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| Region | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Number of service units | ||||||||||||
| Budapest | 79 | 112 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 75 | 73 | 70 |
| Pest | 198 | 189 | 200 | 221 | 230 | 218 | 195 | 205 | 189 | 187 | 191 | 188 |
| Central Hungary | 277 | 301 | 275 | 292 | 298 | 285 | 258 | 268 | 252 | 262 | 264 | 258 |
| Fejér | 120 | 145 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 119 | 114 | 113 | 109 | 110 | 112 | 109 |
| Komárom-Esztergom | 87 | 126 | 86 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 62 | 64 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 |
| Veszprém | 251 | 246 | 235 | 238 | 233 | 233 | 218 | 233 | 244 | 243 | 241 | 242 |
| Central Transdanubia | 458 | 517 | 445 | 465 | 458 | 455 | 394 | 410 | 438 | 440 | 440 | 436 |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 188 | 197 | 205 | 202 | 195 | 198 | 188 | 105 | 199 | 219 | 218 | 220 |
| Vas | 203 | 232 | 203 | 196 | 202 | 206 | 48 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 224 | 228 |
| Zala | 243 | 243 | 242 | 239 | 235 | 236 | 108 | 236 | 270 | 274 | 273 | 274 |
| Western Transdanubia | 634 | 672 | 650 | 637 | 632 | 640 | 344 | 574 | 702 | 729 | 715 | 722 |
| Baranya | 166 | 231 | 203 | 186 | 185 | 243 | 117 | 77 | 250 | 249 | 251 | 292 |
| Somogy | 230 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 240 | 231 | 182 | 245 | 247 | 249 | 264 | 248 |
| Tolna | 116 | 114 | 118 | 118 | 119 | 112 | 111 | 37 | 117 | 119 | 117 | 117 |
| Southern Transdanubia | 512 | 577 | 554 | 538 | 544 | 586 | 410 | 359 | 614 | 617 | 632 | 657 |
| Transdanubia | 1 604 | 1 766 | 1 649 | 1 640 | 1 634 | 1 681 | 1 148 | 1 343 | 1 754 | 1 786 | 1 787 | 1 815 |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 230 | 239 | 235 | 229 | 241 | 258 | 209 | 372 | 336 | 442 | 373 | 360 |
| Heves | 125 | 122 | 127 | 132 | 121 | 122 | 115 | 120 | 122 | 173 | 176 | 186 |
| Nógrád | 120 | 124 | 120 | 120 | 121 | 120 | 116 | 126 | 102 | 122 | 124 | 125 |
| Northern Hungary | 475 | 485 | 482 | 481 | 483 | 500 | 440 | 618 | 560 | 737 | 673 | 671 |
| Hajdú-Bihar | 112 | 116 | 111 | 110 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 113 | 102 | 101 |
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 113 | 138 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 117 | 141 | 127 | 131 |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 215 | 261 | 232 | 228 | 218 | 217 | 207 | 191 | 212 | 207 | 211 | 206 |
| Northern Great Plain | 440 | 515 | 456 | 448 | 434 | 433 | 422 | 404 | 431 | 461 | 440 | 438 |
| Bács-Kiskun | 137 | 134 | 136 | 138 | 141 | 143 | 121 | 128 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 125 |
| Békés | 87 | 103 | 93 | 103 | 99 | 87 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 94 |
| Csongrád | 112 | 126 | 109 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 103 | 125 | 127 | 134 | 99 | 100 |
| Southern Great Plain | 336 | 363 | 338 | 348 | 343 | 331 | 306 | 332 | 330 | 341 | 310 | 319 |
| Great Plain and North | 1 251 | 1 363 | 1 276 | 1 277 | 1 260 | 1 264 | 1 168 | 1 354 | 1 321 | 1 539 | 1 423 | 1 428 |
| Total | 3 132 | 3 430 | 3 200 | 3 209 | 3 192 | 3 230 | 2 574 | 2 965 | 3 327 | 3 587 | 3 474 | 3 501 |
