Urban population growth in Hungary
The urban population of Hungary changed by -0.22% in 2025.
Hungary, 2025
-0.22%
Change from 2024
−0.18percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
199th of 217
Urban population growth in Hungary over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.22% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | -0.03% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 0.06% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | -0.34% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | -0.53% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | -0.49% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | -0.15% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | -0.18% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | -0.37% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | -0.40% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | -0.11% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 0.14% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | -0.37% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | -0.36% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 1.33% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 0.37% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 1.44% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | -0.17% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 1.18% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 1.48% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 0.05% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | -0.59% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 0.32% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 0.37% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.18 percentage points from -0.03% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.11%, the figure has changed by −0.11 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 199th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Hungary
All statistics for Hungary
Urban population share
70.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.50%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
9,539,502 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
9,539,502 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.7 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
13.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat