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Észak-Magyarország in figures

A profile of Észak-Magyarország from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Észak-Magyarország was 1.07 million in 2025, down 1% from 2024, and the 4th lowest of 8 regions in Hungary.

Population1.07 million2025Down 1% from 2024The 4th lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
Natural change rate-5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023Tied for the 3rd lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
Median age44.4 years2025Up 0.3 years from 2024The 4th lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
Population aged 65 and over21%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Population density81.1 inhabitants per km²2024Down 1% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment-5,3032024Compared with -5,400 in 2023
1.05M1.1M1.15M1.2M1.25M1.3M1.35M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,302,835 persons2002: 1,296,504 persons2003: 1,288,960 persons2004: 1,280,040 persons2005: 1,271,111 persons2006: 1,261,489 persons2007: 1,251,441 persons2008: 1,236,690 persons2009: 1,223,238 persons2010: 1,209,142 persons2011: 1,194,697 persons2012: 1,200,831 persons2013: 1,189,094 persons2014: 1,176,263 persons2015: 1,163,818 persons2016: 1,152,668 persons2017: 1,142,892 persons2018: 1,133,848 persons2019: 1,125,185 persons2020: 1,117,255 persons2021: 1,111,193 persons2022: 1,101,369 persons2023: 1,093,790 persons2024: 1,083,327 persons2025: 1,072,232 persons1M1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M2001201020252001: 1,302,835 persons2002: 1,296,504 persons2003: 1,288,960 persons2004: 1,280,040 persons2005: 1,271,111 persons2006: 1,261,489 persons2007: 1,251,441 persons2008: 1,236,690 persons2009: 1,223,238 persons2010: 1,209,142 persons2011: 1,194,697 persons2012: 1,200,831 persons2013: 1,189,094 persons2014: 1,176,263 persons2015: 1,163,818 persons2016: 1,152,668 persons2017: 1,142,892 persons2018: 1,133,848 persons2019: 1,125,185 persons2020: 1,117,255 persons2021: 1,111,193 persons2022: 1,101,369 persons2023: 1,093,790 persons2024: 1,083,327 persons2025: 1,072,232 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Észak-Magyarország was 7% in 2025, up 0.1 percentage points from 2024, and the highest of 8 regions in Hungary.

Unemployment rate7%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024The highest of 8 regions in Hungary
Household disposable income per inhabitant€8,7002023Up 24.3% from 2022The lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
Employment rate75.8%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
At-risk-of-poverty rate23.2%2025Up 1.9 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate75.3%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024
2.557.51012.51517.520012005200920132017202120252001: 8.1 %2002: 8.2 %2003: 9.8 %2004: 9.5 %2005: 10.6 %2006: 10.9 %2007: 12.6 %2008: 13.3 %2009: 15.3 %2010: 16.2 %2011: 16.4 %2012: 16.1 %2013: 12.6 %2014: 10.4 %2015: 8.7 %2016: 6.3 %2017: 5.8 %2018: 4.8 %2019: 4.4 %2020: 5.1 %2021: 6.2 %2022: 6.2 %2023: 6.4 %2024: 6.9 %2025: 7 %051015202001201020252001: 8.1 %2002: 8.2 %2003: 9.8 %2004: 9.5 %2005: 10.6 %2006: 10.9 %2007: 12.6 %2008: 13.3 %2009: 15.3 %2010: 16.2 %2011: 16.4 %2012: 16.1 %2013: 12.6 %2014: 10.4 %2015: 8.7 %2016: 6.3 %2017: 5.8 %2018: 4.8 %2019: 4.4 %2020: 5.1 %2021: 6.2 %2022: 6.2 %2023: 6.4 %2024: 6.9 %2025: 7 %
Unemployment rate, 2001 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Észak-Magyarország was €14.41 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 2.1% from 2023, and the 2nd lowest of 8 regions in Hungary.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€14.41 billion2024, provisionalUp 2.1% from 2023The 2nd lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
GDP per capita€13,4002024, provisionalUp 3.1% from 2023The lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
Real GDP growth-1.3%2024, estimatedUp 3.1 percentage points from 2023The 2nd lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)47%2024, provisionalDown 1 percentage point from 2023
2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K20002004200820122016202020242000: 4,134 EUR million2001: 4,947 EUR million2002: 5,807 EUR million2003: 6,075 EUR million2004: 6,737 EUR million2005: 7,398 EUR million2006: 7,294 EUR million2007: 7,934 EUR million2008: 8,094 EUR million2009: 6,753 EUR million2010: 7,120 EUR million2011: 7,163 EUR million2012: 7,114 EUR million2013: 7,585 EUR million2014: 7,880 EUR million2015: 8,727 EUR million2016: 9,055 EUR million2017: 10,194 EUR million2018: 10,868 EUR million2019: 11,104 EUR million2020: 10,732 EUR million2021: 12,156 EUR million2022: 12,446 EUR million2023: 14,122 EUR million2024: 14,412 EUR million05,00010K15K2000200920242000: 4,134 EUR million2001: 4,947 EUR million2002: 5,807 EUR million2003: 6,075 EUR million2004: 6,737 EUR million2005: 7,398 EUR million2006: 7,294 EUR million2007: 7,934 EUR million2008: 8,094 EUR million2009: 6,753 EUR million2010: 7,120 EUR million2011: 7,163 EUR million2012: 7,114 EUR million2013: 7,585 EUR million2014: 7,880 EUR million2015: 8,727 EUR million2016: 9,055 EUR million2017: 10,194 EUR million2018: 10,868 EUR million2019: 11,104 EUR million2020: 10,732 EUR million2021: 12,156 EUR million2022: 12,446 EUR million2023: 14,122 EUR million2024: 14,412 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2000 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Észak-Magyarország was 14% in 2025, down 4.1 percentage points from 2024, and the highest of 8 regions in Hungary.

