Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Hungary
Hungary: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 14.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Hungary stood at 14.6. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Hungary peaked at 51.2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.6, in 2024.
Hungary ranks 27th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49.9 | — |
| 2006 | 51.2 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.4 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 48.3 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 46.8 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 47.2 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 45.5 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 45.3 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 44 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 41.9 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 41.1 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 40.4 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 40.5 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.1 | -50.4% |
| 2019 | 20.4 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 18.8 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 18.1 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 17 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 15.5 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 14.6 | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 14.6 | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 14.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 14.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -50.4% | 40.5 | 20.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.72 | 46.8 | 51.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.64 | 20.1 | 47.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.43 | 14.6 | 18.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 24 Czechia 16.7 compare
- 25 Sweden 15.7 compare
- 26 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.6 compare
- 28 Austria 14.2 compare
- 29 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.2 compare
- 30 Portugal 12.7 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)
- Population growth rate -0.215 (2100)
- Population density 81.75 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 324,096 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Hungary?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Hungary was 14.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2 in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Hungary ranks 27th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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