Hungary vs Slovakia
Hungary vs Slovakia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 5.1 per 1,000 people in Hungary and 0.9 per 1,000 people in Slovakia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Hungary, by 4.2 per 1,000 people, or 5.68 times that in Slovakia.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Slovakia.
- In 2023, Hungary ranked 42 and Slovakia ranked 79 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Hungary at 1.4 per 1,000 people and Slovakia at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Hungary | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 16.9 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2015 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 2013 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| 2011 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | 1.6 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | 2 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| 2003 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 2001 | 1 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 1.3 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 1.3 | -0 |
| 1998 | 1.3 | -0 |
| 1997 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1.4 | -0 |
| 1994 | 1.5 | -0 |
| 1993 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1.6 | -0 |
| 1991 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1.6 | -1.8 |
| 1989 | -1.6 | -1.4 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | -1.2 |
| 1987 | -1.5 | -1.2 |
| 1986 | -1.6 | -1.2 |
| 1985 | -1.5 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | -1.5 | -1.2 |
| 1983 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
| 1982 | -1.6 | -1.2 |
| 1981 | -1.6 | -1.2 |
| 1980 | -1.7 | -1.1 |
| 1979 | 0.3 | -1 |
| 1978 | 0 | -1 |
| 1977 | -0 | -1 |
| 1976 | -0 | -0.9 |
| 1975 | -0 | -1 |
| 1974 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 1973 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 1972 | -0 | -0.8 |
| 1971 | -0 | -0.8 |
| 1970 | -0 | -1.1 |
| 1969 | -0 | -2 |
| 1968 | -0 | -2 |
| 1967 | -0 | -2 |
| 1966 | -0.1 | -2 |
| 1965 | -0.1 | -2 |
| 1964 | -0.1 | -2 |
| 1963 | -0.1 | -2 |
| 1962 | -0.2 | -2.1 |
| 1961 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| 1960 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| 1959 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 1958 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 1957 | -4.3 | 1.1 |
| 1956 | -14.7 | 1.1 |
| 1955 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 1954 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 1953 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 1952 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 1951 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| 1950 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Hungary | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.7-0.6–4.1 | -3.8-5.4–-2.5 |
| 2025 | -1.7-4–4.6 | -5.7-7.8–-3.9 |
| 2026 | 1.4-0.7–4.3 | 0-1.3–1.4 |
| 2027 | 1.4-0.6–4.5 | -0-1.3–1.5 |
| 2028 | 1.4-0.7–4.1 | -0-1.4–1.6 |
| 2029 | 1.3-0.8–4.2 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 |
| 2030 | 1.4-0.9–4 | -0.1-1.5–1.6 |
| 2031 | 1.4-0.8–4.1 | -0.1-1.5–1.6 |
| 2032 | 1.4-0.9–4 | -0.1-1.6–1.5 |
| 2033 | 1.5-0.9–4 | -0.1-1.7–1.4 |
| 2034 | 1.4-0.8–4.1 | -0-1.7–1.5 |
| 2035 | 1.4-1–3.9 | -0.1-1.7–1.4 |
| 2036 | 1.5-0.9–3.9 | -0.1-1.8–1.4 |
| 2037 | 1.4-0.9–3.9 | -0.1-1.8–1.5 |
| 2038 | 1.5-0.8–4 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 |
| 2039 | 1.4-1–4.1 | -0.1-1.9–1.4 |
| 2040 | 1.5-0.8–4.1 | -0.1-2–1.4 |
| 2041 | 1.5-1–4 | -0.1-2–1.4 |
| 2042 | 1.5-0.8–4 | -0.1-2–1.4 |
