Population · Europe · 2025 data
Hungary Population
Hungary had a population of 9.51 million in 2025, ranking #96 of 216 countries and territories (0.12% of the world). The population fell by 2.9% over the past ten years and peaked in 1981 at 10.71 million.
Population of Hungary, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,514,251 | -0.50% |
| 2024 | 9,562,065 | -0.31% |
| 2023 | 9,592,186 | -0.13% |
| 2022 | 9,605,074 | -0.27% |
| 2021 | 9,630,932 | -0.41% |
| 2020 | 9,670,419 | -0.25% |
| 2019 | 9,694,824 | -0.13% |
| 2018 | 9,706,964 | -0.20% |
| 2017 | 9,726,756 | -0.34% |
| 2016 | 9,759,755 | -0.39% |
| 2015 | 9,797,755 | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 9,833,038 | -0.40% |
| 2013 | 9,872,734 | -0.48% |
| 2012 | 9,920,362 | -0.52% |
| 2011 | 9,971,727 | -0.28% |
| 2010 | 10,000,023 | -0.23% |
| 2009 | 10,022,650 | -0.15% |
| 2008 | 10,038,188 | -0.17% |
| 2007 | 10,055,780 | -0.15% |
| 2006 | 10,071,370 | -0.16% |
| 2005 | 10,087,065 | -0.20% |
| 2004 | 10,107,146 | -0.22% |
| 2003 | 10,129,552 | -0.29% |
| 2002 | 10,158,608 | -0.28% |
| 2001 | 10,187,576 | -0.23% |
| 2000 | 10,210,971 | -0.26% |
| 1999 | 10,237,530 | -0.28% |
| 1998 | 10,266,570 | -0.23% |
| 1997 | 10,290,486 | -0.20% |
| 1996 | 10,311,238 | -0.17% |
| 1995 | 10,328,965 | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 10,343,355 | -0.14% |
| 1993 | 10,357,523 | -0.11% |
| 1992 | 10,369,341 | -0.04% |
| 1991 | 10,373,400 | -0.01% |
| 1990 | 10,373,988 | -1.03% |
| 1989 | 10,481,719 | -1.08% |
| 1988 | 10,596,487 | -0.15% |
| 1987 | 10,612,741 | -0.17% |
| 1986 | 10,630,564 | -0.17% |
| 1985 | 10,648,713 | -0.18% |
| 1984 | 10,668,095 | -0.20% |
| 1983 | 10,689,463 | -0.15% |
| 1982 | 10,705,535 | -0.06% |
| 1981 | 10,711,848 | +0.01% |
| 1980 | 10,711,122 | +0.07% |
| 1979 | 10,704,152 | +0.18% |
| 1978 | 10,684,822 | +0.35% |
| 1977 | 10,648,031 | +0.47% |
| 1976 | 10,598,677 | +0.55% |
| 1975 | 10,540,525 | +0.59% |
| 1974 | 10,478,720 | +0.45% |
| 1973 | 10,432,055 | +0.32% |
| 1972 | 10,398,489 | +0.30% |
| 1971 | 10,367,537 | +0.29% |
| 1970 | 10,337,910 | +0.38% |
| 1969 | 10,298,723 | +0.42% |
| 1968 | 10,255,815 | +0.38% |
| 1967 | 10,216,604 | +0.37% |
| 1966 | 10,178,653 | +0.30% |
| 1965 | 10,147,935 | +0.28% |
| 1964 | 10,119,835 | +0.32% |
| 1963 | 10,087,947 | +0.27% |
| 1962 | 10,060,825 | +0.33% |
| 1961 | 10,027,958 | +0.45% |
| 1960 | 9,983,512 | — |
Demographics of Hungary
Ethnic groups
Hungarian 84.3%, Romani 2.1%, German 1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 13.7% (2022 est.)
Languages
Hungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.)
Religions
Catholic 30.1% (Roman Catholic 27.5%, Greek Catholic 1.7%, other Catholic 0.9%), Calvinist 9.8%, Lutheran 1.8%, other Christian (includes Orthodox) 1.6%, other 0.4%, none 16.1%, no answer 40.1% (2022 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).