Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1870 | 5,011,310 | — |
| 1880 | 5,329,191 | +6.3% |
| 1890 | 6,009,351 | +12.8% |
| 1900 | 6,854,415 | +14.1% |
| 1910 | 7,612,114 | +11.1% |
| 1920 | 7,986,875 | +4.9% |
| 1930 | 8,685,109 | +8.7% |
| 1941 | 9,316,074 | +7.3% |
| 1949 | 9,204,799 | −1.2% |
| 1960 | 9,961,044 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 10,300,996 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 10,709,463 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 10,374,823 | −3.1% |
| 2001 | 10,198,315 | −1.7% |
| 2011 | 9,979,000 | −2.2% |
The population composition at the foundation of Hungary (895) depends on the size of the arriving Hungarian population and the size of the Slavic (and remains of Avar-Slavic) population at the time. One source mentions 200 000 Slavs and 400 000 Hungarians, while other sources often don't give estimates for both, making comparison more difficult. The size of the Hungarian population around 895 is often estimated between 120 000 and 600 000, with a number of estimates in the 400-600 000 range. Other sources only mention a fighting force of 25 000 Magyar warriors used in the attack, while declining to estimate the total population including women and children and warriors not participating in the invasion. In the historical demographics the largest earlier shock was the Mongol Invasion of Hungary, several plagues also took a toll on the country's population. According to the demographers, about 80 percent of the population was made up of Hungarians before the Battle of Mohács, however the Hungarian ethnic group became a minority in its own country after the Rákóczi's War for Independence. Major territorial changes made Hungary ethnically homogeneous after World War I. Nowadays, more than nine-tenths of the population is ethnically Hungarian and speaks Hungarian as the mother tongue.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Hungary
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