Population
1,686,222
Regional population · 2024
Population Change Rate in Budapest · 2024
Latest value
· 2024
-0.6 Per 1,000 inhabitants
HU -4.7 · +4.1 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs country · Europe 4.2 · -4.8 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Europe
Population
1,686,222
Regional population · 2024
Recent trend
Total population change during the year divided by the average population, expressed per 1,000 inhabitants.
No favorable direction is assigned; higher and lower values are interpreted descriptively.
Data source: Eurostat Crude rate of population change demo_r_gind3
Higher is better · Range -10.3–4.2
Budapest recorded -0.6% in 2024, a more favorable result than the national benchmark for Hungary but a less favorable one than the European regional benchmark.
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Birth rate is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Death rate is more favorable.