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Population in Hungary

Population in Hungary was 9.54 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, persons9,539,502
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank13th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high10,221,6442000
Series low9,539,5022025

Population in Hungary, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

9.4M9.6M9.8M10M10.2M10.4M20002004200820122016202020252000: 10,221,644 persons2001: 10,200,298 persons2002: 10,174,853 persons2003: 10,142,362 persons2004: 10,116,742 persons2005: 10,097,549 persons2006: 10,076,581 persons2007: 10,066,158 persons2008: 10,045,401 persons2009: 10,030,975 persons2010: 10,014,324 persons2011: 9,985,722 persons2012: 9,931,925 persons2013: 9,895,250 persons2014: 9,850,217 persons2015: 9,815,858 persons2016: 9,779,652 persons2017: 9,739,857 persons2018: 9,713,655 persons2019: 9,700,272 persons2020: 9,689,376 persons2021: 9,651,461 persons2022: 9,610,403 persons2023: 9,599,744 persons2024: 9,584,627 persons2025: 9,539,502 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-08-28.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
20259,539,502
20249,584,627
20239,599,744
20229,610,403
20219,651,461
20209,689,376
20199,700,272
20189,713,655
20179,739,857
20169,779,652
20159,815,858
20149,850,217
20139,895,250
20129,931,925 Series break
20119,985,722
201010,014,324
200910,030,975
200810,045,401
200710,066,158
200610,076,581
200510,097,549
200410,116,742
200310,142,362
200210,174,853
200110,200,298
200010,221,644

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Hungary9,539,502
European Union (27)450,646,971

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

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 2026-10-07.

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What is the population in Hungary?

Population in Hungary was 9.54 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest population in Hungary?

10.22 million in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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