| Library units, thousand | ||||||||||||
| Budapest | 3 978 | 4 325 | 3 857 | 3 760 | 3 713 | 3 631 | 3 462 | 3 493 | 3 514 | 3 499 | 3 456 | 3 483 |
| Pest | 3 752 | 3 753 | 3 855 | 3 987 | 3 941 | 3 998 | 4 007 | 3 813 | 4 023 | 4 040 | 4 036 | 4 072 |
| Central Hungary | 7 730 | 8 078 | 7 712 | 7 747 | 7 654 | 7 629 | 7 469 | 7 306 | 7 537 | 7 539 | 7 492 | 7 555 |
| Fejér | 1 788 | 2 061 | 1 895 | 1 914 | 1 916 | 1 917 | 1 962 | 1 944 | 1 982 | 2 034 | 2 044 | 2 064 |
| Komárom-Esztergom | 1 510 | 1 624 | 1 526 | 1 550 | 1 569 | 1 571 | 1 524 | 1 585 | 1 611 | 1 610 | 1 588 | 1 588 |
| Veszprém | 2 328 | 2 142 | 2 287 | 2 292 | 2 309 | 2 323 | 2 358 | 2 242 | 2 072 | 2 299 | 2 281 | 2 283 |
| Central Transdanubia | 5 627 | 5 827 | 5 708 | 5 756 | 5 794 | 5 811 | 5 845 | 5 771 | 5 665 | 5 942 | 5 913 | 5 935 |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1 910 | 2 113 | 2 138 | 2 176 | 2 123 | 2 120 | 2 026 | 1 691 | 2 110 | 2 068 | 2 222 | 2 146 |
| Vas | 1 513 | 1 618 | 1 539 | 1 540 | 1 540 | 1 550 | 1 410 | 1 408 | 1 357 | 1 229 | 1 282 | 1 379 |
| Zala | 1 991 | 1 999 | 2 016 | 2 014 | 2 019 | 2 023 | 1 366 | 1 663 | 1 709 | 1 973 | 1 978 | 1 970 |
| Western Transdanubia | 5 414 | 5 730 | 5 693 | 5 730 | 5 682 | 5 693 | 4 802 | 4 762 | 5 176 | 5 270 | 5 482 | 5 495 |
| Baranya | 2 082 | 2 290 | 2 166 | 2 174 | 2 185 | 2 131 | 1 842 | 1 765 | 2 055 | 1 974 | 1 939 | 1 962 |
| Somogy | 2 098 | 2 145 | 2 167 | 2 150 | 2 188 | 2 195 | 2 398 | 1 780 | 2 212 | 2 205 | 2 207 | 2 165 |
| Tolna | 1 458 | 1 508 | 1 528 | 1 485 | 1 521 | 1 498 | 1 426 | 1 387 | 1 001 | 1 358 | 1 325 | 1 293 |
| Southern Transdanubia | 5 638 | 5 943 | 5 861 | 5 809 | 5 894 | 5 824 | 5 666 | 4 933 | 5 268 | 5 536 | 5 471 | 5 420 |
| Transdanubia | 16 679 | 17 500 | 17 262 | 17 295 | 17 370 | 17 328 | 16 312 | 15 466 | 16 109 | 16 748 | 16 865 | 16 850 |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 3 347 | 3 428 | 3 445 | 3 484 | 3 543 | 3 550 | 3 069 | 2 933 | 3 247 | 3 339 | 3 376 | 3 444 |
| Heves | 1 516 | 1 494 | 1 525 | 1 545 | 1 541 | 1 532 | 1 404 | 1 325 | 1 496 | 1 458 | 1 449 | 1 456 |
| Nógrád | 1 220 | 1 265 | 1 226 | 1 247 | 1 228 | 1 242 | 1 233 | 1 098 | 1 030 | 1 253 | 1 214 | 1 203 |
| Northern Hungary | 6 083 | 6 187 | 6 196 | 6 276 | 6 312 | 6 324 | 5 706 | 5 356 | 5 773 | 6 050 | 6 039 | 6 103 |
| Hajdú-Bihar | 1 837 | 1 903 | 1 879 | 1 885 | 1 880 | 1 891 | 1 868 | 1 906 | 1 898 | 1 913 | 1 897 | 1 901 |
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 2 507 | 2 670 | 2 542 | 2 544 | 2 531 | 2 529 | 2 508 | 2 525 | 2 463 | 2 477 | 2 460 | 2 394 |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 2 510 | 2 553 | 2 680 | 2 636 | 2 636 | 2 644 | 2 381 | 2 443 | 2 413 | 2 660 | 2 645 | 2 619 |
| Northern Great Plain | 6 855 | 7 126 | 7 101 | 7 065 | 7 047 | 7 064 | 6 757 | 6 873 | 6 774 | 7 050 | 7 002 | 6 914 |
| Bács-Kiskun | 2 651 | 2 670 | 2 680 | 2 684 | 2 711 | 2 731 | 2 717 | 2 750 | 2 699 | 2 692 | 2 636 | 2 632 |
| Békés | 1 753 | 1 793 | 1 780 | 1 773 | 1 757 | 1 754 | 1 728 | 1 711 | 1 546 | 1 658 | 1 678 | 1 650 |
| Csongrád | 2 156 | 2 263 | 2 176 | 2 191 | 2 207 | 2 218 | 2 213 | 2 215 | 2 183 | 2 208 | 2 093 | 2 108 |
| Southern Great Plain | 6 559 | 6 726 | 6 636 | 6 648 | 6 675 | 6 703 | 6 658 | 6 676 | 6 428 | 6 558 | 6 407 | 6 390 |
