Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Hungary

Hungary: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
92nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Hungary, 1961–2023

00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Hungary stood at 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Hungary peaked at 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.

Hungary ranks 92nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Hungary, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0483 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1963 0.048 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1964 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1965 0.0474 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1966 0.0471 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1967 0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1968 0.0466 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1969 0.0463 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1970 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
1971 0.0456 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1972 0.0452 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1973 0.0449 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1974 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1975 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
1976 0.0439 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1977 0.0437 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1978 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1979 0.0431 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
1980 0.0428 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1981 0.0426 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1982 0.0423 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1983 0.0419 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1984 0.0414 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1985 0.041 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1986 0.0406 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1987 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1988 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1989 0.0396 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1990 0.0394 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1991 0.0395 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1992 0.0397 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1993 0.0398 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1994 0.04 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1995 0.0401 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1996 0.0402 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1997 0.0402 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1998 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1999 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2000 0.0404 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
2001 0.0402 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2002 0.0396 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2003 0.0391 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2004 0.0385 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2005 0.0379 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2006 0.0372 1000 No per square kilometre -1.9%
2007 0.0364 1000 No per square kilometre -1.9%
2008 0.0357 1000 No per square kilometre -1.9%
2009 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre -2.9%
2010 0.0341 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
2011 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
2012 0.0331 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2013 0.0327 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2014 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre -2.0%
2015 0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2016 0.0312 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2017 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2018 0.0304 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2019 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2020 0.0296 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2021 0.0292 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2022 0.0287 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2023 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0474 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0463 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0444 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0431 1000 No per square kilometre 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0412 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0396 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0428 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0394 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0404 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0319 1000 No per square kilometre 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0341 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0296 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 89 Morocco 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 90 Iraq 0.0294 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 91 Dominica 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 93 Mozambique 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 94 Japan 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 95 Eritrea 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Hungary?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Hungary was 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Hungary rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Hungary ranks 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.