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Population state · Declining

Hungary

Europe · Eastern Europe · HUN · HU

Hungary's population reached its series maximum in 1980. The current run began in 2024.

Population state
Declining
current run since 2024 · projected 2024
Fertility
1.49
65 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
World population rank
96
of 237
Regional population rank
16
of 50 in Europe
Annual change
−27,175
21st-largest annual loss in the record
Peak population · 1980 Deaths exceed births · since 1981 Working-age peak · 1973 Support ratio · 3.08 people 15–64 per person 65+
ANNUAL COMPONENTS · 2024 PROJECTED

What drives population change?

Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.

Migration contribution Reduces decline

Positive net migration slows natural decline without reversing it.

Hungary, 2024 projected: natural change −43,402 people, net migration +16,223, WPP adjustment +4, total population change −27,175. Positive net migration slows natural decline without reversing it.

Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a +4-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.

SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1 · migration-contribution-v1
Transformsite/src/lib/migration-contribution.ts
Raw file SHA-25698e34d9b65b53858cd08a57a566e45050b08093ad85ba5714fe6fbd78055ae6d
Measurement universeOne canonical country or area; annual natural change, net migration, WPP adjustment, and total population change use the same source row.
Reference time2024 projected annual components; estimates run through 2023.
UnitPeople per year.
Evidence status2024 WPP medium-variant projection.
AGE STRUCTURE · 2023
PROJECTED PATH · WPP 2024 MEDIUM VARIANT
YearPopulationAnnual changeFertility
20249.68m−27,1751.49
20508.73m−31,3521.55
20807.78m−20,1521.59
21007.46m−16,0191.59

Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.

AGE BALANCE · 1950–2100

Youth and older population

Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.

First annual crossover
2014 · observed
Rule
65+ strictly exceeds under 18

Hungary annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 29.7% in 1950 to 17.6% in 2023 and 16.4% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 7.8% to 20.8% and 29.9%. First annual crossover: 2014 · observed. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.

