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
Latest (2025)
14.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 37 countries
All-time high
51.2
in 2006
All-time low
14.6
in 2024
Years of data
21
2005–2025
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 18th of 37 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% |
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
- 15 Czechia 16.7 compare
- 16 Sweden 15.7 compare
- 17 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.6 compare
- 19 Austria 14.2 compare
- 20 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
- 21 Portugal 12.7 compare
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- 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 18th out of 37 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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