Hungary: cities by population
Hungary has a population of 9,585,818 (UN estimate, 2026), with Budapest as its capital. The 50 largest of its 1,072 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
-6%
since 2000 (10,190,600)
-9%
projected by 2050 (8,725,347)
106
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Hungary
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | Budapest | 1,741,041 |
| 2 | Debrecen | Hajdú-Bihar | 202,402 |
| 3 | Szeged | Csongrád | 160,766 |
| 4 | Miskolc | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 154,521 |
| 5 | Pécs | Baranya | 145,347 |
| 6 | Győr | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 129,301 |
| 7 | Nyíregyháza | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 117,689 |
| 8 | Kecskemét | Bács-Kiskun | 109,847 |
| 9 | Székesfehérvár | Fejér | 101,600 |
| 10 | Szombathely | Vas County | 78,025 |
| 11 | Szolnok | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 71,285 |
| 12 | Tatabánya | Komárom-Esztergom | 65,849 |
| 13 | Kaposvár | Somogy County | 64,280 |
| 14 | Érd | Pest County | 62,408 |
| 15 | Sopron | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 62,246 |
| 16 | Zalaegerszeg | Zala County | 61,898 |
| 17 | Békéscsaba | Bekes County | 59,732 |
| 18 | Veszprém | Veszprém | 56,927 |
| 19 | Eger | Heves County | 53,876 |
| 20 | Dunaújváros | Fejér | 50,084 |
| 21 | Nagykanizsa | Zala County | 47,349 |
| 22 | Hódmezővásárhely | Csongrád | 44,009 |
| 23 | Cegléd | Pest County | 39,287 |
| 24 | Baja | Bács-Kiskun | 37,714 |
| 25 | Vác | Pest County | 35,108 |
| 26 | Salgótarján | Nógrád | 34,627 |
| 27 | Szekszárd | Tolna County | 34,174 |
| 28 | Pápa | Veszprém | 32,990 |
| 29 | Gyöngyös | Heves County | 32,938 |
| 30 | Kazincbarcika | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 32,396 |
| 31 | Gödöllő | Pest County | 32,374 |
| 32 | Gyula | Bekes County | 32,269 |
| 33 | Hajdúböszörmény | Hajdú-Bihar | 31,957 |
| 34 | Kiskunfélegyháza | Bács-Kiskun | 31,720 |
| 35 | Ajka | Veszprém | 31,407 |
| 36 | Orosháza | Bekes County | 31,373 |
| 37 | Mosonmagyaróvár | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 30,359 |
| 38 | Dunakeszi | Pest County | 30,246 |
| 39 | Ózd | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 30,056 |
| 40 | Kiskunhalas | Bács-Kiskun | 29,354 |
| 41 | Esztergom | Komárom-Esztergom | 28,785 |
| 42 | Szentes | Csongrád | 27,898 |
| 43 | Jászberény | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 27,439 |
| 44 | Komló | Baranya | 26,924 |
| 45 | Makó | Csongrád | 25,135 |
| 46 | Budaörs | Pest County | 25,089 |
| 47 | Szigetszentmiklós | Pest County | 24,874 |
| 48 | Hajdúszoboszló | Hajdú-Bihar | 23,781 |
| 49 | Szentendre | Pest County | 23,606 |
| 50 | Nagykőrös | Pest County | 23,517 |
Twenty years earlier: Hungary in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 10,083,477.
Common questions
What is the population of Hungary?
Hungary has a population of 9,585,818, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 8,725,347 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Hungary?
Budapest.