MigrantoMigration trends in Hungary
Europe
Hungary takes in more people than it loses: 653.5K immigrants against 538.8K emigrants. Net balance +114.8K — 1% of the country's population
9.6M
Population
653.5K
Immigrants
538.8K
Emigrants
+114.8K
Inflow
1 in 15 residents of Hungary was born abroad — and 1 in 19 people born in Hungary lives abroad
#73 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Hungary
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
336.7K immigrants · 355K emigrants
1995
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 49.8K
2005
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
2010
- Net migration doubled — the surplus reached 49K
2015
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
2020
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
- The diaspora passed 500K people
Today
- Net migration doubled — the surplus reached 114.8K
- Since 1990: 316.8K more foreign-born residents and 183.8K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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