Debrecen's 2026 population is now estimated at 202,893. In 1980, the population of Debrecen was 198,195. Debrecen has grown by 763 in the last year, which represents a 0.38% annual change. These population values and projections come from Hungary historical city/town census values 1980 and 1990 via CityPopulation fallback access, Hungary Census 2022 API (WBS003) settlement population (2001, 2011, 2022), Hungary city/town 2025 official estimate via CityPopulation fallback access and World Population Review Internal Projections .