Population growth rate in Hungary
Hungary: Population growth rate was -0.215 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.215
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.25
in 1954
All-time low
-0.628
in 2025
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Hungary, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Hungary stood at -0.215.
The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Hungary peaked at 1.25 in 1954 and was at its lowest, -0.628, in 2025.
That places Hungary 112th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1823 | — |
| 1800 | 0.8903 | +388.3% |
| 1900 | 0.7154 | -19.6% |
| 1905 | 0.6947 | -2.9% |
| 1910 | 0.5705 | -17.9% |
| 1915 | 0.3869 | -32.2% |
| 1920 | 0.5741 | +48.4% |
| 1925 | 0.8427 | +46.8% |
| 1930 | 0.7897 | -6.3% |
| 1935 | 0.7117 | -9.9% |
| 1940 | 0.4472 | -37.2% |
| 1945 | 0.0548 | -87.8% |
| 1950 | 0.974 | +1678.7% |
| 1951 | 0.845 | -13.2% |
| 1952 | 0.861 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 1.03 | +20.2% |
| 1954 | 1.25 | +20.4% |
| 1955 | 1.18 | -5.0% |
| 1956 | -0.555 | -146.9% |
| 1957 | 0.23 | -141.4% |
| 1958 | 0.637 | +177.0% |
| 1959 | 0.497 | -22.0% |
| 1960 | 0.437 | -12.1% |
| 1961 | 0.425 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.203 | -52.2% |
| 1963 | 0.308 | +51.7% |
| 1964 | 0.296 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.232 | -21.6% |
| 1966 | 0.345 | +48.7% |
| 1967 | 0.37 | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.368 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.354 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.298 | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 0.26 | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.325 | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.313 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.578 | +84.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.503 | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.429 | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.268 | -37.5% |
| 1979 | 0.258 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | -0.125 | -148.4% |
| 1981 | -0.175 | +40.0% |
| 1982 | -0.26 | +48.6% |
| 1983 | -0.363 | +39.6% |
| 1984 | -0.366 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | -0.335 | -8.5% |
| 1986 | -0.352 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | -0.334 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | -0.327 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | -0.385 | +17.7% |
| 1990 | -0.041 | -89.4% |
| 1991 | -0.019 | -53.7% |
| 1992 | -0.11 | +478.9% |
| 1993 | -0.172 | +56.4% |
| 1994 | -0.155 | -9.9% |
| 1995 | -0.177 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | -0.222 | +25.4% |
| 1997 | -0.237 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | -0.287 | +21.1% |
| 1999 | -0.337 | +17.4% |
| 2000 | -0.235 | -30.3% |
| 2001 | -0.235 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.321 | +36.6% |
| 2003 | -0.262 | -18.4% |
| 2004 | -0.197 | -24.8% |
| 2005 | -0.201 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | -0.112 | -44.3% |
| 2007 | -0.204 | +82.1% |
| 2008 | -0.144 | -29.4% |
| 2009 | -0.162 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | -0.284 | +75.3% |
| 2011 | -0.368 | +29.6% |
| 2012 | -0.237 | -35.6% |
| 2013 | -0.314 | +32.5% |
| 2014 | -0.223 | -29.0% |
| 2015 | -0.257 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | -0.327 | +27.2% |
| 2017 | -0.182 | -44.3% |
| 2018 | -0.047 | -74.2% |
| 2019 | -0.035 | -25.5% |
| 2020 | -0.393 | +1022.9% |
| 2021 | -0.462 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | -0.023 | -95.0% |
| 2023 | 0.067 | -391.3% |
| 2024 | -0.281 | -519.4% |
| 2025 | -0.628 | +123.5% |
| 2026 | -0.338 | -46.2% |
| 2027 | -0.343 | +1.5% |
| 2028 | -0.357 | +4.1% |
| 2029 | -0.375 | +5.0% |
| 2030 | -0.385 | +2.7% |
| 2031 | -0.393 | +2.1% |
| 2032 | -0.403 | +2.5% |
| 2033 | -0.408 | +1.2% |
| 2034 | -0.416 | +2.0% |
| 2035 | -0.421 | +1.2% |
| 2036 | -0.418 | -0.7% |
| 2037 | -0.426 | +1.9% |
| 2038 | -0.417 | -2.1% |
| 2039 | -0.42 | +0.7% |
| 2040 | -0.413 | -1.7% |
| 2041 | -0.406 | -1.7% |
| 2042 | -0.402 | -1.0% |