Severe material and social deprivation rate14%2025Down 4.1 percentage points from 2024The highest of 8 regions in Hungary
People who bought online in the last 12 months67.4%2025Down 3.4 percentage points from 2024The 4th highest of 8 regions in Hungary
1015202530352015201720192021202320252015: 31.5 %2016: 29.1 %2017: 29.1 %2018: 24.8 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 20.5 %2021: 20.7 %2022: 16.9 %2023: 21 %2024: 18.1 %2025: 14 %1015202530352015201920252015: 31.5 %2016: 29.1 %2017: 29.1 %2018: 24.8 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 20.5 %2021: 20.7 %2022: 16.9 %2023: 21 %2024: 18.1 %2025: 14 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2015 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Észak-Magyarország were 67,878 in 2023, down 7.4% from 2022, and the lowest of 8 regions in Hungary.

Active enterprises67,8782023Down 7.4% from 2022The lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
Enterprise births6,5192023Down 6.9% from 2022The 2nd lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
Enterprise birth rate9.6%2023Up 0.05 percentage points from 2022The 4th highest of 8 regions in Hungary
Enterprise death rate2.91%2023, provisionalDown 13.57 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation2.67 million2025Up 2.4% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)464,7362025Up 3.9% from 2024
66K68K70K72K74K2021202220232021: 71,851 count2022: 73,340 count2023: 67,878 count66K68K70K72K74K2021202220232021: 71,851 count2022: 73,340 count2023: 67,878 count
Active enterprises, 2021 to 2023. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Észak-Magyarország was 75.1 years in 2024, up 0.2 years from 2023, and the lowest of 8 regions in Hungary.

Life expectancy at birth75.1 years2024Up 0.2 years from 2023The lowest of 8 regions in Hungary
Infant mortality rate5.6 per 1,000 live births2024Down 0.1 per 1,000 live births from 2023The highest of 8 regions in Hungary
Age-standardised death rate, all causes1,572.8 per 100,000 people2023Down 117.4 per 100,000 people from 2022The highest of 8 regions in Hungary
Road deaths per million inhabitants52 per million inhabitants2024Up 6 per million inhabitants from 2023
71727374757620002004200820122016202020242000: 71.2 years2001: 71.5 years2002: 71.4 years2003: 71.3 years2004: 71.5 years2005: 71.5 years2006: 72.1 years2007: 72.2 years2008: 72.7 years2009: 72.9 years2010: 73.2 years2011: 73.4 years2012: 73.7 years2013: 74.2 years2014: 74.4 years2015: 74.4 years2016: 74.5 years2017: 74.3 years2018: 74.3 years2019: 74.4 years2020: 73.7 years2021: 72 years2022: 74 years2023: 74.9 years2024: 75.1 years7172737475762000200920242000: 71.2 years2001: 71.5 years2002: 71.4 years2003: 71.3 years2004: 71.5 years2005: 71.5 years2006: 72.1 years2007: 72.2 years2008: 72.7 years2009: 72.9 years2010: 73.2 years2011: 73.4 years2012: 73.7 years2013: 74.2 years2014: 74.4 years2015: 74.4 years2016: 74.5 years2017: 74.3 years2018: 74.3 years2019: 74.4 years2020: 73.7 years2021: 72 years2022: 74 years2023: 74.9 years2024: 75.1 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  22. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  24. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  25. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  26. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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