Population, male in Hungary

Hungary: Population, male was 4.57 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.57 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
96th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.19 million
in 1980
All-time low
4.57 million
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Hungary, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male in Hungary is 4.57 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Hungary peaked at 5.19 million in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.57 million, in 2025.

Hungary ranks 96th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.90 million 4.82 million 4.99 million 10
1970s 5.10 million 5.01 million 5.19 million 10
1980s 5.14 million 5.04 million 5.19 million 10
1990s 4.94 million 4.88 million 4.98 million 10
2000s 4.80 million 4.76 million 4.86 million 10
2010s 4.68 million 4.64 million 4.75 million 10
2020s 4.60 million 4.57 million 4.63 million 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 93 Greece 5.05 million compare
  2. 94 Israel 5.04 million compare
  3. 95 Azerbaijan 5.02 million compare
  4. 97 Austria 4.54 million compare
  5. 98 Switzerland 4.52 million compare
  6. 99 Sierra Leone 4.40 million compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Hungary?
Population, male in Hungary was 4.57 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 5.19 million in 1980.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 4.57 million in 2025.
How does Hungary rank for population, male?
Hungary ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.