| 2043 | -0.391 | -2.7% |
| 2044 | -0.388 | -0.8% |
| 2045 | -0.388 | -0.0% |
| 2046 | -0.381 | -1.8% |
| 2047 | -0.375 | -1.6% |
| 2048 | -0.366 | -2.4% |
| 2049 | -0.366 | -0.0% |
| 2050 | -0.359 | -1.9% |
| 2051 | -0.361 | +0.6% |
| 2052 | -0.361 | -0.0% |
| 2053 | -0.363 | +0.6% |
| 2054 | -0.374 | +3.0% |
| 2055 | -0.379 | +1.3% |
| 2056 | -0.392 | +3.4% |
| 2057 | -0.392 | -0.0% |
| 2058 | -0.397 | +1.3% |
| 2059 | -0.419 | +5.5% |
| 2060 | -0.424 | +1.2% |
| 2061 | -0.429 | +1.2% |
| 2062 | -0.437 | +1.9% |
| 2063 | -0.44 | +0.7% |
| 2064 | -0.453 | +3.0% |
| 2065 | -0.447 | -1.3% |
| 2066 | -0.434 | -2.9% |
| 2067 | -0.429 | -1.2% |
| 2068 | -0.425 | -0.9% |
| 2069 | -0.413 | -2.8% |
| 2070 | -0.404 | -2.2% |
| 2071 | -0.39 | -3.5% |
| 2072 | -0.374 | -4.1% |
| 2073 | -0.356 | -4.8% |
| 2074 | -0.342 | -3.9% |
| 2075 | -0.322 | -5.8% |
| 2076 | -0.306 | -5.0% |
| 2077 | -0.289 | -5.6% |
| 2078 | -0.274 | -5.2% |
| 2079 | -0.27 | -1.5% |
| 2080 | -0.259 | -4.1% |
| 2081 | -0.248 | -4.2% |
| 2082 | -0.24 | -3.2% |
| 2083 | -0.228 | -5.0% |
| 2084 | -0.22 | -3.5% |
| 2085 | -0.227 | +3.2% |
| 2086 | -0.225 | -0.9% |
| 2087 | -0.213 | -5.3% |
| 2088 | -0.205 | -3.8% |
| 2089 | -0.208 | +1.5% |
| 2090 | -0.199 | -4.3% |
| 2091 | -0.198 | -0.5% |
| 2092 | -0.193 | -2.5% |
| 2093 | -0.201 | +4.1% |
| 2094 | -0.199 | -1.0% |
| 2095 | -0.198 | -0.5% |
| 2096 | -0.197 | -0.5% |
| 2097 | -0.196 | -0.5% |
| 2098 | -0.206 | +5.1% |
| 2099 | -0.215 | +4.4% |
| 2100 | -0.215 | -0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's -0.215 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 63% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hungary's -0.215 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 61% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1678.7% | 0.0548 | 0.974 |
| 2020 | -1022.9% | -0.035 | -0.393 |
| 2024 | -519.4% | 0.067 | -0.281 |
| 1992 | -478.9% | -0.019 | -0.11 |
| 2023 | +391.3% | -0.023 | 0.067 |
| 1800 | +388.3% | 0.1823 | 0.8903 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 0.1823 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8903 | 0.8903 | 0.8903 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.705 | 0.6947 | 0.7154 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.4787 | 0.3869 | 0.5705 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.7084 | 0.5741 | 0.8427 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.7507 | 0.7117 | 0.7897 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.251 | 0.0548 | 0.4472 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.6954 | -0.555 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3338 | 0.203 | 0.437 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3832 | 0.258 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3022 | -0.385 | -0.125 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1757 | -0.337 | -0.019 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2073 | -0.321 | -0.112 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2274 | -0.368 | -0.035 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3133 | -0.628 | 0.067 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.4107 | -0.426 | -0.385 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.3876 | -0.413 | -0.366 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.3797 | -0.419 | -0.359 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.4331 | -0.453 | -0.413 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3327 | -0.404 | -0.27 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2273 | -0.259 | -0.205 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.2002 | -0.215 | -0.193 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.215 | -0.215 | -0.215 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Hungary?
- Population growth rate in Hungary was -0.215 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 1954.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.628 in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for population growth rate?
- Hungary ranks 112th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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