Austria vs Hungary: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Austria
0.6%
in 2020
Hungary
0.6%
in 2020
Austria rank
70th
Hungary rank
69th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Austria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 70th and Hungary ranks 69th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 1960s | -0.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Hungary |
| 1970s | -0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Hungary |
| 1980s | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.4% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Austria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Austria and Hungary?
- 0.0%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Austria ranks 70th and Hungary ranks 69th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.