6.1.3. Population density, number of settlements, 1 January (2001–)(1/3)

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Name Level 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
of territorial units
Population density, persons per km2a
Budapest capital, regionb 3 350 3 312 3 274 3 247 3 232 3 234 3 230
Pest county, regionc 168 170 173 176 179 181 184
Central Hungary large regiond 409 409 408 409 411 413 415
Fejér county 98 98 98 98 98 98 98
Komárom-Esztergom county 140 140 139 139 139 139 139
Veszprém county 81 81 82 82 82 81 81
Central Transdanubia region 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Győr-Moson-Sopron county 106 106 104 105 105 105 105
Vas county 81 81 80 80 80 79 79
Zala county 79 79 79 78 78 78 78
Western Transdanubia region 90 89 89 89 88 88 88
Baranya county 92 92 91 91 90 90 90
Somogy county 56 56 56 55 55 55 54
Tolna county 68 68 67 67 66 66 65
Southern Transdanubia region 70 70 70 69 69 69 68
Transdanubia large region 85 85 85 85 84 84 84
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county 104 103 103 102 101 100 99
Heves county 90 90 89 89 89 88 88
Nógrád county 87 87 86 86 85 84 84
Northern Hungary region 97 97 96 95 95 94 93
Hajdú-Bihar county 89 89 89 89 88 88 88
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county 75 75 75 74 74 73 72
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county 99 99 99 98 98 97 97
Northern Great Plain region 88 88 88 87 87 86 86
Bács-Kiskun county 65 65 64 64 64 64 64
Békés county 71 71 70 70 69 69 68
Csongrád-Csanád county 101 100 100 100 100 99 99
Southern Great Plain region 75 75 75 74 74 73 73
Great Plain and North large region 86 85 85 85 84 84 83
Total country 110 109 109 109 109 108 108
Number of towns
Budapest capital, regionb 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pest county, regionc 27 31 31 32 36 40 40
Central Hungary large regiond 28 32 32 33 37 41 41
Fejér county 9 9 9 9 11 12 12
Komárom-Esztergom county 8 8 8 9 10 10 10
Veszprém county 12 12 12 12 14 14 14
Central Transdanubia region 29 29 29 30 35 36 36
Győr-Moson-Sopron county 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
Vas county 8 9 9 9 9 10 10
Zala county 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Western Transdanubia region 24 26 26 26 27 28 28
Baranya county 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Somogy county 12 13 13 13 13 14 14
Tolna county 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Southern Transdanubia region 33 34 34 34 34 35 35
Transdanubia large region 86 89 89 90 96 99 99
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county 17 20 20 21 23 24 24
Heves county 7 7 7 7 8 9 9
Nógrád county 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Northern Hungary region 30 33 33 34 37 39 39
Hajdú-Bihar county 17 19 19 20 21 21 21
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county 16 16 16 16 17 18 18
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county 19 20 20 20 21 24 24
Northern Great Plain region 52 55 55 56 59 63 63
Bács-Kiskun county 17 18 18 18 20 20 20
Békés county 16 17 17 17 17 18 18
Csongrád-Csanád county 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
Southern Great Plain region 41 43 43 43 45 47 47
Great Plain and North large region 123 131 131 133 141 149 149
Total country 237 252 252 256 274 289 289
Number of villages
Budapest capital, regionb – – – – – – –
Pest county, regionc 157 153 155 154 150 146 147
Central Hungary large regiond 157 153 155 154 150 146 147
Fejér county 98 98 99 99 97 96 96
Komárom-Esztergom county 67 67 68 67 66 66 66
Veszprém county 211 211 205 205 203 203 203
Central Transdanubia region 376 376 372 371 366 365 365
Győr-Moson-Sopron county 168 167 174 174 173 173 173
Vas county 208 207 207 207 207 206 206
Zala county 248 248 248 248 248 248 248
Western Transdanubia region 624 622 629 629 628 627 627
Baranya county 289 289 289 289 289 289 289
Somogy county 232 231 232 232 232 231 231
Tolna county 99 99 99 99 99 99 100
Southern Transdanubia region 620 619 620 620 620 619 620
Transdanubia large region 1 620 1 617 1 621 1 620 1 614 1 611 1 612
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county 340 337 337 336 334 333 334
Heves county 111 111 112 112 111 110 112
Nógrád county 122 122 123 123 123 123 125
Northern Hungary region 573 570 572 571 568 566 571
Hajdú-Bihar county 65 63 63 62 61 61 61
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county 61 61 62 62 61 60 60
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county 209 208 209 209 208 205 205
Northern Great Plain region 335 332 334 333 330 326 326
Bács-Kiskun county 102 101 101 101 99 99 99
Békés county 59 58 58 58 58 57 57
Csongrád-Csanád county 52 52 52 52 52 51 51
Southern Great Plain region 213 211 211 211 209 207 207
Great Plain and North large region 1 121 1 113 1 117 1 115 1 107 1 099 1 104
Total country 2 898 2 883 2 893 2 889 2 871 2 856 2 863
aPopulation numbers used in the calculation between 2001 and 2011 are based on the census 1st February 2001, while population number data from 2012 are calculated on the basis of the census 1st October 2011.  bPlanning and statistical region and capital according to the territorial code system in force since 1 January 2018, formerly capital.  cPlanning and statistical region and county according to the territorial code system in force since 1 January 2018, formerly county.  dStatistical large region according to the territorial code system in force since 1 January 2018, formerly planning and statistical region and statistical large region. 

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