Budapest â UN urban centre population
Budapest has a recorded base population of 1,609,260 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025â2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Budapest UN urban centre: 1,609,260 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,609,260. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,741,041; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Budapest
44 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 44 of 44 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,674,263; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,609,260; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest VIII. kerĂŒlet | 82,222 | 5.11% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XV. kerĂŒlet | 80,218 | 4.98% | Not independently verified |
| KĆbĂĄnya | 78,414 | 4.87% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XVII. kerĂŒlet | 78,250 | 4.86% | Not independently verified |
| JĂłzsefvĂĄros | 76,957 | 4.78% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XXI. kerĂŒlet | 76,339 | 4.74% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XVI. kerĂŒlet | 68,484 | 4.26% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XX. kerĂŒlet | 63,371 | 3.94% | Not independently verified |
| Angyalföld | 62,006 | 3.85% | Not independently verified |
| Erzsébetvåros | 62,000 | 3.85% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XIX. kerĂŒlet | 61,610 | 3.83% | Not independently verified |
| Kispest | 61,453 | 3.82% | Not independently verified |
| FerencvĂĄros | 59,056 | 3.67% | Not independently verified |
| PestlĆrinc | 58,722 | 3.65% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XII. kerĂŒlet | 56,544 | 3.51% | Not independently verified |
| Kelenföld | 53,332 | 3.31% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XXII. kerĂŒlet | 50,499 | 3.14% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest VI. kerĂŒlet | 42,120 | 2.62% | Not independently verified |
| RĂĄkospalota | 38,530 | 2.39% | Not independently verified |
| Ăjpalota | 36,259 | 2.25% | Not independently verified |
| Pesterzsébet | 36,045 | 2.24% | Not independently verified |
| Ăbuda | 33,836 | 2.10% | Not independently verified |
| Budafok | 26,782 | 1.66% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest V. kerĂŒlet | 26,284 | 1.63% | Not independently verified |
| RĂĄkoskeresztĂșr | 24,971 | 1.55% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest I. kerĂŒlet | 24,728 | 1.54% | Not independently verified |
| Naphegy | 24,728 | 1.54% | Not independently verified |
| RĂĄkosszentmihĂĄly | 23,098 | 1.44% | Not independently verified |
| Budapest XXIII. kerĂŒlet | 20,387 | 1.27% | Not independently verified |
| Måtyåsföld | 19,869 | 1.23% | Not independently verified |
| LĂĄgymĂĄnyos | 19,741 | 1.23% | Not independently verified |
| Sashalom | 15,288 | 0.95% | Not independently verified |
| SoroksĂĄr | 13,985 | 0.87% | Not independently verified |
| RĂĄkoshegy | 13,614 | 0.85% | Not independently verified |
| RĂłmaifĂŒrdĆ | 12,681 | 0.79% | Not independently verified |
| LipĂłtvĂĄros | 12,050 | 0.75% | Not independently verified |
| Nagytétény | 12,045 | 0.75% | Not independently verified |
| Albertfalva | 11,845 | 0.74% | Not independently verified |
| OrszĂĄgĂșt | 11,740 | 0.73% | Not independently verified |
| Budatétény | 10,715 | 0.67% | Not independently verified |
| PestĂșjhely | 10,571 | 0.66% | Not independently verified |
| PesthidegkĂșt | 9,087 | 0.56% | Not independently verified |
| Gellérthegy | 7,197 | 0.45% | Not independently verified |
| Cinkota | 6,590 | 0.41% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,609,260 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Warri | 1,607,702 | â0.1% |
| Tegucigalpa | 1,607,033 | â0.1% |
| San Salvador | 1,615,178 | +0.4% |
| Zibo | 1,620,676 | +0.7% |
| Havana | 1,593,580 | â1.0% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025â2026 annual growth (â0.30% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,609,260, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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