Hungary vs Romania

Hungary vs Romania: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.07% a year in Hungary and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.6 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Hungary vs Romania: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.07% a year in Hungary and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.6 percentage points.
HungaryRomaniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Hungary has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2023, Hungary ranked 168 and Romania ranked 207 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Hungary at -0.22% a year and Romania at -0.79% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearHungaryRomaniaWorld
20230.07-0.530.87
2022-0.020.020.88
2021-0.46-0.870.8
2020-0.39-0.630.9
2019-0.04-0.51.03
2018-0.05-0.491.07
2017-0.18-0.441.13
2016-0.33-0.441.17
2015-0.26-0.51.18
2014-0.22-0.471.22
2013-0.31-0.481.23
2012-0.24-0.481.27
2011-0.37-0.751.26
2010-0.28-0.731.27
2009-0.16-0.681.28
2008-0.14-0.71.28
2007-0.2-0.761.28
2006-0.11-0.811.28
2005-0.2-0.871.27
2004-0.2-0.911.28
2003-0.26-0.861.29
2002-0.32-0.771.3
2001-0.24-0.61.33
2000-0.24-0.551.35
1999-0.34-0.541.35
1998-0.29-0.531.37
1997-0.24-0.61.39
1996-0.22-0.561.42
1995-0.18-0.471.45
1994-0.16-0.41.47
1993-0.17-0.351.52
1992-0.11-0.261.57
1991-0.02-0.051.63
1990-0.040.111.76
1989-0.390.341.78
1988-0.330.291.79
1987-0.330.321.84
1986-0.350.31.83
1985-0.340.311.8
1984-0.370.331.8
1983-0.360.331.78
1982-0.260.421.86
1981-0.180.491.82
1980-0.130.571.8
19790.260.651.79
19780.270.731.74
19770.430.811.75
19760.51.071.78
19750.61.081.8
19740.581.141.88
19730.311.111.94
19720.331.241.97
19710.261.331.97
19700.31.472.06
19690.351.662.06
19680.371.842.09
19670.371.952
19660.350.42.04
19650.230.272.09
19640.30.342.16
19630.310.392.28
19620.20.432.11
19610.430.541.67
19600.440.651.58
19590.50.731.73
19580.640.842
19570.230.932.07
1956-0.561.271.98
19551.181.192.01
19541.251.211.99
19531.041.221.9
19520.861.281.94
19510.851.361.75
19500.971.411.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearHungaryRomaniaWorld
2024-0.28-0.55–-0-0.56-0.87–-0.260.86
2025-0.63-0.93–0.05-0.57-0.98–-0.190.84
2026-0.34-0.65–0.02-0.58-1.08–-0.170.83
2027-0.34-0.68–0.04-0.59-1.14–-0.090.81
2028-0.36-0.72–0.01-0.59-1.18–-0.040.8
2029-0.38-0.77–0.01-0.61-1.2–00.78
2030-0.39-0.78–0.02-0.61-1.26–0.010.76
2031-0.39-0.8–0.04-0.61-1.31–0.070.75
2032-0.4-0.83–0.03-0.62-1.36–0.080.73
2033-0.41-0.85–0.02-0.63-1.37–0.10.72
2034-0.42-0.87–0.04-0.64-1.37–0.110.7
2035-0.42-0.87–0.03-0.65-1.47–0.070.69
