Population, female in Hungary

Hungary: Population, female was 4.94 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.94 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
95th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.53 million
in 1982
All-time low
4.94 million
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Hungary, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, population, female in Hungary stood at 4.94 million. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Hungary peaked at 5.53 million in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.94 million, in 2025.

Hungary ranks 95th 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 5.24 million 5.17 million 5.31 million 10
1970s 5.42 million 5.33 million 5.52 million 10
1980s 5.51 million 5.44 million 5.53 million 10
1990s 5.39 million 5.36 million 5.40 million 10
2000s 5.30 million 5.26 million 5.35 million 10
2010s 5.14 million 5.05 million 5.25 million 10
2020s 4.99 million 4.94 million 5.04 million 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 92 Papua New Guinea 5.23 million compare
  2. 93 Azerbaijan 5.22 million compare
  3. 94 Israel 5.08 million compare
  4. 96 Belarus 4.85 million compare
  5. 97 Austria 4.67 million compare
  6. 98 Switzerland 4.57 million compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Hungary?
Population, female in Hungary was 4.94 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 5.53 million in 1982.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 4.94 million in 2025.
How does Hungary rank for population, female?
Hungary ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
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

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