Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7157 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hungary, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hungary is 0.7157 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hungary peaked at 0.7157 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5344 people per person, in 1960.
Hungary ranks 82nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hungary, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5344 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5357 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5372 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5388 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5404 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5422 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.544 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.546 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.548 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5498 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5518 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5541 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5564 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5589 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5614 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.564 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5666 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5694 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5722 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5754 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5783 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5803 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5824 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5844 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5865 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5885 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5906 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5927 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5947 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6023 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6104 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6135 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6166 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6197 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6228 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6259 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.629 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6321 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6352 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6382 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6413 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6451 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6491 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6471 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6489 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6599 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6687 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6686 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6795 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6831 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6939 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.693 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6955 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7005 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7052 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7078 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7084 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7088 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7096 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7101 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7087 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7077 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7074 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7098 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7133 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7157 people per person | +0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.7157 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 89% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.7157 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5416 people per person | 0.5344 people per person | 0.5498 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.563 people per person | 0.5518 people per person | 0.5754 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5881 people per person | 0.5783 people per person | 0.6023 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6243 people per person | 0.6104 people per person | 0.6382 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6591 people per person | 0.6413 people per person | 0.6831 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7033 people per person | 0.693 people per person | 0.7101 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7104 people per person | 0.7074 people per person | 0.7157 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 79 Dominican Republic 0.7252 people per person compare
- 80 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7208 people per person compare
- 81 Equatorial Guinea 0.7158 people per person compare
- 83 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7156 people per person compare
- 84 Angola 0.7146 people per person compare
- 85 Czechia 0.7102 people per person compare
More population data for Hungary
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3612 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,817 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.335 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3021 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 81.75 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 324,096 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hungary?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hungary was 0.7157 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7157 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5344 people per person in 1960.
- How does Hungary rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Hungary ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.