| Name | Level | 2001 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| of territorial units | ||||
| Budapest | capital, regiona | 81 707 | 73 079 | 53 415 |
| Pest | county, regionb | 53 218 | 53 419 | 43 637 |
| Central Hungary | large regionc | 134 925 | 126 498 | 97 052 |
| Fejér | county | 23 343 | 19 187 | 16 148 |
| Komárom-Esztergom | county | 16 641 | 13 647 | 13 804 |
| Veszprém | county | 18 807 | 15 650 | 12 206 |
| Central Transdanubia | region | 58 791 | 48 484 | 42 158 |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | county | 17 785 | 17 426 | 15 507 |
| Vas | county | 11 951 | 10 724 | 6 632 |
| Zala | county | 14 092 | 13 097 | 11 632 |
| Western Transdanubia | region | 43 828 | 41 247 | 33 771 |
| Baranya | county | 24 863 | 21 426 | 13 845 |
| Somogy | county | 18 609 | 16 318 | 13 678 |
| Tolna | county | 17 450 | 12 870 | 14 388 |
| Southern Transdanubia | region | 60 922 | 50 614 | 41 911 |
| Transdanubia | large region | 163 541 | 140 345 | 117 840 |
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | county | 50 193 | 40 158 | 32 864 |
| Heves | county | 23 481 | 17 382 | 13 536 |
| Nógrád | county | 17 350 | 13 732 | 10 977 |
| Northern Hungary | region | 91 024 | 71 272 | 57 377 |
| Hajdú-Bihar | county | 29 355 | 26 445 | 25 204 |
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | county | 29 328 | 24 559 | 21 139 |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | county | 33 473 | 28 737 | 26 195 |
| Northern Great Plain | region | 92 156 | 79 741 | 72 538 |
| Bács-Kiskun | county | 33 804 | 27 515 | 25 140 |
| Békés | county | 36 966 | 23 586 | 21 758 |
| Csongrád-Csanád | county | 24 590 | 21 621 | 16 316 |
| Southern Great Plain | region | 95 360 | 72 722 | 63 214 |
| Great Plain and North | large region | 278 540 | 223 735 | 193 129 |
| Total | country | 577 006 | 490 578 | 408 021 |