| 2043 | 1.5-0.8–4.2 | -0.1-2–1.4 |
| 2044 | 1.5-0.7–4.3 | -0.1-2–1.4 |
| 2045 | 1.5-0.9–4 | -0.1-2–1.5 |
| 2046 | 1.5-0.8–4.2 | -0.1-1.9–1.5 |
| 2047 | 1.5-0.8–4.1 | -0-2–1.4 |
| 2048 | 1.5-0.9–4.1 | -0-2.1–1.5 |
| 2049 | 1.5-0.9–4.1 | -0.1-2.1–1.5 |
| 2050 | 1.5-0.8–4 | -0.1-2.1–1.4 |
| 2051 | 1.5-1.2–4.2 | -0.1-1.9–1.4 |
| 2052 | 1.5-1.1–4.1 | -0.1-2.1–1.4 |
| 2053 | 1.5-1–4.2 | -0.1-2.1–1.4 |
| 2054 | 1.5-0.9–4.2 | -0-2.2–1.4 |
| 2055 | 1.5-1.1–4.3 | -0-2.1–1.4 |
| 2056 | 1.5-0.8–4.2 | -0.1-2.2–1.4 |
| 2057 | 1.6-0.7–4.3 | -0-2.3–1.5 |
| 2058 | 1.6-0.7–4.3 | -0.1-2.4–1.5 |
| 2059 | 1.5-1–4 | -0.1-2.2–1.5 |
| 2060 | 1.5-0.9–4.2 | -0.1-2.2–1.4 |
| 2061 | 1.6-0.9–4.2 | -0-2.5–1.4 |
| 2062 | 1.5-1–4.2 | -0.1-2.4–1.5 |
| 2063 | 1.6-0.8–4.2 | -0.1-2.3–1.5 |
| 2064 | 1.5-1–4.1 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 |
| 2065 | 1.5-0.8–4.2 | -0.1-2.3–1.5 |
| 2066 | 1.6-0.8–4.4 | -0-2.3–1.5 |
| 2067 | 1.6-0.8–4.1 | -0.1-2.3–1.5 |
| 2068 | 1.6-0.9–4.3 | -0.1-2.2–1.4 |
| 2069 | 1.6-1–4.1 | -0.1-2.3–1.4 |
| 2070 | 1.5-1.1–4.3 | -0.1-2.5–1.5 |
| 2071 | 1.5-0.9–4.1 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 |
| 2072 | 1.5-1.1–4.1 | -0.1-2.2–1.5 |
| 2073 | 1.6-0.9–4.1 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 |
| 2074 | 1.5-1–4.1 | -0.1-2.2–1.4 |
| 2075 | 1.6-1–4.2 | -0.1-2.3–1.4 |
| 2076 | 1.5-0.9–4 | -0.1-2.3–1.3 |
| 2077 | 1.6-0.8–4.1 | -0.1-2.5–1.3 |
| 2078 | 1.6-0.8–4.2 | -0-2.4–1.4 |
| 2079 | 1.5-0.9–4.2 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 |
| 2080 | 1.5-1–4.2 | -0.1-2.6–1.4 |
| 2081 | 1.5-1–4 | -0.1-2.5–1.4 |
| 2082 | 1.5-1.1–4.1 | -0-2.3–1.6 |
| 2083 | 1.6-1.1–4 | -0-2.4–1.5 |
| 2084 | 1.6-0.9–4.2 | -0-2.4–1.4 |
| 2085 | 1.5-1–4 | -0.1-2.5–1.4 |
| 2086 | 1.5-1–3.8 | -0-2.3–1.5 |
| 2087 | 1.5-0.9–4.2 | -0-2.3–1.5 |
| 2088 | 1.6-0.8–4.2 | -0-2.5–1.5 |
| 2089 | 1.5-1.2–4.1 | -0.1-2.5–1.5 |
| 2090 | 1.6-1.2–4.4 | -0.1-2.5–1.4 |
| 2091 | 1.5-1–4.3 | -0.1-2.3–1.4 |
| 2092 | 1.6-0.9–4.2 | -0.1-2.3–1.3 |
| 2093 | 1.5-1–4.2 | -0.1-2.3–1.4 |
| 2094 | 1.5-1.1–4.2 | -0.1-2.3–1.5 |
| 2095 | 1.5-1.2–4.2 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 |
| 2096 | 1.5-1.1–4.2 | -0.1-2.5–1.5 |
| 2097 | 1.5-1–4.1 | -0.1-2.5–1.5 |
| 2098 | 1.5-0.9–4.2 | -0.1-2.3–1.5 |
| 2099 | 1.4-1.2–4 | -0.1-2.4–1.6 |
| 2100 | 1.4-1.2–4.1 | -0.1-2.5–1.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Hungary vs Slovakia
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Slovakia: 78.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Slovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Slovakia: 99.2% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Slovakia: 2.4% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Slovakia: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Slovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Slovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Slovakia: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Slovakia: 53.2% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Slovakia: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Slovakia: 18.1% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Slovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Slovakia: $2.87B in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Slovakia: $568 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Slovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Slovakia: 18,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Slovakia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Slovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Slovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025