Administrative divisions of Hungary
Hungary is divided into 43 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Hungary
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BudapestCapital | 1,679,000 |
| 2 | Miskolc | 247,757 |
| 3 | Debrecen | 231,286 |
| 4 | Szeged | 187,765 |
| 5 | Pécs | 186,262 |
| 6 | Nyíregyháza | 176,880 |
| 7 | Székesfehérvár | 144,319 |
| 8 | Győr | 136,081 |
| 9 | Kecskemét | 113,895 |
| 10 | Szombathely | 109,518 |
Budapest is the largest urban area in Hungary with about 1,679,000 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Hungary: ≈ 1,020 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Mur
- Danube
- Soroksari Duna
- Ferenc Csatorna
- Tisa
- Sio
- Mures
🏞️ Lakes
- Lake Balaton
Ethnic groups in Hungary
Hungarian 84.3%, Romani 2.1%, German 1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 13.7% (2022 est.)
Regionally, Hungarian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 43 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Hungary
Catholic 30.1% (Roman Catholic 27.5%, Greek Catholic 1.7%, other Catholic 0.9%), Calvinist 9.8%, Lutheran 1.8%, other Christian (includes Orthodox) 1.6%, other 0.4%, none 16.1%, no answer 40.1% (2022 est.)
Regionally, Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 43 divisions, while Calvinist predominates in 4 divisions (Hajdú-Bihar, Debrecen, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Nyíregyháza).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Hungary
Hungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.)
Regionally, Hungarian is the most common language group across most of the 43 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.