Youth and older population in Hungary, 1950 to 2100 Hungary annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 29.7% in 1950 to 17.6% in 2023 and 16.4% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 7.8% to 20.8% and 29.9%. First annual crossover: 2014 · observed. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 1950 1975 2000 2023 2050 2075 2100 ESTIMATES · THROUGH 2023 WPP MEDIUM PROJECTION UNDER 18 · 16.4% 65+ · 29.9%
1950
Under 18 · 29.7%65+ · 7.8%
2023 observed
Under 18 · 17.6%65+ · 20.8%
2100 projected
Under 18 · 16.4%65+ · 29.9%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
Hungary under-18 and 65+ population history
YearEvidenceUnder 18Share65+Share
1950 observed 2,777,287 29.7% 729,232 7.8%
1951 observed 2,797,963 29.7% 748,822 7.9%
1952 observed 2,819,951 29.7% 765,018 8.0%
1953 observed 2,854,596 29.8% 779,608 8.1%
1954 observed 2,908,872 30.0% 793,129 8.2%
1955 observed 2,967,760 30.2% 806,788 8.2%
1956 observed 2,990,819 30.4% 821,424 8.3%
1957 observed 2,989,896 30.4% 837,369 8.5%
1958 observed 2,992,867 30.3% 858,249 8.7%
1959 observed 2,992,375 30.1% 880,323 8.9%
1960 observed 2,984,173 29.9% 902,213 9.0%
1961 observed 2,968,546 29.6% 929,016 9.3%
1962 observed 2,940,792 29.2% 955,787 9.5%
1963 observed 2,913,079 28.9% 984,448 9.8%
1964 observed 2,896,715 28.6% 1,017,344 10.1%
1965 observed 2,871,019 28.3% 1,049,947 10.4%
1966 observed 2,835,936 27.9% 1,083,032 10.6%
1967 observed 2,805,090 27.5% 1,116,028 10.9%
1968 observed 2,778,803 27.1% 1,145,225 11.2%
1969 observed 2,754,467 26.8% 1,169,623 11.4%
1970 observed 2,730,140 26.5% 1,190,995 11.5%
1971 observed 2,694,084 26.0% 1,212,887 11.7%
1972 observed 2,641,609 25.5% 1,239,762 12.0%
1973 observed 2,590,322 24.9% 1,269,753 12.2%
1974 observed 2,569,288 24.6% 1,301,075 12.4%
1975 observed 2,586,159 24.6% 1,331,959 12.7%
1976 observed 2,618,069 24.8% 1,358,957 12.9%
1977 observed 2,649,683 24.9% 1,386,303 13.0%
1978 observed 2,678,789 25.1% 1,410,777 13.2%
1979 observed 2,706,470 25.3% 1,431,161 13.4%
1980 observed 2,729,138 25.5% 1,431,081 13.4%
1981 observed 2,741,511 25.7% 1,399,681 13.1%
1982 observed 2,745,493 25.8% 1,358,046 12.7%
1983 observed 2,742,184 25.8% 1,314,821 12.4%
1984 observed 2,733,225 25.8% 1,294,948 12.2%
1985 observed 2,718,985 25.8% 1,304,939 12.4%
1986 observed 2,698,497 25.7% 1,322,044 12.6%
1987 observed 2,673,791 25.5% 1,341,891 12.8%
1988 observed 2,648,474 25.4% 1,362,516 13.1%
1989 observed 2,623,437 25.2% 1,377,503 13.2%
1990 observed 2,600,243 25.0% 1,392,363 13.4%
1991 observed 2,577,655 24.8% 1,410,713 13.6%
1992 observed 2,537,244 24.5% 1,424,227 13.7%
1993 observed 2,474,663 23.9% 1,435,634 13.9%
1994 observed 2,411,374 23.3% 1,448,606 14.0%
1995 observed 2,354,561 22.8% 1,464,192 14.2%
1996 observed 2,300,127 22.3% 1,477,951 14.3%
1997 observed 2,246,414 21.9% 1,489,266 14.5%
1998 observed 2,195,251 21.4% 1,501,759 14.6%
1999 observed 2,147,760 21.0% 1,511,084 14.8%
2000 observed 2,107,223 20.7% 1,519,207 14.9%
2001 observed 2,070,561 20.4% 1,527,875 15.0%
2002 observed 2,036,281 20.1% 1,535,419 15.1%
2003 observed 2,002,400 19.8% 1,542,562 15.3%
2004 observed 1,967,017 19.5% 1,550,962 15.4%
2005 observed 1,938,142 19.3% 1,562,772 15.5%
2006 observed 1,914,975 19.1% 1,576,464 15.7%
2007 observed 1,892,471 18.9% 1,592,790 15.9%
2008 observed 1,867,490 18.6% 1,610,529 16.1%
2009 observed 1,840,432 18.4% 1,630,577 16.3%
2010 observed 1,812,350 18.2% 1,646,390 16.5%
2011 observed 1,790,898 18.0% 1,661,358 16.7%
2012 observed 1,770,709 17.9% 1,685,036 17.0%
2013 observed 1,745,997 17.7% 1,712,988 17.3%
2014 observed 1,728,025 17.5% 1,744,377 17.7%
2015 observed 1,718,767 17.5% 1,776,567 18.1%
2016 observed 1,714,897 17.5% 1,808,902 18.4%
2017 observed 1,714,502 17.5% 1,837,711 18.8%
2018 observed 1,713,287 17.5% 1,869,766 19.1%
2019 observed 1,710,255 17.5% 1,915,268 19.6%
2020 observed 1,707,872 17.5% 1,958,735 20.1%
2021 observed 1,707,379 17.6% 1,980,886 20.4%
2022 observed 1,708,452 17.6% 1,995,699 20.6%
2023 observed 1,705,822 17.6% 2,016,635 20.8%
2024 projected 1,695,963 17.5% 2,031,327 21.0%
2025 projected 1,679,403 17.4% 2,037,947 21.2%
2026 projected 1,661,937 17.3% 2,041,626 21.3%
2027 projected 1,647,418 17.2% 2,040,196 21.4%
2028 projected 1,636,720 17.2% 2,036,818 21.4%
2029 projected 1,629,336 17.2% 2,035,160 21.5%
2030 projected 1,620,603 17.2% 2,034,603 21.5%
2031 projected 1,610,354 17.1% 2,036,407 21.6%
