The 15 most populous cities in Hungary (2022 census)
The top 3 according to 38 votes from people: Miskolc · Budapest · Székesfehérvár. (Updated Oct 6, 2026.)
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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Top 15
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1
Miskolc
147,533 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Population in 1990: 196,442; peak: 211,345 (1985).
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2
Budapest
1,685,342 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Capital. Population in 1990: 2,016,681; peak: 2,113,034 (1989).
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3
Székesfehérvár
95,045 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Fejér County. Population in 1990: 108,958; peak: 109,762 (1993).
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4
Debrecen
199,858 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Hajdú-Bihar County. Population in 1990: 212,235; peak: 217,706 (1994).
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5
Szeged
158,797 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Csongrád-Csanád County. Population in 1990: 175,301; peak: 178,878 (1994).
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6
Pécs
139,330 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Baranya County. Population in 1990: 170,039; peak: 172,177 (1994).
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7
Győr
127,599 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Population in 1990: 129,331; peak: 133,946 (2020).
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8
Érd
71,253 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Pest County. Population in 1990: 43,327; peak: 71,425 (2022).
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9
Nyíregyháza
116,282 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Population in 1990: 114,152; peak: 119,746 (2011).
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10
Szolnok
66,061 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Population in 1990: 78,328; peak: 80,859 (1994).
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11
Tatabánya
65,830 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Komárom-Esztergom County. Population in 1990: 74,277; peak: 75,921 (1980).
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12
Szombathely
78,190 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Vas County. Population in 1990: 85,617; peak: 85,932 (1994).
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13
Sopron
60,334 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Population in 1990: 55,083; peak: 63,065 (2020).
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14
Kaposvár
59,397 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Somogy County. Population in 1990: 71,788; peak: 74,101 (1979).
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15
Kecskemét
108,120 inhabitants in the 2022 census. Bács-Kiskun County. Population in 1990: 102,516; peak: 112,641 (2016).
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