Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Hungary
Hungary: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 25.56 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Hungary, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Hungary is 25.56 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Hungary peaked at 48.02 per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.03 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Hungary 103rd out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.03 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 9.34 per 100,000 people | +85.8% |
| 2002 | 34.71 per 100,000 people | +271.5% |
| 2003 | 33.61 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 27.26 per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 34.95 per 100,000 people | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 31.02 per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 33.75 per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1 per 100,000 people | -52.3% |
| 2009 | 15.36 per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 14.4 per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 12.43 per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 10.95 per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 12.33 per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 12.83 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.72 per 100,000 people | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 29.69 per 100,000 people | +101.7% |
| 2017 | 34.11 per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 40.17 per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 41 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 47.43 per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 48.02 per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 20.16 per 100,000 people | -58.0% |
| 2023 | 22.15 per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 20.53 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 25.56 per 100,000 people | +24.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 25.56 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 27.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 25.56 per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 6.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +271.5% | 9.34 per 100,000 people | 34.71 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.11 per 100,000 people | 5.03 per 100,000 people | 34.95 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.26 per 100,000 people | 10.95 per 100,000 people | 41 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.64 per 100,000 people | 20.16 per 100,000 people | 48.02 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More development goals data for Hungary
- Red List Index 0.8984 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,933 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 79 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 153 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 155 (2025)
- Infant deaths 261 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 175 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Hungary?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Hungary was 25.56 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 48.02 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Hungary ranks 103rd out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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