2032 projected 1,598,419 17.0% 2,045,021 21.8%
2033 projected 1,584,919 17.0% 2,061,214 22.1%
2034 projected 1,570,119 16.9% 2,079,696 22.4%
2035 projected 1,554,070 16.8% 2,097,500 22.7%
2036 projected 1,539,173 16.7% 2,113,830 22.9%
2037 projected 1,525,048 16.6% 2,130,007 23.2%
2038 projected 1,510,925 16.5% 2,147,733 23.5%
2039 projected 1,496,535 16.4% 2,177,507 23.9%
2040 projected 1,484,159 16.4% 2,221,967 24.5%
2041 projected 1,476,318 16.3% 2,266,571 25.1%
2042 projected 1,471,116 16.4% 2,304,712 25.6%
2043 projected 1,466,749 16.4% 2,336,219 26.1%
2044 projected 1,463,139 16.4% 2,361,513 26.5%
2045 projected 1,460,012 16.4% 2,379,869 26.8%
2046 projected 1,457,546 16.5% 2,391,431 27.0%
2047 projected 1,455,800 16.5% 2,396,870 27.2%
2048 projected 1,454,614 16.6% 2,396,273 27.3%
2049 projected 1,453,788 16.6% 2,392,487 27.3%
2050 projected 1,453,198 16.7% 2,390,515 27.4%
2051 projected 1,452,704 16.7% 2,390,518 27.5%
2052 projected 1,451,957 16.8% 2,389,629 27.6%
2053 projected 1,450,721 16.8% 2,388,356 27.7%
2054 projected 1,448,867 16.8% 2,387,468 27.8%
2055 projected 1,446,261 16.9% 2,388,490 27.9%
2056 projected 1,442,694 16.9% 2,391,761 28.0%
2057 projected 1,438,241 16.9% 2,393,797 28.2%
2058 projected 1,433,100 16.9% 2,392,344 28.3%
2059 projected 1,427,136 16.9% 2,388,550 28.3%
2060 projected 1,420,463 16.9% 2,382,810 28.4%
2061 projected 1,413,202 16.9% 2,372,989 28.4%
2062 projected 1,405,451 16.9% 2,356,665 28.3%
2063 projected 1,397,443 16.9% 2,335,047 28.2%
2064 projected 1,389,092 16.8% 2,310,837 28.0%
2065 projected 1,380,550 16.8% 2,287,724 27.8%
2066 projected 1,372,222 16.8% 2,266,868 27.7%
2067 projected 1,364,203 16.8% 2,246,888 27.6%
2068 projected 1,356,469 16.7% 2,227,737 27.5%
2069 projected 1,349,009 16.7% 2,210,477 27.4%
2070 projected 1,341,916 16.7% 2,197,993 27.3%
2071 projected 1,335,323 16.7% 2,191,310 27.4%
2072 projected 1,329,334 16.7% 2,186,787 27.4%
2073 projected 1,323,920 16.7% 2,183,508 27.5%
2074 projected 1,319,181 16.6% 2,181,610 27.5%
2075 projected 1,315,221 16.7% 2,177,005 27.6%
2076 projected 1,311,866 16.7% 2,170,009 27.6%
2077 projected 1,308,950 16.7% 2,164,935 27.6%
2078 projected 1,306,420 16.7% 2,162,109 27.6%
2079 projected 1,304,139 16.7% 2,161,644 27.7%
2080 projected 1,302,046 16.7% 2,163,445 27.8%
2081 projected 1,300,123 16.7% 2,167,323 27.9%
2082 projected 1,298,251 16.8% 2,173,245 28.1%
2083 projected 1,296,344 16.8% 2,179,026 28.2%
2084 projected 1,294,387 16.8% 2,184,926 28.3%
2085 projected 1,292,108 16.8% 2,191,781 28.5%
2086 projected 1,289,316 16.8% 2,199,851 28.7%
2087 projected 1,286,150 16.8% 2,207,038 28.8%
2088 projected 1,282,769 16.8% 2,210,993 28.9%
2089 projected 1,279,006 16.8% 2,213,289 29.0%
2090 projected 1,274,889 16.7% 2,215,649 29.1%
2091 projected 1,270,509 16.7% 2,218,002 29.2%
2092 projected 1,265,756 16.7% 2,220,329 29.3%
2093 projected 1,260,504 16.7% 2,222,446 29.4%
2094 projected 1,254,827 16.6% 2,224,215 29.5%
2095 projected 1,249,025 16.6% 2,225,623 29.5%
2096 projected 1,243,227 16.5% 2,226,679 29.6%
2097 projected 1,237,505 16.5% 2,227,384 29.7%
2098 projected 1,231,764 16.4% 2,227,785 29.7%
2099 projected 1,225,942 16.4% 2,228,003 29.8%
2100 projected 1,220,224 16.4% 2,228,210 29.9%
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 · SINGLE-AGE POPULATION CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulaunder18-vs-65plus-annual-history-v1
Transformpipeline.derive.age_structure_history
Raw file SHA-2566de949eb0d6bf3277959da88c7591c608ad5fd995a17b4f120c11245a351dfb1 · d9c962d7e0beb731d3450cfabba8499a1449411e3c8aec3aeced06a7a2955b6e
Measurement universeall 237 WPP country and area records in the canonical Register
Reference time1950–2023 estimates; 2024–2100 WPP Medium projection
UnitPeople and percentage of same-year single-age population.
Evidence statusAnnual estimates through 2023; WPP Medium projection thereafter. No interpolation.
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1
Transformreproducible canonical pipeline
Measurement universeDe facto population: all residents in the country or area, regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Reference timePopulation is measured at 1 July 2024; annual flows cover the source year.
UnitPeople; the source workbook's thousands are converted to whole people for display.
Evidence status2024 medium-variant projection; estimates run through 2023.