| Great Plain and North | 19 497 | 20 039 | 19 933 | 19 989 | 20 034 | 20 091 | 19 121 | 18 905 | 18 975 | 19 659 | 19 448 | 19 406 |
| Total | 43 906 | 45 617 | 44 907 | 45 031 | 45 058 | 45 048 | 42 902 | 41 677 | 42 621 | 43 946 | 43 806 | 43 811 |
| Number of library units lent, thousands | ||||||||||||
| Budapest | 6 599 | 6 584 | 6 597 | 6 357 | 5 707 | 4 975 | 4 819 | 4 652 | 4 722 | 4 944 | 4 762 | 4 605 |
| Pest | 3 092 | 3 162 | 3 393 | 3 539 | 3 468 | 3 474 | 3 193 | 2 800 | 2 593 | 2 593 | 2 692 | 2 687 |
| Central Hungary | 9 691 | 9 746 | 9 990 | 9 896 | 9 175 | 8 449 | 8 013 | 7 452 | 7 315 | 7 537 | 7 454 | 7 292 |
| Fejér | 1 512 | 1 527 | 1 398 | 1 404 | 1 376 | 1 330 | 1 321 | 1 159 | 1 095 | 1 116 | 1 108 | 1 019 |
| Komárom-Esztergom | 903 | 900 | 814 | 751 | 716 | 701 | 676 | 589 | 562 | 617 | 614 | 603 |
| Veszprém | 1 352 | 1 284 | 1 292 | 1 223 | 1 185 | 1 092 | 1 105 | 996 | 985 | 1 002 | 1 014 | 1 024 |
| Central Transdanubia | 3 767 | 3 711 | 3 504 | 3 378 | 3 277 | 3 123 | 3 103 | 2 744 | 2 642 | 2 735 | 2 736 | 2 646 |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1 284 | 1 222 | 1 235 | 1 180 | 1 190 | 1 205 | 1 168 | 1 021 | 1 058 | 1 097 | 1 104 | 1 239 |
| Vas | 1 080 | 995 | 942 | 1 008 | 1 036 | 1 054 | 1 132 | 1 044 | 930 | 1 000 | 1 020 | 998 |
| Zala | 1 134 | 1 012 | 1 032 | 998 | 1 035 | 981 | 934 | 913 | 909 | 975 | 983 | 892 |
| Western Transdanubia | 3 498 | 3 229 | 3 209 | 3 186 | 3 261 | 3 240 | 3 234 | 2 977 | 2 897 | 3 072 | 3 107 | 3 129 |
| Baranya | 1 355 | 1 349 | 1 270 | 1 231 | 1 137 | 1 111 | 1 136 | 1 101 | 1 027 | 1 053 | 784 | 825 |
| Somogy | 1 292 | 1 295 | 1 324 | 1 214 | 1 173 | 1 201 | 1 221 | 1 101 | 973 | 1 011 | 983 | 878 |
| Tolna | 707 | 662 | 651 | 644 | 653 | 654 | 555 | 519 | 373 | 491 | 495 | 516 |
| Southern Transdanubia | 3 354 | 3 306 | 3 245 | 3 089 | 2 963 | 2 966 | 2 912 | 2 722 | 2 373 | 2 556 | 2 262 | 2 219 |
| Transdanubia | 10 619 | 10 246 | 9 958 | 9 653 | 9 501 | 9 329 | 9 248 | 8 444 | 7 912 | 8 363 | 8 105 | 7 995 |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 2 656 | 2 466 | 2 438 | 2 354 | 2 237 | 2 265 | 2 475 | 2 138 | 2 069 | 2 149 | 1 993 | 2 015 |
| Heves | 1 098 | 1 090 | 1 097 | 1 081 | 1 057 | 983 | 963 | 775 | 797 | 763 | 783 | 812 |
| Nógrád | 758 | 565 | 583 | 558 | 523 | 497 | 439 | 373 | 384 | 420 | 387 | 386 |
| Northern Hungary | 4 512 | 4 121 | 4 118 | 3 993 | 3 817 | 3 745 | 3 877 | 3 286 | 3 250 | 3 331 | 3 163 | 3 213 |
| Hajdú-Bihar | 2 215 | 2 067 | 2 032 | 1 915 | 1 843 | 1 757 | 1 669 | 1 592 | 1 646 | 1 618 | 1 639 | 1 615 |
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 2 011 | 1 963 | 1 814 | 1 788 | 1 769 | 1 675 | 1 456 | 1 372 | 1 327 | 1 343 | 1 347 | 1 326 |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1 992 | 2 093 | 1 757 | 1 617 | 1 463 | 1 422 | 1 434 | 1 324 | 1 205 | 1 244 | 1 261 | 1 228 |
| Northern Great Plain | 6 218 | 6 123 | 5 603 | 5 320 | 5 075 | 4 854 | 4 559 | 4 288 | 4 178 | 4 205 | 4 247 | 4 169 |
| Bács-Kiskun | 1 831 | 1 705 | 1 809 | 1 751 | 1 664 | 1 673 | 1 605 | 1 399 | 1 412 | 1 455 | 1 475 | 1 434 |
| Békés | 1 498 | 1 525 | 1 403 | 1 316 | 1 301 | 1 284 | 1 193 | 986 | 965 | 847 | 858 | 908 |
| Csongrád | 1 759 | 1 555 | 1 509 | 1 627 | 1 549 | 1 421 | 1 339 | 1 313 | 1 228 | 1 205 | 1 225 | 1 189 |
