Hungary vs Iraq: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Hungary
70.7%
in 2025
Iraq
69.9%
in 2025
Hungary rank
104th
Iraq rank
106th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Hungary
- Iraq
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 70.7% against 69.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Hungary ranks 104th and Iraq ranks 106th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 20 and Iraq in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Iraq |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | Iraq |
| 1200s | 0.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | Iraq |
| 1300s | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.2% | Iraq |
| 1400s | 5.2% | 3.1% | 2.1% | Hungary |
| 1500s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Hungary |
| 1600s | 4.9% | 3.4% | 1.5% | Hungary |
| 1700s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | Hungary |
| 1710s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Hungary |
| 1720s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Hungary |
| 1730s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 1.6% | Hungary |
| 1740s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 1.6% | Hungary |
| 1750s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 1.6% | Hungary |
| 1760s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 1.2% | Hungary |
| 1770s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 0.7% | Hungary |
| 1780s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1790s | 7.8% | 8.2% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 1800s | 7.9% | 9.0% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 1810s | 8.1% | 9.8% | 1.7% | Iraq |
| 1820s | 8.4% | 10.8% | 2.4% | Iraq |
| 1830s | 8.6% | 11.8% | 3.2% | Iraq |
| 1840s | 8.9% | 12.9% | 4.0% | Iraq |
| 1850s | 9.2% | 14.1% | 5.0% | Iraq |
| 1860s | 10.3% | 15.5% | 5.2% | Iraq |
| 1870s | 12.3% | 17.0% | 4.6% | Iraq |
| 1880s | 14.8% | 18.6% | 3.8% | Iraq |
| 1890s | 17.8% | 20.3% | 2.6% | Iraq |
| 1900s | 21.3% | 22.3% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 1910s | 25.6% | 24.4% | 1.2% | Hungary |
| 1920s | 30.7% | 26.7% | 4.0% | Hungary |
| 1930s | 36.8% | 29.3% | 7.5% | Hungary |
| 1940s | 44.2% | 32.1% | 12.1% | Hungary |
| 1950s | 52.9% | 38.4% | 14.5% | Hungary |
| 1960s | 54.2% | 50.3% | 3.9% | Hungary |
| 1970s | 56.4% | 61.2% | 4.8% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 68.8% | 9.5% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 68.3% | 5.8% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 68.3% | 2.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 69.6% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 69.9% | 0.5% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Hungary or Iraq?
- Hungary, at 70.7% against 69.9% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Hungary and Iraq?
- 0.8%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Iraq?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Iraq rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Hungary ranks 104th and Iraq ranks 106th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.