244,544 | 0.37% | 113.2 | 33.0 |
| 1967 | 10,206,810 | 0.37% | 112.7 | 32.9 |
| 1966 | 10,170,404 | 0.34% | 112.3 | 32.7 |
| 1965 | 10,141,119 | 0.23% | 112.0 | 32.5 |
| 1964 | 10,114,371 | 0.30% | 111.7 | 32.2 |
| 1963 | 10,083,841 | 0.31% | 111.4 | 31.9 |
| 1962 | 10,058,066 | 0.20% | 111.1 | 31.7 |
| 1961 | 10,026,513 | 0.42% | 110.8 | 31.4 |
| 1960 | 9,983,374 | 0.44% | 110.3 | 31.1 |
| 1959 | 9,936,841 | 0.50% | 109.8 | 30.9 |
| 1958 | 9,880,678 | 0.64% | 109.1 | 30.7 |
| 1957 | 9,837,928 | 0.23% | 108.7 | 30.4 |
| 1956 | 9,853,988 | -0.56% | 108.8 | 30.1 |
| 1955 | 9,823,206 | 1.18% | 108.5 | 29.8 |
| 1954 | 9,704,586 | 1.25% | 107.2 | 29.7 |
| 1953 | 9,594,481 | 1.03% | 106.0 | 29.6 |
| 1952 | 9,503,927 | 0.86% | 105.0 | 29.5 |
| 1951 | 9,423,174 | 0.84% | 104.1 | 29.3 |
| 1950 | 9,337,880 | 0.97% | 103.1 | 29.1 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 9,553,242 | -0.34% | 105.5 | 44.3 |
| 2028 | 9,519,888 | -0.36% | 105.2 | 44.5 |
| 2029 | 9,485,106 | -0.38% | 104.8 | 44.6 |
| 2030 | 9,449,115 | -0.39% | 104.4 | 44.7 |
| 2031 | 9,412,406 | -0.39% | 104.0 | 44.8 |
| 2032 | 9,375,019 | -0.40% | 103.6 | 44.9 |
| 2033 | 9,337,096 | -0.41% | 103.1 | 45.0 |
| 2034 | 9,298,724 | -0.42% | 102.7 | 45.2 |
| 2035 | 9,259,903 | -0.42% | 102.3 | 45.3 |
| 2036 | 9,221,116 | -0.42% | 101.9 | 45.4 |
| 2037 | 9,182,265 | -0.43% | 101.4 | 45.5 |
| 2038 | 9,143,649 | -0.42% | 101.0 | 45.6 |
| 2039 | 9,105,459 | -0.42% | 100.6 | 45.8 |
| 2040 | 9,067,617 | -0.41% | 100.2 | 45.9 |
| 2041 | 9,030,576 | -0.41% | 99.8 | 45.9 |
| 2042 | 8,994,160 | -0.40% | 99.3 | 46.0 |
| 2043 | 8,958,564 | -0.39% | 99.0 | 46.0 |
| 2044 | 8,923,747 | -0.39% | 98.6 | 46.0 |
| 2045 | 8,889,214 | -0.39% | 98.2 | 45.9 |
| 2046 | 8,855,135 | -0.38% | 97.8 | 45.8 |
| 2047 | 8,821,749 | -0.38% | 97.4 | 45.6 |
| 2048 | 8,789,131 | -0.37% | 97.1 | 45.6 |
| 2049 | 8,757,036 | -0.37% | 96.7 | 45.5 |
| 2050 | 8,725,347 | -0.36% | 96.4 | 45.4 |
| 2051 | 8,693,973 | -0.36% | 96.0 | 45.4 |
| 2052 | 8,662,648 | -0.36% | 95.7 | 45.4 |
| 2053 | 8,631,347 | -0.36% | 95.3 | 45.4 |
| 2054 | 8,599,604 | -0.37% | 95.0 | 45.5 |
| 2055 | 8,567,294 | -0.38% | 94.6 | 45.5 |
| 2056 | 8,534,336 | -0.39% | 94.3 | 45.6 |
| 2057 | 8,500,956 | -0.39% | 93.9 | 45.6 |
| 2058 | 8,467,489 | -0.40% | 93.5 | 45.5 |
| 2059 | 8,433,026 | -0.42% | 93.2 | 45.5 |
| 2060 | 8,397,581 | -0.42% | 92.8 | 45.5 |
| 2061 | 8,361,838 | -0.43% | 92.4 | 45.6 |
| 2062 | 8,325,674 | -0.44% | 92.0 | 45.6 |
| 2063 | 8,289,212 | -0.44% | 91.6 | 45.6 |
| 2064 | 8,252,256 | -0.45% | 91.2 | 45.7 |
| 2065 | 8,215,198 | -0.45% | 90.7 | 45.7 |
| 2066 | 8,179,078 | -0.43% | 90.3 | 45.8 |
| 2067 | 8,143,848 | -0.43% | 90.0 | 45.8 |
| 2068 | 8,109,149 | -0.42% | 89.6 | 45.9 |
| 2069 | 8,075,227 | -0.41% | 89.2 | 45.9 |
| 2070 | 8,042,274 | -0.40% | 88.8 | 45.9 |
| 2071 | 8,010,392 | -0.39% | 88.5 | 45.9 |
| 2072 | 7,979,863 | -0.37% | 88.1 | 45.9 |
| 2073 | 7,950,790 | -0.36% | 87.8 | 45.9 |
| 2074 | 7,923,085 | -0.34% | 87.5 | 45.9 |
| 2075 | 7,896,838 | -0.32% | 87.2 | 45.9 |
| 2076 | 7,872,084 | -0.31% | 87.0 | 45.8 |
| 2077 | 7,848,702 | -0.29% | 86.7 | 45.8 |
| 2078 | 7,826,636 | -0.27% | 86.5 | 45.8 |
| 2079 | 7,805,375 | -0.27% | 86.2 | 45.8 |
| 2080 | 7,784,774 | -0.26% | 86.0 | 45.8 |
