Population, total in Hungary

Hungary: Population, total was 9.51 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
9.51 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
96th
of 215 countries
All-time high
10.71 million
in 1981
All-time low
9.51 million
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, total in Hungary, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, population, total in Hungary stood at 9.51 million. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Hungary peaked at 10.71 million in 1981 and was at its lowest, 9.51 million, in 2025.

That places Hungary 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.14 million 9.98 million 10.30 million 10
1970s 10.52 million 10.34 million 10.70 million 10
1980s 10.65 million 10.48 million 10.71 million 10
1990s 10.33 million 10.24 million 10.37 million 10
2000s 10.11 million 10.02 million 10.21 million 10
2010s 9.83 million 9.69 million 10.00 million 10
2020s 9.60 million 9.51 million 9.67 million 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 93 Greece 10.41 million compare
  2. 94 Azerbaijan 10.25 million compare
  3. 95 Israel 10.12 million compare
  4. 97 Austria 9.21 million compare
  5. 98 Switzerland 9.09 million compare
  6. 99 Belarus 9.09 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Hungary?
Population, total in Hungary was 9.51 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 10.71 million in 1981.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 9.51 million in 2025.
How does Hungary rank for population, total?
Hungary ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, total rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.