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Urban population share in Hungary

Urban population share in Hungary was 70.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202570.7%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank15th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high70.72025
Series low53.41960

Urban population share in Hungary, 1960 to 2025

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505560657075196019701980199020002010202020251960: 53.4 %1961: 53.6 %1962: 53.7 %1963: 53.9 %1964: 54.1 %1965: 54.3 %1966: 54.4 %1967: 54.6 %1968: 54.9 %1969: 55.1 %1970: 55.3 %1971: 55.5 %1972: 55.8 %1973: 56 %1974: 56.3 %1975: 56.5 %1976: 56.8 %1977: 57.1 %1978: 57.3 %1979: 57.6 %1980: 57.9 %1981: 58.2 %1982: 58.5 %1983: 58.8 %1984: 59.1 %1985: 59.4 %1986: 59.7 %1987: 60 %1988: 60.4 %1989: 60.7 %1990: 61 %1991: 61.3 %1992: 61.6 %1993: 62 %1994: 62.3 %1995: 62.6 %1996: 63 %1997: 63.3 %1998: 63.6 %1999: 63.9 %2000: 64.3 %2001: 64.6 %2002: 65 %2003: 64.8 %2004: 65 %2005: 66.1 %2006: 67 %2007: 67 %2008: 68.1 %2009: 68.5 %2010: 69.5 %2011: 69.5 %2012: 69.6 %2013: 69.9 %2014: 70.3 %2015: 70.5 %2016: 70.5 %2017: 70.5 %2018: 70.5 %2019: 70.5 %2020: 70.3 %2021: 70.2 %2022: 70.2 %2023: 70.3 %2024: 70.5 %2025: 70.7 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202570.7
202470.5
202370.3
202270.2
202170.2
202070.3
201970.5
201870.5
201770.5
201670.5
201570.5
201470.3
201369.9
201269.6
201169.5
201069.5
200968.5
200868.1
200767
200667
200566.1
200465
200364.8
200265
200164.6
200064.3
199963.9
199863.6
199763.3
199663
199562.6
199462.3
199362
199261.6
199161.3
199061
198960.7
198860.4
198760
198659.7
198559.4
198459.1
198358.8
198258.5
198158.2
198057.9
197957.6
197857.3
197757.1
197656.8
197556.5
197456.3
197356
197255.8
197155.5
197055.3
196955.1
196854.9
196754.6
196654.4
196554.3
196454.1
196353.9
196253.7
196153.6
196053.4

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Hungary?

Urban population share in Hungary was 70.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Hungary?

70.7% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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