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Hungary

Population

9,575,761

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
98th
Share of world
0.12%
Annual change
−46,4690.25%

Population of Hungary

5M6M7M8M9M10M11M95% prediction intervalPeak20269.6M2050 projection8.7M↓ 9% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 9,575,761. 2050 projection: 8,725,347.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Hungary. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20269,585,8180.25%98
20259,632,2870.24%97
20209,749,4570.21%94
20199,770,3460.04%93
20189,774,3940.12%92
20179,785,6040.25%92
20159,839,2110.28%89
20109,979,1290.17%84
200510,065,7060.25%81
200010,190,6000.26%76

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Budapest is home to 1,685,165 people, 17.58% of Hungary's population.

City population1M700K300K
Budapest 1.7MDebrecen 202.9KSzeged 156.8KMiskolc 139.5KPecs 139.4KGyor 130.0KNyiregyhaza 114.4KKecskemet 108.8KSzekesfehervar 95.3KSzombathely 76.5K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Budapest1.7M17.58%
2Debrecen202.9K2.12%
3Szeged156.8K1.64%
4Miskolc139.5K1.45%
5Pecs139.4K1.45%
6Gyor130.0K1.36%
7Nyiregyhaza114.4K1.19%
8Kecskemet108.8K1.14%
9Szekesfehervar95.3K0.99%
10Szombathely76.5K0.80%

Hungary by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Hungary is home to an estimated 9,575,761 people, the 98th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Hungary has a net population change of approximately -89 people per day, driven by 227 births, 351 deaths, and net immigration of 35 people.
Share of world
Hungary makes up 0.12% of the world's population and 1.29% of Europe's.
Density
105.0 people per km² of land (272.0 per mi²), ranking 111th among countries and territories.
Urban living
70.69% of people live in urban areas.

Hungary Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 338100+ years, female: 1,18395–99 years, male: 3,37795–99 years, female: 10,24290–94 years, male: 14,23890–94 years, female: 41,24385–89 years, male: 42,30585–89 years, female: 103,01880–84 years, male: 92,56080–84 years, female: 180,00375–79 years, male: 159,94975–79 years, female: 264,67770–74 years, male: 237,28070–74 years, female: 345,10065–69 years, male: 238,50865–69 years, female: 307,60660–64 years, male: 250,75960–64 years, female: 284,26255–59 years, male: 327,94855–59 years, female: 341,90450–54 years, male: 395,90750–54 years, female: 394,51545–49 years, male: 391,79345–49 years, female: 385,13540–44 years, male: 319,70440–44 years, female: 307,29535–39 years, male: 323,07935–39 years, female: 301,80730–34 years, male: 316,36030–34 years, female: 296,35325–29 years, male: 269,04625–29 years, female: 252,15320–24 years, male: 266,16420–24 years, female: 251,01115–19 years, male: 253,42415–19 years, female: 241,11610–14 years, male: 239,87710–14 years, female: 226,4765–9 years, male: 244,0735–9 years, female: 230,3470–4 years, male: 223,2830–4 years, female: 210,408100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

45.1 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

77.5 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

48.09%

Female

51.91%

Life expectancy 74.3Life expectancy 80.6

Ethnicity

85.6%

Hungarian

  • Hungarian85.6%
  • Unspecified14.7%
  • Romani3.2%
  • German1.9%
  • Other1.8%

Reported percentages total 107.2% and are shown individually. Source note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group

Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Religion

30.1%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic30.1%
  • no answer27.2%
  • None18.2%
  • Calvinist9.8%
  • Unspecified8.3%
  • Other Christian1.9%
  • Lutheran1.8%
  • Greek Catholic1.6%
  • Other1.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2022 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Hungary United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Hungarian Central Statistical Office
  5. Hungarian Central Statistical Office