Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Hungary
Hungary: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 16.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Hungary, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Hungary is 16.7%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Hungary peaked at 17.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2010.
That places Hungary 86th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 1960s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.7% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Hungary?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Hungary was 16.7% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2010.
- How does Hungary rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Hungary ranks 86th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.