Ranked list of Hungarian counties

Counties of Hungary

The following article is a ranked list of Hungarian counties.

By area

The following table presents a listing of Hungarian 19 counties ranked in order of their surface area.

Rank	County	Area (km²)	% of total
1	Bács-Kiskun	8,444.90	9.08
2	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	7,247.21	7.79
3	Pest	6,391.13	6.87
4	Hajdú-Bihar	6,210.45	6.68
5	Somogy	6,065.49	6.52
6	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	5,936.15	6.38
7	Békés	5,629.71	6.05
8	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	5,581.63	6.00
9	Veszprém	4,463.64	4.80
10	Baranya	4,429.60	4.76
11	Fejér	4,358.48	4.69
12	Csongrád	4,262.80	4.58
13	Győr-Moson-Sopron	4,207.86	4.52
14	Zala	3,783.84	4.07
15	Tolna	3,703.23	3.98
16	Heves	3,637.17	3.91
17	Vas	3,336.11	3.59
18	Nógrád	2,544.48	2.74
19	Komárom-Esztergom	2,264.36	2.43
^{[note 1]}	Budapest	525.14	0.56
Hungary		93,023.38	100.00

Population

By population

The following table presents a listing of Hungarian 19 counties ranked in order of their total population (based on 2011 census).^[1] The data is taken from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) censuses results,^[2] as well as from the Gazetteer of Hungary.

Rank in 2011	County	Population
1949	1960	1980	1990	2001	2011
^{[note 1]}	Budapest	7006159031600000000♠1,590,316	7006180460600000000♠1,804,606	7006205934700000000♠2,059,347	7006201677400000000♠2,016,774	7006177792100000000♠1,777,921	7006172904000000000♠1,729,040
1	Pest	7005686953000000000♠686,953	7005781501000000000♠781,501	7005973830000000000♠973,830	7005949842000000000♠949,842	7006108387700000000♠1,083,877	7006121747600000000♠1,217,476
2	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	7005630621000000000♠630,621	7005725303000000000♠725,303	7005809468000000000♠809,468	7005761963000000000♠761,963	7005744404000000000♠744,404	7005686266000000000♠686,266
3	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	7005558098000000000♠558,098	7005586451000000000♠586,451	7005593829000000000♠593,829	7005572301000000000♠572,301	7005582256000000000♠582,256	7005559272000000000♠559,272
4	Hajdú-Bihar	7005498271000000000♠498,271	7005522787000000000♠522,787	7005551448000000000♠551,448	7005548728000000000♠548,728	7005552998000000000♠552,998	7005546721000000000♠546,721
5	Bács-Kiskun	7005591482000000000♠591,482	7005589744000000000♠589,744	7005571448000000000♠571,448	7005546898000000000♠546,898	7005546517000000000♠546,517	7005520331000000000♠520,331
6	Győr-Moson-Sopron	7005374987000000000♠374,987	7005401861000000000♠401,861	7005437857000000000♠437,857	7005432126000000000♠432,126	7005438773000000000♠438,773	7005447985000000000♠447,985
7	Fejér	7005295750000000000♠295,750	7005357897000000000♠357,897	7005420317000000000♠420,317	7005418852000000000♠418,852	7005434317000000000♠434,317	7005425847000000000♠425,847
8	Csongrád	7005429083000000000♠429,083	7005434046000000000♠434,046	7005456300000000000♠456,300	7005438842000000000♠438,842	7005433344000000000♠433,344	7005417456000000000♠417,456
9	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	7005449551000000000♠449,551	7005461307000000000♠461,307	7005445624000000000♠445,624	7005425583000000000♠425,583	7005415917000000000♠415,917	7005386594000000000♠386,594
10	Baranya	7005356533000000000♠356,533	7005395342000000000♠395,342	7005432617000000000♠432,617	7005417400000000000♠417,400	7005407448000000000♠407,448	7005386441000000000♠386,441
11	Békés	7005471561000000000♠471,561	7005467861000000000♠467,861	7005436910000000000♠436,910	7005411887000000000♠411,887	7005397791000000000♠397,791	7005359948000000000♠359,948
12	Veszprém	7005294289000000000♠294,289	7005337836000000000♠337,836	7005377746000000000♠377,746	7005374466000000000♠374,466	7005369727000000000♠369,727	7005353068000000000♠353,068
13	Somogy	7005361213000000000♠361,213	7005368183000000000♠368,183	7005360270000000000♠360,270	7005344708000000000♠344,708	7005335237000000000♠335,237	7005316137000000000♠316,137
14	Heves	7005316273000000000♠316,273	7005347856000000000♠347,856	7005350360000000000♠350,360	7005334408000000000♠334,408	7005325727000000000♠325,727	7005308882000000000♠308,882
15	Komárom-Esztergom	7005220914000000000♠220,914	7005270810000000000♠270,810	7005322893000000000♠322,893	7005316984000000000♠316,984	7005316590000000000♠316,590	7005304568000000000♠304,568
16	Zala	7005305433000000000♠305,433	7005317145000000000♠317,145	7005317298000000000♠317,298	7005306398000000000♠306,398	7005297404000000000♠297,404	7005282179000000000♠282,179
17	Vas	7005283070000000000♠283,070	7005282728000000000♠282,728	7005285498000000000♠285,498	7005275944000000000♠275,944	7005268123000000000♠268,123	7005256629000000000♠256,629
18	Tolna	7005275644000000000♠275,644	7005272101000000000♠272,101	7005266273000000000♠266,273	7005253675000000000♠253,675	7005249683000000000♠249,683	7005230361000000000♠230,361
19	Nógrád	7005214757000000000♠214,757	7005235675000000000♠235,675	7005240251000000000♠240,251	7005227137000000000♠227,137	7005220261000000000♠220,261	7005202427000000000♠202,427
Hungary		7006920479900000000♠9,204,799	7006996104400000000♠9,961,044	7007107094630000000♠10,709,463	7007103748230000000♠10,374,823	7007102002980000000♠10,200,298	7006993762800000000♠9,937,628

