Urban area over the long-term in Hungary
Hungary: Urban area over the long-term was 2,380 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,380 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
52nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,380 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.3157 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Hungary, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area over the long-term in Hungary is 2,380 km² per grid cell, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Hungary peaked at 2,380 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3157 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Hungary ranks 52nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Hungary, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.3157 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 1.14 km² per grid cell | +260.0% |
| 1200 | 4.55 km² per grid cell | +300.0% |
| 1300 | 21.31 km² per grid cell | +368.8% |
| 1400 | 51.15 km² per grid cell | +140.0% |
| 1500 | 59.02 km² per grid cell | +15.4% |
| 1600 | 60.25 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1700 | 70.83 km² per grid cell | +17.6% |
| 1710 | 86.64 km² per grid cell | +22.3% |
| 1720 | 104.06 km² per grid cell | +20.1% |
| 1730 | 123.06 km² per grid cell | +18.3% |
| 1740 | 143.66 km² per grid cell | +16.7% |
| 1750 | 165.84 km² per grid cell | +15.4% |
| 1760 | 180.39 km² per grid cell | +8.8% |
| 1770 | 195.31 km² per grid cell | +8.3% |
| 1780 | 210.62 km² per grid cell | +7.8% |
| 1790 | 226.31 km² per grid cell | +7.4% |
| 1800 | 242.38 km² per grid cell | +7.1% |
| 1810 | 262.57 km² per grid cell | +8.3% |
| 1820 | 283.66 km² per grid cell | +8.0% |
| 1830 | 329.65 km² per grid cell | +16.2% |
| 1840 | 376.94 km² per grid cell | +14.3% |
| 1850 | 408.18 km² per grid cell | +8.3% |
| 1860 | 466.77 km² per grid cell | +14.4% |
| 1870 | 559.94 km² per grid cell | +20.0% |
| 1880 | 655.27 km² per grid cell | +17.0% |
| 1890 | 728.79 km² per grid cell | +11.2% |
| 1900 | 777.58 km² per grid cell | +6.7% |
| 1910 | 863.4 km² per grid cell | +11.0% |
| 1920 | 892.67 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1930 | 990.88 km² per grid cell | +11.0% |
| 1940 | 1,138 km² per grid cell | +14.8% |
| 1950 | 1,371 km² per grid cell | +20.4% |
| 1951 | 1,377 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1,384 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 1,390 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 1,397 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1,404 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 1,411 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 1,418 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 1,425 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1,432 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 1,442 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 1,453 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 1,464 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1,475 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1,487 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1,498 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,510 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1,521 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1,533 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,545 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1,558 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1,572 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1,587 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1,602 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 1,618 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,634 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1,650 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,666 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,682 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1,696 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1,706 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,719 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1,731 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,799 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1,808 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,816 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,824 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,832 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,840 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,849 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1,857 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,859 km² per grid cell | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,863 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,810 km² per grid cell | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1,816 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,820 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,825 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,830 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,834 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,837 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,841 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,857 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,874 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,890 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,907 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,981 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1,998 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,015 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,032 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,049 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,066 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,091 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,116 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,141 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,166 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,192 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,217 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,243 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,269 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,295 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,322 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,333 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2,345 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,357 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,368 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 2,380 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 2,380 km² per grid cell is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,007 km² per grid cell, 2.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 2,380 km² per grid cell is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,372 km² per grid cell, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +368.8% | 4.55 km² per grid cell | 21.31 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +300.0% | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 4.55 km² per grid cell |
| 1100 | +260.0% | 0.3157 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +140.0% | 21.31 km² per grid cell | 51.15 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3157 km² per grid cell | 0.3157 km² per grid cell | 0.3157 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 4.55 km² per grid cell | 4.55 km² per grid cell | 4.55 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 21.31 km² per grid cell | 21.31 km² per grid cell | 21.31 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 51.15 km² per grid cell | 51.15 km² per grid cell | 51.15 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 59.02 km² per grid cell | 59.02 km² per grid cell | 59.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 60.25 km² per grid cell | 60.25 km² per grid cell | 60.25 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 70.83 km² per grid cell | 70.83 km² per grid cell | 70.83 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 86.64 km² per grid cell | 86.64 km² per grid cell | 86.64 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 104.06 km² per grid cell | 104.06 km² per grid cell | 104.06 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 123.06 km² per grid cell | 123.06 km² per grid cell | 123.06 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 143.66 km² per grid cell | 143.66 km² per grid cell | 143.66 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 165.84 km² per grid cell | 165.84 km² per grid cell | 165.84 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 180.39 km² per grid cell | 180.39 km² per grid cell | 180.39 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 195.31 km² per grid cell | 195.31 km² per grid cell | 195.31 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 210.62 km² per grid cell | 210.62 km² per grid cell | 210.62 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 226.31 km² per grid cell | 226.31 km² per grid cell | 226.31 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 242.38 km² per grid cell | 242.38 km² per grid cell | 242.38 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 262.57 km² per grid cell | 262.57 km² per grid cell | 262.57 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 283.66 km² per grid cell | 283.66 km² per grid cell | 283.66 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 329.65 km² per grid cell | 329.65 km² per grid cell | 329.65 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 376.94 km² per grid cell | 376.94 km² per grid cell | 376.94 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 408.18 km² per grid cell | 408.18 km² per grid cell | 408.18 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 466.77 km² per grid cell | 466.77 km² per grid cell | 466.77 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 559.94 km² per grid cell | 559.94 km² per grid cell | 559.94 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 655.27 km² per grid cell | 655.27 km² per grid cell | 655.27 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 728.79 km² per grid cell | 728.79 km² per grid cell | 728.79 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 777.58 km² per grid cell | 777.58 km² per grid cell | 777.58 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 863.4 km² per grid cell | 863.4 km² per grid cell | 863.4 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 892.67 km² per grid cell | 892.67 km² per grid cell | 892.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 990.88 km² per grid cell | 990.88 km² per grid cell | 990.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 1,138 km² per grid cell | 1,138 km² per grid cell | 1,138 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,401 km² per grid cell | 1,371 km² per grid cell | 1,432 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,493 km² per grid cell | 1,442 km² per grid cell | 1,545 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,627 km² per grid cell | 1,558 km² per grid cell | 1,696 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,793 km² per grid cell | 1,706 km² per grid cell | 1,849 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,835 km² per grid cell | 1,810 km² per grid cell | 1,863 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,944 km² per grid cell | 1,841 km² per grid cell | 2,049 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,180 km² per grid cell | 2,066 km² per grid cell | 2,295 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,351 km² per grid cell | 2,322 km² per grid cell | 2,380 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Hungary?
- Urban area over the long-term in Hungary was 2,380 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2,380 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3157 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Hungary rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Hungary ranks 52nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.