Czechia vs Hungary: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Czechia
1.85 million people
in 2050
Hungary
1.95 million people
in 2050
Czechia rank
100th
Hungary rank
98th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Czechia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1.95 million people against 1.85 million people in Czechia, a difference of 104,470 people.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 100th and Hungary ranks 98th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 34 and Hungary in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 899,422 people | 499,679 people | 399,743 people | Czechia |
| 1100s | 1.08 million people | 598,844 people | 479,076 people | Czechia |
| 1200s | 1.43 million people | 795,378 people | 636,302 people | Czechia |
| 1300s | 2.12 million people | 1.23 million people | 894,230 people | Czechia |
| 1400s | 1.71 million people | 948,000 people | 758,400 people | Czechia |
| 1500s | 2.06 million people | 1.19 million people | 866,320 people | Czechia |
| 1600s | 3.08 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.89 million people | Czechia |
| 1700s | 3.08 million people | 1.43 million people | 1.66 million people | Czechia |
| 1710s | 3.15 million people | 1.57 million people | 1.58 million people | Czechia |
| 1720s | 3.22 million people | 1.72 million people | 1.50 million people | Czechia |
| 1730s | 3.29 million people | 1.86 million people | 1.43 million people | Czechia |
| 1740s | 3.35 million people | 2.00 million people | 1.35 million people | Czechia |
| 1750s | 3.42 million people | 2.14 million people | 1.28 million people | Czechia |
| 1760s | 3.50 million people | 2.29 million people | 1.21 million people | Czechia |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 2.43 million people | 1.14 million people | Czechia |
| 1780s | 3.65 million people | 2.58 million people | 1.07 million people | Czechia |
| 1790s | 3.73 million people | 2.73 million people | 1.00 million people | Czechia |
| 1800s | 3.81 million people | 2.87 million people | 936,110 people | Czechia |
| 1810s | 3.89 million people | 3.01 million people | 873,020 people | Czechia |
| 1820s | 3.93 million people | 3.15 million people | 771,930 people | Czechia |
| 1830s | 4.55 million people | 3.55 million people | 994,170 people | Czechia |
| 1840s | 5.16 million people | 3.95 million people | 1.20 million people | Czechia |
| 1850s | 5.29 million people | 4.19 million people | 1.10 million people | Czechia |
| 1860s | 5.55 million people | 4.33 million people | 1.22 million people | Czechia |
| 1870s | 5.85 million people | 4.47 million people | 1.38 million people | Czechia |
| 1880s | 6.03 million people | 4.67 million people | 1.36 million people | Czechia |
| 1890s | 6.13 million people | 4.86 million people | 1.27 million people | Czechia |
| 1900s | 6.35 million people | 5.14 million people | 1.21 million people | Czechia |
| 1910s | 6.71 million people | 5.30 million people | 1.41 million people | Czechia |
| 1920s | 6.55 million people | 5.14 million people | 1.41 million people | Czechia |
| 1930s | 6.67 million people | 5.09 million people | 1.57 million people | Czechia |
| 1940s | 5.48 million people | 4.88 million people | 602,180 people | Czechia |
| 1950s | 4.00 million people | 4.56 million people | 561,407 people | Hungary |
| 1960s | 3.71 million people | 4.64 million people | 933,548 people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 3.24 million people | 4.57 million people | 1.33 million people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 2.54 million people | 4.30 million people | 1.76 million people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 2.60 million people | 3.87 million people | 1.27 million people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 2.71 million people | 3.42 million people | 715,584 people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 2.83 million people | 2.95 million people | 112,924 people | Hungary |
| 2020s | 2.87 million people | 2.82 million people | 45,757 people | Czechia |
| 2030s | 2.60 million people | 2.52 million people | 81,201 people | Czechia |
| 2040s | 2.15 million people | 2.16 million people | 10,536 people | Hungary |
| 2050s | 1.85 million people | 1.95 million people | 104,470 people | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Czechia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 1.95 million people against 1.85 million people in Czechia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Czechia and Hungary?
- 104,470 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Hungary?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Czechia and Hungary rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Czechia ranks 100th and Hungary ranks 98th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.