| 2081 | 7,765,072 | -0.25% | 85.8 | 45.8 |
| 2082 | 7,746,134 | -0.24% | 85.6 | 45.8 |
| 2083 | 7,728,008 | -0.23% | 85.4 | 45.8 |
| 2084 | 7,710,708 | -0.22% | 85.2 | 45.9 |
| 2085 | 7,693,491 | -0.23% | 85.0 | 45.9 |
| 2086 | 7,676,142 | -0.23% | 84.8 | 45.9 |
| 2087 | 7,659,362 | -0.21% | 84.6 | 46.0 |
| 2088 | 7,643,377 | -0.20% | 84.4 | 46.0 |
| 2089 | 7,627,608 | -0.21% | 84.3 | 46.1 |
| 2090 | 7,612,096 | -0.20% | 84.1 | 46.2 |
| 2091 | 7,597,026 | -0.20% | 83.9 | 46.2 |
| 2092 | 7,582,214 | -0.19% | 83.8 | 46.3 |
| 2093 | 7,567,306 | -0.20% | 83.6 | 46.4 |
| 2094 | 7,552,185 | -0.20% | 83.4 | 46.5 |
| 2095 | 7,537,200 | -0.20% | 83.3 | 46.6 |
| 2096 | 7,522,323 | -0.20% | 83.1 | 46.7 |
| 2097 | 7,507,567 | -0.20% | 82.9 | 46.8 |
| 2098 | 7,492,514 | -0.21% | 82.8 | 46.8 |
| 2099 | 7,476,780 | -0.21% | 82.6 | 46.9 |
| 2100 | 7,460,742 | -0.21% | 82.4 | 47.0 |
States & provinces of Hungary by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 1,752,286 | 18.3% |
| 2 | Pest | 1,261,864 | 13.2% |
| 3 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 648,216 | 6.8% |
| 4 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 558,361 | 5.8% |
| 5 | Debrecen | 530,464 | 5.5% |
| 6 | Hajdú-Bihar | 530,464 | 5.5% |
| 7 | Bács-Kiskun | 505,602 | 5.3% |
| 8 | Gyor-Moson-Sopron | 461,618 | 4.8% |
| 9 | Hódmezôvásárhely | 423,751 | 4.4% |
| 10 | Csongrád | 423,751 | 4.4% |
| 11 | Fejér | 416,691 | 4.3% |
| 12 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 371,271 | 3.9% |
| 13 | Pécs | 360,704 | 3.8% |
| 14 | Baranya | 360,704 | 3.8% |
| 15 | Veszprém | 341,425 | 3.6% |
| 16 | Békés | 338,025 | 3.5% |
| 17 | Békéscsaba | 338,025 | 3.5% |
| 18 | Somogy | 328,496 | 3.4% |
| 19 | Komárom-Esztergom | 297,454 | 3.1% |
| 20 | Heves | 295,792 | 3.1% |
| 21 | Zala | 270,634 | 2.8% |
| 22 | Vas | 253,305 | 2.6% |
| 23 | Tolna | 219,317 | 2.3% |
| 24 | Nógrád | 190,947 | 2.0% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Hungary
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest capital | Budapest | 1,741,041 |
| 2 | Debrecen | Hajdú-Bihar | 202,402 |
| 3 | Szeged | Csongrád | 160,766 |
| 4 | Miskolc | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 154,521 |
| 5 | Pécs | Baranya | 145,347 |
| 6 | Győr | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 129,301 |
| 7 | Nyíregyháza | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 117,689 |
| 8 | Kecskemét | Bács-Kiskun | 109,847 |
| 9 | Székesfehérvár | Fejér | 101,600 |
| 10 | Szombathely | Vas County | 78,025 |
| 11 | Szolnok | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 71,285 |
| 12 | Tatabánya | Komárom-Esztergom | 65,849 |
| 13 | Kaposvár | Somogy County | 64,280 |
| 14 | Érd | Pest County | 62,408 |
| 15 | Sopron | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 62,246 |
FAQ
What is the population of Hungary in 2026?
The population of Hungary is 9,585,818 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Hungary?
Budapest is the biggest city in Hungary with 1,741,041 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Hungary growing or shrinking?
The population of Hungary is shrinking at -0.34% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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