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Population density in Hungary

Hungary: Population density was 81.75 in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
81.75
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
135th
of 235 countries
All-time high
117.2
in 1980
All-time low
5.48
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Hungary, 1000–2100

0255075100125100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Hungary stood at 81.75.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Hungary peaked at 117.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.48, in 1000.

Hungary ranks 135th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Hungary, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 5.48 —
1100 6.57 +20.0%
1200 8.77 +33.3%
1300 13.7 +56.2%
1400 10.96 -20.0%
1500 13.7 +25.0%
1600 13.7 +0.0%
1700 16.44 +20.0%
1710 18.21 +10.8%
1720 19.98 +9.7%
1730 21.76 +8.9%
1740 23.53 +8.2%
1750 25.31 +7.5%
1760 27.08 +7.0%
1770 28.86 +6.6%
1780 30.63 +6.1%
1790 32.4 +5.8%
1800 35.61 +9.9%
1801 36.05 +1.2%
1802 36.49 +1.2%
1803 36.94 +1.2%
1804 37.39 +1.2%
1805 37.85 +1.2%
1806 38.31 +1.2%
1807 38.78 +1.2%
1808 39.26 +1.2%
1809 39.74 +1.2%
1810 40.23 +1.2%
1811 40.72 +1.2%
1812 41.22 +1.2%
1813 41.73 +1.2%
1814 42.24 +1.2%
1815 42.75 +1.2%
1816 43.28 +1.2%
1817 43.81 +1.2%
1818 44.34 +1.2%
1819 44.84 +1.1%
1820 45.3 +1.0%
1821 45.72 +0.9%
1822 46.1 +0.8%
1823 46.44 +0.7%
1824 46.78 +0.7%
1825 47.12 +0.7%
1826 47.47 +0.7%
1827 47.81 +0.7%
1828 48.17 +0.7%
1829 48.52 +0.7%
1830 48.87 +0.7%
1831 49.23 +0.7%
1832 49.59 +0.7%
1833 49.96 +0.7%
1834 50.32 +0.7%
1835 50.69 +0.7%
1836 51.06 +0.7%
1837 51.44 +0.7%
1838 51.81 +0.7%
1839 52.19 +0.7%
1840 52.57 +0.7%
1841 52.96 +0.7%
1842 53.35 +0.7%
1843 53.74 +0.7%
1844 54.13 +0.7%
1845 54.53 +0.7%
1846 54.93 +0.7%
1847 55.33 +0.7%
1848 55.74 +0.7%
1849 56.14 +0.7%
1850 56.54 +0.7%
1851 56.93 +0.7%
1852 57.33 +0.7%
1853 57.72 +0.7%
1854 58.11 +0.7%
1855 58.51 +0.7%
1856 58.9 +0.7%
1857 59.3 +0.7%
1858 59.71 +0.7%
1859 60.11 +0.7%
1860 60.52 +0.7%
1861 60.93 +0.7%
1862 61.35 +0.7%
1863 61.77 +0.7%
1864 62.19 +0.7%
1865 62.61 +0.7%
1866 63.03 +0.7%
1867 63.46 +0.7%
1868 63.9 +0.7%
1869 64.31 +0.7%
1870 64.72 +0.6%
1871 65.11 +0.6%
1872 65.49 +0.6%
1873 65.86 +0.6%
1874 66.23 +0.6%
1875 66.6 +0.6%
1876 66.97 +0.6%
1877 67.34 +0.6%
1878 67.72 +0.6%
1879 68.1 +0.6%
1880 68.48 +0.6%
1881 68.86 +0.6%
1882 69.25 +0.6%
1883 69.63 +0.6%
1884 70.02 +0.6%
1885 70.41 +0.6%
1886 70.81 +0.6%
1887 71.2 +0.6%
1888 71.6 +0.6%
1889 72.03 +0.6%
1890 72.48 +0.6%
1891 72.96 +0.7%
1892 73.47 +0.7%
1893 74.01 +0.7%
1894 74.55 +0.7%
1895 75.09 +0.7%
1896 75.64 +0.7%
1897 76.2 +0.7%
1898 76.75 +0.7%
1899 77.31 +0.7%
1900 77.87 +0.7%
1901 78.42 +0.7%
1902 78.97 +0.7%
1903 79.52 +0.7%
1904 80.08 +0.7%
1905 80.64 +0.7%
1906 81.2 +0.7%
1907 81.76 +0.7%
1908 82.33 +0.7%
1909 82.86 +0.6%
1910 83.33 +0.6%
1911 83.76 +0.5%
1912 84.13 +0.4%
1913 84.46 +0.4%
1914 84.78 +0.4%
1915 85.11 +0.4%
1916 85.44 +0.4%
1917 85.77 +0.4%
1918 86.11 +0.4%
1919 86.53 +0.5%
1920 87.03 +0.6%
1921 87.61 +0.7%
1922 88.27 +0.8%
1923 89.02 +0.8%
1924 89.77 +0.8%
1925 90.53 +0.8%
1926 91.3 +0.8%
1927 92.07 +0.8%
1928 92.85 +0.8%
1929 93.61 +0.8%
1930 94.35 +0.8%
1931 95.08 +0.8%
