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Hungary — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Hungary, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-0.50%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -212.9% since 1961
Population growth for Hungary was -0.50% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 0.59% in 1975. The lowest was -1.09% in 1989 (about 2.2× the latest value).
Hungary ranks 198 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Hungary sits below it. It peaked in 1975 and has fallen 185% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 39%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-0.50%
First (1961)
0.44%
Change
-212.9%
Highest
0.59%
in 1975
Lowest
-1.09%
in 1989
Average
-0.07%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | -0.31% |
| 2023 | -0.13% |
| 2022 | -0.27% |
| 2021 | -0.41% |
| 2020 | -0.25% |
| 2019 | -0.13% |
| 2018 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.34% |
| 2016 | -0.39% |
| 2015 | -0.36% |
| 2014 | -0.4% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.