Hungary Population Clock

Hungary records about 214 births and 349 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 135 fewer people per day, or about 49,309 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 16,331 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 33% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Hungary would take roughly 139 years to halve in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 9.76 million to 9.51 million — a loss of 245,504, or 2.5%.

With about 105 people per square kilometre, Hungary is moderately populated, roughly 1.7× the world average of 62. That ranks 52nd of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Cuba and Iraq.

Hungary covers about 91,260 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 9.51 million into that density figure.

About 70.7% of people live in urban areas, making Hungary highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 6.73 million town and city dwellers and 2.79 million living rurally.

Hungary has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 14.4% are under 15 and 21.2% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.41 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 76.7 years, roughly 3.2 years above the global average of 73.5.