1932 95.78 +0.7%
1933 96.46 +0.7%
1934 97.15 +0.7%
1935 97.85 +0.7%
1936 98.54 +0.7%
1937 99.25 +0.7%
1938 99.96 +0.7%
1939 100.54 +0.6%
1940 100.99 +0.4%
1941 101.31 +0.3%
1942 101.5 +0.2%
1943 101.55 +0.1%
1944 101.61 +0.1%
1945 101.66 +0.1%
1946 101.72 +0.1%
1947 101.78 +0.1%
1948 101.83 +0.1%
1949 102.01 +0.2%
1950 102.32 +0.3%
1951 103.26 +0.9%
1952 104.14 +0.9%
1953 105.13 +1.0%
1954 106.34 +1.1%
1955 107.64 +1.2%
1956 107.98 +0.3%
1957 107.8 -0.2%
1958 108.27 +0.4%
1959 108.89 +0.6%
1960 109.39 +0.5%
1961 109.87 +0.4%
1962 110.21 +0.3%
1963 110.5 +0.3%
1964 110.83 +0.3%
1965 111.12 +0.3%
1966 111.44 +0.3%
1967 111.84 +0.4%
1968 112.26 +0.4%
1969 112.66 +0.4%
1970 113.03 +0.3%
1971 113.35 +0.3%
1972 113.68 +0.3%
1973 114.04 +0.3%
1974 114.55 +0.4%
1975 115.23 +0.6%
1976 115.86 +0.6%
1977 116.41 +0.5%
1978 116.81 +0.3%
1979 117.12 +0.3%
1980 117.2 +0.1%
1981 117.02 -0.2%
1982 116.77 -0.2%
1983 116.4 -0.3%
1984 115.98 -0.4%
1985 115.57 -0.4%
1986 115.18 -0.3%
1987 114.78 -0.3%
1988 114.4 -0.3%
1989 114 -0.4%
1990 113.75 -0.2%
1991 113.72 -0.0%
1992 113.65 -0.1%
1993 113.49 -0.1%
1994 113.3 -0.2%
1995 113.11 -0.2%
1996 112.89 -0.2%
1997 112.63 -0.2%
1998 112.33 -0.3%
1999 111.99 -0.3%
2000 111.67 -0.3%
2001 111.4 -0.2%
2002 111.09 -0.3%
2003 110.77 -0.3%
2004 110.52 -0.2%
2005 110.3 -0.2%
2006 110.12 -0.2%
2007 109.95 -0.2%
2008 109.76 -0.2%
2009 109.59 -0.2%
2010 109.35 -0.2%
2011 108.99 -0.3%
2012 108.66 -0.3%
2013 108.36 -0.3%
2014 108.07 -0.3%
2015 107.81 -0.2%
2016 107.5 -0.3%
2017 107.23 -0.3%
2018 107.11 -0.1%
2019 107.06 -0.0%
2020 106.83 -0.2%
2021 106.38 -0.4%
2022 106.12 -0.2%
2023 106.14 +0.0%
2024 106.03 -0.1%
2025 105.55 -0.5%
2026 105.04 -0.5%
2027 104.68 -0.3%
2028 104.32 -0.3%
2029 103.94 -0.4%
2030 103.54 -0.4%
2031 103.14 -0.4%
2032 102.73 -0.4%
2033 102.31 -0.4%
2034 101.89 -0.4%
2035 101.47 -0.4%
2036 101.04 -0.4%
2037 100.62 -0.4%
2038 100.19 -0.4%
2039 99.77 -0.4%
2040 99.36 -0.4%
2041 98.95 -0.4%
2042 98.56 -0.4%
2043 98.17 -0.4%
2044 97.78 -0.4%
2045 97.41 -0.4%
2046 97.03 -0.4%
2047 96.67 -0.4%
2048 96.31 -0.4%
2049 95.96 -0.4%
2050 95.61 -0.4%
2051 95.27 -0.4%
2052 94.92 -0.4%
2053 94.58 -0.4%
2054 94.23 -0.4%
2055 93.88 -0.4%
2056 93.52 -0.4%
2057 93.15 -0.4%
2058 92.78 -0.4%
2059 92.41 -0.4%
2060 92.02 -0.4%
2061 91.63 -0.4%
2062 91.23 -0.4%
2063 90.83 -0.4%
2064 90.43 -0.4%
2065 90.02 -0.4%
2066 89.62 -0.4%
2067 89.24 -0.4%
2068 88.86 -0.4%
2069 88.49 -0.4%
2070 88.12 -0.4%
2071 87.78 -0.4%
2072 87.44 -0.4%
2073 87.12 -0.4%
2074 86.82 -0.3%
2075 86.53 -0.3%
2076 86.26 -0.3%
2077 86 -0.3%
2078 85.76 -0.3%
2079 85.53 -0.3%
2080 85.3 -0.3%
2081 85.09 -0.3%
2082 84.88 -0.2%
2083 84.68 -0.2%
2084 84.49 -0.2%
2085 84.3 -0.2%
2086 84.11 -0.2%
2087 83.93 -0.2%
2088 83.75 -0.2%
2089 83.58 -0.2%
2090 83.41 -0.2%
2091 83.25 -0.2%
2092 83.08 -0.2%
2093 82.92 -0.2%
2094 82.75 -0.2%
2095 82.59 -0.2%
2096 82.43 -0.2%
2097 82.27 -0.2%
2098 82.1 -0.2%
2099 81.93 -0.2%
2100 81.75 -0.2%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 81.75 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 77% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 81.75 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density 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.

