Net migration in Hungary

Net migration to Hungary was -16,331 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1989.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Hungary, 2025 -16,331 People
Change from 2024 −32,554people 2024: 16,223 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 169th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Hungary over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2025 -16,331 people -317,019 people
2024 16,223 people 194,612 people
2023 49,213 people 1,304,104 people
2022 41,871 people 4,206,655 people
2021 20,372 people 1,023,760 people
2020 9,147 people 1,066,639 people
2019 34,339 people 1,415,454 people
2018 34,190 people 1,355,231 people
2017 20,200 people 1,145,236 people
2016 68 people 1,025,819 people
2015 13,856 people 1,510,501 people
2014 11,581 people 777,635 people
2013 5,635 people 559,014 people
2012 15,286 people 414,115 people
2011 1,859 people 609,533 people
2010 10,592 people 656,784 people
2009 17,281 people 627,112 people
2008 16,166 people 1,020,991 people
2007 13,697 people 1,481,382 people
2006 19,890 people 610,067 people
2005 16,925 people 1,220,827 people
2004 16,637 people 1,430,224 people
2003 13,879 people 1,583,811 people
2002 2,822 people 1,523,588 people
2001 10,386 people 902,221 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −32,554 from 16,223 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13,856 people, the figure has changed by −30,187.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 169th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Hungary
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects