Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Hungary

Hungary: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data was 9,514 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
9,514 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10,329 Thousand persons
in 1995
All-time low
9,514 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Hungary, 1995–2025

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1995201020251995: 10.3k Thousand persons1996: 10.3k Thousand persons1997: 10.3k Thousand persons1998: 10.3k Thousand persons1999: 10.2k Thousand persons2000: 10.2k Thousand persons2001: 10.2k Thousand persons2002: 10.2k Thousand persons2003: 10.1k Thousand persons2004: 10.1k Thousand persons2005: 10.1k Thousand persons2006: 10.1k Thousand persons2007: 10.1k Thousand persons2008: 10.0k Thousand persons2009: 10.0k Thousand persons2010: 10.0k Thousand persons2011: 10.0k Thousand persons2012: 9.9k Thousand persons2013: 9.9k Thousand persons2014: 9.8k Thousand persons2015: 9.8k Thousand persons2016: 9.8k Thousand persons2017: 9.7k Thousand persons2018: 9.7k Thousand persons2019: 9.7k Thousand persons2020: 9.7k Thousand persons2021: 9.6k Thousand persons2022: 9.6k Thousand persons2023: 9.6k Thousand persons2024: 9.6k Thousand persons2025: 9.5k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Hungary stood at 9,514 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Hungary peaked at 10,329 Thousand persons in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9,514 Thousand persons, in 2025.

Hungary ranks 17th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Hungary, 1995 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
1995 10,329 Thousand persons
1996 10,311 Thousand persons -0.2%
1997 10,290 Thousand persons -0.2%
1998 10,267 Thousand persons -0.2%
1999 10,238 Thousand persons -0.3%
2000 10,211 Thousand persons -0.3%
2001 10,188 Thousand persons -0.2%
2002 10,159 Thousand persons -0.3%
2003 10,130 Thousand persons -0.3%
2004 10,107 Thousand persons -0.2%
2005 10,087 Thousand persons -0.2%
2006 10,071 Thousand persons -0.2%
2007 10,056 Thousand persons -0.2%
2008 10,038 Thousand persons -0.2%
2009 10,023 Thousand persons -0.2%
2010 10,000 Thousand persons -0.2%
2011 9,972 Thousand persons -0.3%
2012 9,914 Thousand persons -0.6%
2013 9,873 Thousand persons -0.4%
2014 9,833 Thousand persons -0.4%
2015 9,798 Thousand persons -0.4%
2016 9,760 Thousand persons -0.4%
2017 9,727 Thousand persons -0.3%
2018 9,707 Thousand persons -0.2%
2019 9,695 Thousand persons -0.1%
2020 9,670 Thousand persons -0.3%
2021 9,631 Thousand persons -0.4%
2022 9,605 Thousand persons -0.3%
2023 9,592 Thousand persons -0.1%
2024 9,562 Thousand persons -0.3%
2025 9,514 Thousand persons -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,287 Thousand persons 10,238 Thousand persons 10,329 Thousand persons 5
2000s 10,107 Thousand persons 10,023 Thousand persons 10,211 Thousand persons 10
2010s 9,828 Thousand persons 9,695 Thousand persons 10,000 Thousand persons 10
2020s 9,596 Thousand persons 9,514 Thousand persons 9,670 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 14 Portugal 10,804 Thousand persons compare
  2. 15 Sweden 10,674 Thousand persons compare
  3. 16 Greece 10,538 Thousand persons compare
  4. 18 Austria 9,206 Thousand persons compare
  5. 19 Switzerland 9,095 Thousand persons compare
  6. 20 Serbia 6,547 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Hungary?
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Hungary was 9,514 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 10,329 Thousand persons in 1995.
What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 9,514 Thousand persons in 2025.
How does Hungary rank for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
Hungary ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is population and employment - national accounts - annual data rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population and employment - national accounts - annual data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 1,618 data points, 1975–2025
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