YearChange FromTo
1300 +56.2% 8.77 13.7
1200 +33.3% 6.57 8.77

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 5.48 5.48 5.48 1
1100s 6.57 6.57 6.57 1
1200s 8.77 8.77 8.77 1
1300s 13.7 13.7 13.7 1
1400s 10.96 10.96 10.96 1
1500s 13.7 13.7 13.7 1
1600s 13.7 13.7 13.7 1
1700s 16.44 16.44 16.44 1
1710s 18.21 18.21 18.21 1
1720s 19.98 19.98 19.98 1
1730s 21.76 21.76 21.76 1
1740s 23.53 23.53 23.53 1
1750s 25.31 25.31 25.31 1
1760s 27.08 27.08 27.08 1
1770s 28.86 28.86 28.86 1
1780s 30.63 30.63 30.63 1
1790s 32.4 32.4 32.4 1
1800s 37.64 35.61 39.74 10
1810s 42.52 40.23 44.84 10
1820s 46.94 45.3 48.52 10
1830s 50.52 48.87 52.19 10
1840s 54.34 52.57 56.14 10
1850s 58.32 56.54 60.11 10
1860s 62.41 60.52 64.31 10
1870s 66.41 64.72 68.1 10
1880s 70.23 68.48 72.03 10
1890s 74.85 72.48 77.31 10
1900s 80.36 77.87 82.86 10
1910s 84.94 83.33 86.53 10
1920s 90.21 87.03 93.61 10
1930s 97.5 94.35 100.54 10
1940s 101.6 100.99 102.01 10
1950s 106.18 102.32 108.89 10
1960s 111.01 109.39 112.66 10
1970s 115.01 113.03 117.12 10
1980s 115.73 114 117.2 10
1990s 113.09 111.99 113.75 10
2000s 110.52 109.59 111.67 10
2010s 108.02 107.06 109.35 10
2020s 105.5 103.94 106.83 10
2030s 101.67 99.77 103.54 10
2040s 97.62 95.96 99.36 10
2050s 94.03 92.41 95.61 10
2060s 90.24 88.49 92.02 10
2070s 86.74 85.53 88.12 10
2080s 84.41 83.58 85.3 10
2090s 82.67 81.93 83.41 10
2100s 81.75 81.75 81.75 1

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  4. 136 Slovenia 81.05 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Hungary?
Population density in Hungary was 81.75 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 117.2 in 1980.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 5.48 in 1000.
How does Hungary rank for population density?
Hungary ranks 135th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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