| Southern Great Plain | 5 088 | 4 785 | 4 721 | 4 694 | 4 514 | 4 378 | 4 137 | 3 698 | 3 605 | 3 508 | 3 558 | 3 531 |
| Great Plain and North | 15 818 | 15 029 | 14 442 | 14 007 | 13 406 | 12 977 | 12 574 | 11 273 | 11 033 | 11 044 | 10 968 | 10 913 |
| Total | 36 128 | 35 021 | 34 390 | 33 556 | 32 082 | 30 755 | 29 835 | 27 168 | 26 260 | 26 943 | 26 527 | 26 199 |
| Number of registered users in public libraries, thousand | ||||||||||||
| Budapest | 185 | 195 | 193 | 214 | 216 | 239 | 293 | 290 | 281 | 299 | 303 | 310 |
| Pest | 128 | 126 | 134 | 146 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 137 | 134 | 137 | 145 | 146 |
| Central Hungary | 313 | 321 | 327 | 360 | 356 | 381 | 437 | 427 | 415 | 436 | 448 | 456 |
| Fejér | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 53 |
| Komárom-Esztergom | 41 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 |
| Veszprém | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 62 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 66 |
| Central Transdanubia | 177 | 174 | 168 | 169 | 166 | 159 | 154 | 143 | 146 | 151 | 153 | 154 |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 55 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 71 | 81 | 86 | 63 |
| Vas | 37 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 46 |
| Zala | 57 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 41 | 48 | 51 | 46 | 52 |
| Western Transdanubia | 149 | 140 | 143 | 148 | 146 | 147 | 136 | 127 | 157 | 173 | 173 | 161 |
| Baranya | 55 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 47 | 50 | 44 | 53 |
| Somogy | 54 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
| Tolna | 36 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Southern Transdanubia | 145 | 146 | 146 | 152 | 148 | 142 | 129 | 112 | 118 | 135 | 126 | 132 |
| Transdanubia | 471 | 460 | 457 | 469 | 460 | 448 | 419 | 382 | 421 | 459 | 452 | 447 |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 86 | 87 | 92 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 95 | 92 | 106 | 103 | 117 | 123 |
| Heves | 46 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 47 | 49 |
| Nógrád | 38 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 36 |
| Northern Hungary | 170 | 164 | 178 | 186 | 185 | 176 | 176 | 158 | 177 | 177 | 197 | 208 |
| Hajdú-Bihar | 92 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 73 |
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 69 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 68 |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 90 | 88 | 84 | 88 | 76 | 71 | 79 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| Northern Great Plain | 251 | 241 | 238 | 244 | 226 | 218 | 221 | 212 | 206 | 213 | 221 | 214 |
| Bács-Kiskun | 94 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 95 |
| Békés | 68 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 63 | 56 | 49 | 58 | 57 | 58 |
| Csongrád | 73 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 84 |
| Southern Great Plain | 235 | 230 | 225 | 228 | 225 | 231 | 236 | 225 | 211 | 223 | 222 | 237 |
| Great Plain and North | 656 | 635 | 641 | 658 | 636 | 625 | 633 | 595 | 594 | 613 | 639 | 658 |
| Total | 1 440 | 1 416 | 1 425 | 1 487 | 1 452 | 1 454 | 1 489 | 1 404 | 1 430 | 1 509 | 1 540 | 1 561 |