Population density in Hungary

Hungary had 104.8 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hungary, 2024 104.8 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 −0.3% 2023: 105.1 people per km²
European Union, 2023 112.6 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Hungary (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 111.2 people per km² Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 102nd of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Hungary over time

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

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2024 104.8 people per km² –
2023 105.1 people per km² 112.6 people per km²
2022 105.2 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2021 105.5 people per km² 111.9 people per km²
2020 106.0 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2019 106.2 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2018 106.4 people per km² 111.8 people per km²
2017 106.6 people per km² 111.7 people per km²
2016 106.9 people per km² 111.5 people per km²
2015 107.4 people per km² 111.3 people per km²
2014 107.7 people per km² 111.0 people per km²
2013 109.1 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2012 109.6 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2011 110.1 people per km² 110.7 people per km²
2010 110.5 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2009 110.7 people per km² 110.8 people per km²
2008 112.0 people per km² 110.5 people per km²
2007 112.2 people per km² 110.1 people per km²
2006 112.4 people per km² 109.7 people per km²
2005 112.6 people per km² 109.3 people per km²
2004 112.8 people per km² 108.9 people per km²
2003 113.0 people per km² 108.5 people per km²
2002 113.4 people per km² 108.1 people per km²
2001 113.7 people per km² 107.8 people per km²
2000 113.9 people per km² 107.7 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3% from 105.1 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 107.7 people per km², the figure has changed by −2.8%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 102nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 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: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates