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Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2) by population

Budapest had the highest population of 8 regions in 2023, at 1.67 million. Dél-Dunántúl had the lowest, at 858,675. The median was 1.15 million and the figure for Hungary was 9.6 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,671,004Budapest
Lowest858,675Dél-Dunántúl
Median1,146,9708 regions
Hungary9,599,744History

All regions, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

BudapestBudapest: 1,671,004 persons1,671,004Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 1,405,012 persons1,405,012PestPest: 1,328,790 persons1,328,790Dél-AlföldDél-Alföld: 1,200,150 persons1,200,150Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 1,093,790 persons1,093,790Közép-DunántúlKözép-Dunántúl: 1,059,399 persons1,059,399Nyugat-DunántúlNyugat-Dunántúl: 982,924 persons982,924Dél-DunántúlDél-Dunántúl: 858,675 persons858,675
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Budapest1,671,004-0.1%
2Észak-Alföld1,405,012-0.5%
3Pest1,328,790+1%
4Dél-Alföld1,200,150-0.5%
5Észak-Magyarország1,093,790-0.7%
6Közép-Dunántúl1,059,3990%
7Nyugat-Dunántúl982,924+0.3%
8Dél-Dunántúl858,675-0.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

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

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 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest population?

Budapest, with 1.67 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population?

Dél-Dunántúl, with 858,675 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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