Migration trends in Hungary
Europe
653.5K people from around the world have made Hungary their home. That's 6.8% of the country population, arriving from 192 different countries
9.6M
Population
653.5K
Immigrants
538.8K
Emigrants
+114.8K
Inflow
1 in every 15 people in Hungary was born abroad
The #73 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Hungary
Where people move to
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 annual 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 abroad passed 500K people
Today
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 114.8K
- Since 1990: 316.8K more foreign-born residents and 183.8K more citizens living abroad