Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1870 | 330,089 | — |
| 1880 | 353,851 | +7.2% |
| 1890 | 395,142 | +11.7% |
| 1900 | 450,136 | +13.9% |
| 1910 | 524,320 | +16.5% |
| 1920 | 571,753 | +9.0% |
| 1930 | 633,257 | +10.8% |
| 1941 | 682,696 | +7.8% |
| 1949 | 686,953 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 781,505 | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 878,644 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 973,830 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 949,842 | −2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,083,877 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 1,213,290 | +11.9% |
Ethnic groups (2001 census):
- Hungarians - 93.5%
- Germans - 1.7%
- Roma - 1.2%
- Slovaks - 0.8%
- Others - 0.5%
- Unknown (no answer) - 2.3%
Religions (2001 census):
- Roman Catholic - 53%
- Calvinist - 16%
- Lutheran - 3.8%
- Greek Catholic - 1.2%
- Others (Christian) - 1.3%
- Others (non-Christian) - 0.2%
- Atheist - 12%
- Unknown (no answer) - 12.5%
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