# The 15 most populous cities in Hungary (2022 census)

After Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc and Pécs are Hungary's largest cities, but according to the 2022 census all of them are smaller than in 1990. This list shows the 15 most populous cities with data from the 2022 census by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, with county, 1990 population and historical peak. Érd, Nyíregyháza, Kecskemét and Sopron, on the other hand, have grown.

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- Oct 6, 2026 · Horváth Dóra
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## Top 15

1. **Miskolc** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 147,533 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Population in 1990: 196,442; peak: 211,345 (1985).
2. **Budapest** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1,685,342 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Capital. Population in 1990: 2,016,681; peak: 2,113,034 (1989).
3. **Székesfehérvár** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 95,045 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Fejér County. Population in 1990: 108,958; peak: 109,762 (1993).
4. **Debrecen** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 199,858 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Hajdú-Bihar County. Population in 1990: 212,235; peak: 217,706 (1994).
5. **Szeged** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 158,797 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Csongrád-Csanád County. Population in 1990: 175,301; peak: 178,878 (1994).
6. **Pécs** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 139,330 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Baranya County. Population in 1990: 170,039; peak: 172,177 (1994).
7. **Győr** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 127,599 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Population in 1990: 129,331; peak: 133,946 (2020).
8. **Érd** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 71,253 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Pest County. Population in 1990: 43,327; peak: 71,425 (2022).
9. **Nyíregyháza** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 116,282 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Population in 1990: 114,152; peak: 119,746 (2011).
10. **Szolnok** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 66,061 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Population in 1990: 78,328; peak: 80,859 (1994).
11. **Tatabánya** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 65,830 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Komárom-Esztergom County. Population in 1990: 74,277; peak: 75,921 (1980).
12. **Szombathely** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 78,190 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Vas County. Population in 1990: 85,617; peak: 85,932 (1994).
13. **Sopron** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 60,334 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Population in 1990: 55,083; peak: 63,065 (2020).
14. **Kaposvár** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 59,397 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Somogy County. Population in 1990: 71,788; peak: 74,101 (1979).
15. **Kecskemét** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 108,120 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Bács-Kiskun County. Population in 1990: 102,516; peak: 112,641 (2016).

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