NUTS 3 areas of Hungary by natural population change

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg had the highest natural population change of 20 areas in 2016, at -406. Budapest had the lowest, at -4,528. The median was -1,572 and the figure for Hungary was -31,737. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-406Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg

Lowest-4,528Budapest

Median-1,57220 areas

Hungary-31,737History

All areas, 2016

persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	-406	+53.5%
2	Hajdú-Bihar	-513	+53.4%
3	Győr-Moson-Sopron	-965	+17.5%
4	Tolna	-973	+17.9%
5	Komárom-Esztergom	-1,016	+34.5%
6	Nógrád	-1,121	+10.4%
7	Fejér	-1,171	+27.6%
8	Vas	-1,223	+9.1%
9	Heves	-1,484	+12.4%
10	Veszprém	-1,551	-2.1%
11	Zala	-1,592	+10%
12	Somogy	-1,615	+19.7%
13	Pest	-1,651	+37.2%
14	Csongrád-Csanád	-1,689	+25.2%
15	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	-1,751	+15.2%
16	Baranya	-1,876	+7.1%
17	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	-1,926	+23.2%
18	Bács-Kiskun	-2,067	+14.4%
19	Békés	-2,496	+7.5%
20	Budapest	-4,528	+19.4%

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Population change, 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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Hungary by natural population change, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Hungary by natural population change, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/hungary-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Hungary by natural population change, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/hungary-provinces?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Hungary by natural population change, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/hungary-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_nuts_3_areas_of_2016,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo\_r\_gind3): NUTS 3 areas of Hungary by natural population change, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/hungary-provinces?period=2016. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population change, 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.},
}

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, with -406 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Budapest, with -4,528 in 2016.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.