Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Hungary

Urban population in Hungary in 2025 — 6,725,974 people. Ranked 85 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26.1%.

2025 6.73M people −0.22% vs 2024
World rank 85of 217
Period maximum 6.95M people2010
Period minimum 5.33M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Hungary, 1960–20255M5.5M6M6.5M7M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,334,791 people1962: 5,406,138 people1964: 5,472,046 people1966: 5,542,023 people1968: 5,626,066 people1970: 5,716,825 people1972: 5,799,454 people1974: 5,896,627 people1976: 6,019,864 people1978: 6,127,463 people1980: 6,203,601 people1982: 6,263,382 people1984: 6,306,013 people1986: 6,349,624 people1988: 6,396,093 people1990: 6,328,185 people1992: 6,392,446 people1994: 6,443,845 people1996: 6,491,299 people1998: 6,530,362 people2000: 6,561,594 people2002: 6,607,159 people2004: 6,571,923 people2006: 6,749,388 people2008: 6,835,775 people2010: 6,953,071 people2012: 6,902,313 people2014: 6,913,324 people2016: 6,878,029 people2018: 6,840,612 people2020: 6,797,505 people2022: 6,738,776 people2024: 6,740,474 people2025: 6,725,974 people
Change over the period: +1.39M (+26.08%) Average annual rate: 0.36 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hungary

Hungary 6.73M people
World 4.75B people
Europe & Central Asia 691M people
Eastern Europe computed 198M people
High-income countries computed 1.12B people
Urban population — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.73M −14,500 −0.22%
2024 6.74M −2,094 −0.03%
2023 6.74M +3,792 +0.06%
2022 6.74M −22,709 −0.34%
2021 6.76M −36,020 −0.53%
2020 6.8M −33,131 −0.49%
2019 6.83M −9,976 −0.15%
2018 6.84M −12,301 −0.18%
2017 6.85M −25,116 −0.37%
2016 6.88M −27,896 −0.4%
2015 6.91M −7,399 −0.11%
2014 6.91M +9,542 +0.14%
2013 6.9M +1,469 +0.02%
2012 6.9M −25,843 −0.37%
2011 6.93M −24,915 −0.36%
2010 6.95M +91,639 +1.34%
2009 6.86M +25,657 +0.38%
2008 6.84M +97,984 +1.45%
2007 6.74M −11,597 −0.17%
2006 6.75M +79,202 +1.19%
2005 6.67M +98,263 +1.5%
2004 6.57M +3,385 +0.05%
2003 6.57M −38,621 −0.58%
2002 6.61M +21,209 +0.32%
2001 6.59M +24,356 +0.37%
2000 6.56M +16,276 +0.25%
1999 6.55M +14,956 +0.23%
1998 6.53M +18,444 +0.28%
1997 6.51M +20,619 +0.32%
1996 6.49M +22,646 +0.35%
1995 6.47M +24,808 +0.38%
1994 6.44M +24,976 +0.39%
1993 6.42M +26,423 +0.41%
1992 6.39M +31,136 +0.49%
1991 6.36M +33,125 +0.52%
1990 6.33M −32,067 −0.5%
1989 6.36M −35,841 −0.56%
1988 6.4M +23,791 +0.37%
1987 6.37M +22,678 +0.36%
1986 6.35M +22,285 +0.35%
1985 6.33M +21,326 +0.34%
1984 6.31M +19,904 +0.32%
1983 6.29M +22,727 +0.36%
1982 6.26M +28,068 +0.45%
1981 6.24M +31,713 +0.51%
1980 6.2M +34,809 +0.56%
1979 6.17M +41,329 +0.67%
1978 6.13M +50,627 +0.83%
1977 6.08M +56,972 +0.95%
1976 6.02M +61,065 +1.02%
1975 5.96M +62,172 +1.05%
1974 5.9M +52,704 +0.9%
1973 5.84M +44,469 +0.77%
1972 5.8M +42,130 +0.73%
1971 5.76M +40,499 +0.71%
1970 5.72M +44,848 +0.79%
1969 5.67M +45,911 +0.82%
1968 5.63M +42,874 +0.77%
1967 5.58M +41,169 +0.74%
1966 5.54M +36,210 +0.66%
1965 5.51M +33,767 +0.62%
1964 5.47M +34,771 +0.64%
1963 5.44M +31,137 +0.58%
1962 5.41M +33,137 +0.62%
1961 5.37M +38,210 +0.72%
1960 5.33M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.