Over the observed years, the population of Hungary gradually decreased. On January 1, 2024, the country' s population amounted to 9.6 million people, compared to over 10.4 million recorded in 1989.
What are the drivers of population decline?
Emigration is just one of the causes behind Hungary’s decreasing population. Over the past decade, the number of deaths exceeded the number of live births in the country each year, which contributed to the country’s aging population. The Hungarian government has introduced various financial incentives to fight this phenomenon and increase fertility rates in the country, however, it remains to be seen whether these measures will bring the desired results.
From which countries are people immigrating to Hungary?
Net migration in Hungary has presented positive values over the past years, meaning that the number of immigrants exceeded the number of people leaving the country. In 2022, the highest number of foreigners arrived from Ukraine, their number measuring at nearly 15 thousand. Germans constituted the second-largest group with approximately 3.8 thousand people moving to Hungary during the same year.
Population of Hungary from 1989 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of people in thousands
2024*
9,580
2023
9,599
2022
9,689
2021
9,731
2020
9,769
2019
9,773
2018
9,778
2017
9,798
2016
9,830
2015
9,856
2014
9,877
2013
9,909
2012
9,932
2011
9,986
2010
10,014
2009
10,031
2008
10,045
2007
10,066
2006
10,077
2005
10,098
2004
10,117
2003
10,142
2002
10,175
2001
10,200
2000
10,222
1999
10,253
1998
10,280
1997
10,301
1996
10,321
1995
10,337
1994
10,350
1993
10,365
1992
10,374
1991
10,373
1990
10,375
1989
10,421
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Hungarian Central Statistical Office. (January 27, 2024). Population of Hungary from 1989 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127762/population-of-hungary/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. "Population of Hungary from 1989 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127762/population-of-hungary/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. (2024). Population of Hungary from 1989 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127762/population-of-hungary/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. "Population of Hungary from 1989 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127762/population-of-hungary/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Population of Hungary from 1989 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127762/population-of-hungary/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Population of Hungary from 1989 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Hungarian Central Statistical Office, January 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127762/population-of-hungary/
