According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office of data published this week, 41,300 citizens left Hungary last year. This is the most since 2010. At that time, the Fidesz party took power in the country. During the fifteen years of the rule of Viktor Orban Hungary, more than 367 thousand left permanently. people.
According to the data of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the migration of Hungarians to other countries has been constantly growing from the beginning of research. The exception was 2016, which was related to Brexit, as well as the Covid-19 pandemic period. However, after the abolition of the restrictions, the number of people leaving Hungary began to grow again.
Where will the Hungarians emigrate?
Austria has remained the most popular direction of emigration of Hungarians for years, to which 22,850 people left in 2024. In subsequent places, Germany (7.9 thousand people) and the centuries of Britain (800 people) were traditionally placed.
Due to migration and the negative growth of the natural growth for over 40 years, the Hungarian population dropped from 10 million in 2010 to 9.5 million last year.