2036-0.42-0.89–0.01-0.66-1.45–0.090.67
2037-0.43-0.88–-0.01-0.67-1.48–0.120.65
2038-0.42-0.9–0.04-0.68-1.54–0.150.64
2039-0.42-0.9–0.06-0.67-1.55–0.120.62
2040-0.41-0.9–0.07-0.68-1.54–0.180.61
2041-0.41-0.91–0.09-0.7-1.59–0.190.59
2042-0.4-0.91–0.09-0.69-1.59–0.180.57
2043-0.39-0.92–0.08-0.7-1.68–0.190.56
2044-0.39-0.88–0.11-0.71-1.68–0.180.54
2045-0.39-0.91–0.1-0.71-1.66–0.20.52
2046-0.38-0.9–0.11-0.71-1.67–0.190.5
2047-0.38-0.89–0.12-0.73-1.69–0.210.48
2048-0.37-0.89–0.13-0.73-1.72–0.230.46
2049-0.37-0.91–0.12-0.74-1.69–0.180.44
2050-0.36-0.91–0.1-0.74-1.74–0.170.42
2051-0.36-0.9–0.14-0.76-1.78–0.170.4
2052-0.36-0.9–0.14-0.78-1.79–0.180.38
2053-0.36-0.92–0.12-0.78-1.84–0.180.36
2054-0.37-0.94–0.13-0.8-1.9–0.170.34
2055-0.38-0.95–0.12-0.82-1.91–0.180.33
2056-0.39-0.99–0.13-0.84-1.92–0.150.31
2057-0.39-0.99–0.15-0.85-1.93–0.170.3
2058-0.4-0.98–0.15-0.87-1.99–0.180.28
2059-0.42-1–0.12-0.88-1.96–0.150.27
2060-0.42-1.01–0.12-0.89-1.98–0.160.25
2061-0.43-1.05–0.13-0.91-2.08–0.160.24
2062-0.44-1.05–0.15-0.92-2.07–0.170.23
2063-0.44-1.08–0.12-0.91-2.09–0.130.22
2064-0.45-1.08–0.11-0.91-2.17–0.140.21
2065-0.45-1.1–0.13-0.92-2.17–0.190.2
2066-0.43-1.1–0.14-0.9-2.18–0.230.19
2067-0.43-1.11–0.16-0.88-2.21–0.220.18
2068-0.43-1.1–0.17-0.87-2.15–0.270.17
2069-0.41-1.09–0.17-0.86-2.16–0.290.16
2070-0.4-1.09–0.21-0.85-2.1–0.270.15
2071-0.39-1.06–0.21-0.84-2.14–0.340.14
2072-0.37-1.06–0.21-0.83-2.09–0.360.13
2073-0.36-1.02–0.25-0.81-2.17–0.380.12
2074-0.34-1.05–0.26-0.8-2.14–0.340.1
2075-0.32-1.04–0.32-0.79-2.16–0.360.09
2076-0.31-1.01–0.3-0.78-2.13–0.410.08
2077-0.29-1–0.32-0.78-2.1–0.410.07
2078-0.27-1.02–0.34-0.77-2.17–0.420.06
2079-0.27-1.01–0.34-0.76-2.13–0.480.05
2080-0.26-1.01–0.35-0.76-2.08–0.470.04
2081-0.25-1.04–0.37-0.75-2.11–0.50.03
2082-0.24-1.01–0.38-0.73-2.1–0.490.02
2083-0.23-1.04–0.37-0.73-2.12–0.490.01
2084-0.22-1.01–0.4-0.73-2.16–0.52-0
2085-0.23-1.06–0.38-0.72-2.14–0.5-0.01
2086-0.23-1.06–0.41-0.72-2.2–0.48-0.02
2087-0.21-1.05–0.43-0.71-2.18–0.51-0.03
2088-0.21-1.03–0.45-0.71-2.21–0.53-0.04
2089-0.21-1.04–0.46-0.71-2.23–0.53-0.05
2090-0.2-1.06–0.47-0.72-2.28–0.48-0.05
2091-0.2-1.04–0.49-0.71-2.34–0.52-0.06
2092-0.19-1.05–0.49-0.72-2.3–0.53-0.07
2093-0.2-1.06–0.45-0.73-2.34–0.53-0.07
2094-0.2-1.11–0.46-0.73-2.3–0.47-0.08
2095-0.2-1.11–0.49-0.74-2.37–0.53-0.09
2096-0.2-1.11–0.48-0.75-2.48–0.54-0.1
2097-0.2-1.12–0.47-0.75-2.45–0.51-0.11
2098-0.21-1.13–0.48-0.77-2.52–0.53-0.11
2099-0.22-1.13–0.47-0.78-2.57–0.51-0.12
2100-0.22-1.14–0.45-0.79-2.55–0.54-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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