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By density

The following table presents a listing of Hungarian 19 counties ranked in order of their population density (based on 2011 census).

Rank	County	Population	Area (km²)	Density (pop./km²)
^{[note 1]}	Budapest	7006172904000000000♠1,729,040	525.14	3293
1	Pest	7006121747600000000♠1,217,476	6,391.13	190
2	Komárom-Esztergom	7005304568000000000♠304,568	2,264.36	135
3	Győr-Moson-Sopron	7005447985000000000♠447,985	4,207.86	106
4	Fejér	7005425847000000000♠425,847	4,358.48	98
4	Csongrád	7005417456000000000♠417,456	4,262.80	98
6	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	7005686266000000000♠686,266	7,247.21	95
7	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	7005559272000000000♠559,272	5,936.15	94
8	Hajdú-Bihar	7005546721000000000♠546,721	6,210.45	88
9	Baranya	7005386441000000000♠386,441	4,429.60	87
10	Heves	7005308882000000000♠308,882	3,637.17	85
11	Nógrád	7005202427000000000♠202,427	2,544.48	80
12	Veszprém	7005353068000000000♠353,068	4,463.64	79
13	Vas	7005256629000000000♠256,629	3,336.11	77
14	Zala	7005282179000000000♠282,179	3,783.84	75
15	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	7005386594000000000♠386,594	5,581.63	69
16	Békés	7005359948000000000♠359,948	5,629.71	64
17	Bács-Kiskun	7005520331000000000♠520,331	8,444.90	62
17	Tolna	7005230361000000000♠230,361	3,703.23	62
19	Somogy	7005316137000000000♠316,137	6,065.49	52
Hungary		7006993762800000000♠9,937,628	93,023.38	107

By urban and rural population

Hungarian counties by their urban and rural population as of 2015.^[3]

County	Urban	Rural	% Urban	% Rural
Baranya	243,528	130,456	65.1	34.9
Bács-Kiskun	351,187	165,705	67.9	32.1
Békés	272,184	83,015	76.6	23.4
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	396,686	278,313	58.8	41.2
Budapest ^{[note 1]}	1,744,665	–	100.0	0.0
Csongrád	305,622	101,767	75.0	25.0
Fejér	254,922	164,584	60.8	39.2
Győr-Moson-Sopron	270,429	179,889	60.1	39.9
Hajdú-Bihar	430,963	108,544	79.9	20.1
Heves	144,373	159,130	47.6	52.4
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	281,089	102,400	73.3	26.7
Komárom-Esztergom	201,802	98,875	67.1	32.9
Nógrád	83,124	115,268	41.9	58.1
Pest	846,329	374,419	69.3	30.7
Somogy	163,995	151,517	52.0	48.0
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	305,397	255,982	54.4	45.6
Tolna	128,036	99,924	56.2	43.8
Vas	156,316	98,264	61.4	38.6
Veszprém	215,374	133,633	61.7	38.3
Zala	158,094	121,529	56.5	43.5
Hungary	6,954,115	2,923,250	70.4	29.6

Economy

Source: Knoema

Name	GDP, million of EUR (2012)	GDP, per capita EUR (2012)	GDP per cap., % of EU average	Unemployment rate (age 15 or over), %^[4]
Baranya	2,477	6,500	25	8,3
Bács-Kiskun	3,621	7,000	26	7,4
Békés	2,039	5,600	21	7,5
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	4,215	6,100	23	7,2
Budapest	37,633	21,700	82	4,9
Csongrád	3,059	7,400	28	6,4
Fejér	3,931	9,300	35	3,4
Győr-Moson-Sopron	5,141	11,500	44	3,3
Hajdú-Bihar	3,979	7,300	28	9,3
Heves	2,010	6,500	25	6,0
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	2,489	6,400	24	8,0
Komárom-Esztergom	3,059	10,100	38	4,9
Nógrád	880	4,400	16	8,9
Pest	10,062	8,300	31	4,4
Somogy	2,002	6,300	24	8,4
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	3,050	5,400	20	12,6
Tolna	1,777	7,700	29	7,3
Vas	2,399	9,400	35	3,7
Veszprém	2,484	7,000	27	3,7
Zala	2,393	8,500	32	3,6

By number and type of municipalities

Hungarian counties by their population living in urban counties (megyei jogú városok), towns (városok), large villages (nagyközségek) and villages (falvak), according to the 2017 Gazetteer of Hungary.

County	Number of
Urban county	Town	Large village	Village	Municipalities
Baranya	1	13	3	284	301
Bács-Kiskun	1	21	9	88	119
Békés	1	21	8	45	75
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	1	28	9	320	358
Csongrád	2	8	8	42	60
Fejér	2	15	12	79	108
Győr-Moson-Sopron	2	10	4	167	183
Hajdú-Bihar	1	20	10	51	82
Heves	1	10	5	105	121
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	1	21	4	52	78
Komárom-Esztergom	1	11	2	62	76
Nógrád	1	5	0	125	131
Pest	1 + 1	53	24	109	187
Somogy	1	15	2	228	246
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	1	27	16	185	229
Tolna	1	10	5	93	109
Vas	1	12	0	203	216
Veszprém	1	14	3	199	217
Zala	2	8	3	245	258

By largest cities

Largest cities within a county, according to the 2017 Gazetteer of Hungary (according to the number of inhabitants). In all counties, the largest city is also the county seat.

County	Largest city	2nd Largest	3rd Largest
Baranya	Pécs	Komló	Mohács
Bács-Kiskun	Kecskemét	Baja	Kiskunfélegyháza
Békés	Békéscsaba	Gyula	Orosháza
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	Miskolc	Ózd	Kazincbarcika
Csongrád	Szeged	Hódmezővásárhely	Szentes
Fejér	Székesfehérvár	Dunaújváros	Mór
Győr-Moson-Sopron	Győr	Sopron	Mosonmagyaróvár
Hajdú-Bihar	Debrecen	Hajdúböszörmény	Hajdúszoboszló
Heves	Eger	Gyöngyös	Hatvan
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	Szolnok	Jászberény	Törökszentmiklós
Komárom-Esztergom	Tatabánya	Esztergom	Tata
Nógrád	Salgótarján	Balassagyarmat	Bátonyterenye
Pest	Budapest	Érd	Dunakeszi
Somogy	Kaposvár	Siófok	Marcali
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	Nyíregyháza	Mátészalka	Kisvárda
Tolna	Szekszárd	Paks	Dombóvár
Vas	Szombathely	Sárvár	Kőszeg
Veszprém	Veszprém	Pápa	Ajka
Zala	Zalaegerszeg	Nagykanizsa	Keszthely
Hungary	Budapest	Debrecen	Szeged

Bold: Cities with county rights

Notes and references

Notes

1 2 3 4 Budapest is not a county, but a municipality that has an identical administrative status to all the other 19 counties.

References

↑ "Magyarország összes megyének és településének lakossági változását 1870-től 2015-ig" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2015-12-21.
↑ "Népszámlálás 2011 – 4. Demográfiai adatok"
↑ "Magyarország településhálózata 2. – Városok-falvak"
↑ Unemployment rate 2014-15 (KSH)

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[Budapest-1] 1 2 3 4 Budapest is not a county, but a municipality that has an identical administrative status to all the other 19 counties.

[2] "Magyarország összes megyének és településének lakossági változását 1870-től 2015-ig" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2015-12-21.

[3] "Népszámlálás 2011 – 4. Demográfiai adatok"

[4] "Magyarország településhálózata 2. – Városok-falvak"

[5] Unemployment rate 2014-15 (KSH)