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Stephen Borsody: The Hungarians: A Divided Nation |
Population figures for Hungarians and non-Hungarians in historic Hungary (without Croatia - Slavonia) according to official censuses taken since 1851.
Year
|
Hung.
|
Rom.
|
Slovaks
|
Serbs
|
Ruth.
|
Germ.
|
Others
|
Total
|
| 1851
|
4,527
|
2,163
|
1,690
|
446
|
355
|
1,367
|
572
|
11,120
|
| 1869
|
6,207
|
2,322
|
1,826
|
495
|
448
|
1,816
|
105
|
13,219
|
| 1880
|
6,404
|
2,403
|
1,855
|
640
|
353
|
1,871
|
233
|
13,749
|
| 1890
|
7,358
|
2,589
|
1,897
|
689
|
380
|
1,990
|
260
|
15,163
|
| 1900
|
8,652
|
2,799
|
2,002
|
629
|
425
|
1,999
|
332
|
16,838
|
| 1910
|
9,944
|
2,948
|
1,946
|
657
|
464
|
1,903
|
402
|
18,264
|
Year
|
Hung.
|
Rom.
|
Slovaks
|
Serbs
|
Ruth.
|
Germ.
|
Others
|
Total
|
| 1851
|
40.7
|
19.5
|
15.2
|
4.0
|
3.2
|
12.3
|
5.2
|
100.0
|
| 1869
|
46.9
|
17.6
|
13.8
|
3.8
|
3.4
|
13.7
|
0.8
|
100.0
|
| 1880
|
46.6
|
17.5
|
13.5
|
4.6
|
2.6
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
100.0
|
| 1890
|
48.5
|
17.1
|
12.5
|
4.6
|
2.5
|
13.1
|
1.7
|
100.0
|
| 1900
|
51.4
|
16.6
|
11.9
|
3.7
|
2.5
|
11.9
|
2.0
|
100.0
|
| 1910
|
54.5
|
16.1
|
10.7
|
3.6
|
2.5
|
10.4
|
2.2
|
100.0
|
*Editor's Note The statistical tables that follow illustrate the demographic history of Hungarians and their neighbors from the first official ethnic census of 1851 to the estimated figures for the year 2000. Both the text above, a shortened version of a longer, mostly unpublished, study by the Hungarian author, and the tables below are the editor's arrangements.
344 ZOLTAN DAVID
Population figures for Hungarians and non-Hungarians in the territories of former historic Hungary (without Croatia-Slavonia) according to official censuses taken since 1920, with estimates for 2000.
Year
|
Hung.
|
Rom.
|
Slovaks
|
Serbs
|
Ruth.
|
Germ.
|
Others
|
Total
|
| 1920
|
9,634
|
3,016
|
2,225
|
649
|
470
|
1,797
|
679
|
18,470
|
| 1930
|
10,480
|
3,274
|
2,583
|
715
|
567
|
1,763
|
791
|
20,153
|
| 1950
|
11,507
|
3,842
|
3,673
|
1,006
|
626
|
630
|
503
|
21,787
|
| 1960
|
12,474
|
4,144
|
3,663
|
1,134
|
746
|
663
|
577
|
23,401
|
| 1970
|
12,915
|
4,648
|
3,975
|
1,191
|
872
|
660
|
582
|
24,843
|
| 1980
|
13,448
|
5,320
|
4,356
|
1,467
|
980
|
651
|
427
|
26,649
|
| 2000
|
13,400
|
6,550
|
5,100
|
1,650
|
1,120
|
600
|
530
|
28,950
|
Year
|
Hung.
|
Rom.
|
Slovaks
|
Serbs
|
Ruth.
|
Germ.
|
Others
|
Total
|
| 1920
|
52.2
|
16.3
|
12.0
|
3.5
|
2.6
|
9.7
|
3.7
|
100.0
|
| 1930
|
52.0
|
16.2
|
12.9
|
3.6
|
2.8
|
8.6
|
3.9
|
100.0
|
| 1950
|
52.8
|
17.6
|
16.9
|
4.6
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.4
|
100.0
|
| 1960
|
53.3
|
17.7
|
15.6
|
4.9
|
3.2
|
2.8
|
2.5
|
100.0
|
| 1970
|
52.0
|
18.7
|
16.0
|
4.7
|
3.5
|
2.7
|
2.4
|
100.0
|
| 1980
|
50.5
|
19.9
|
16.3
|
5.5
|
3.8
|
2.4
|
1.6
|
100.0
|
| 2000
|
46.2
|
22.7
|
17.8
|
5.6
|
3.9
|
2.0
|
1.8
|
100.0
|
Statistics: The Hungarians and Their Neighbors, 1851 - 2000 345
(a) According to official censuses since 1920
Year
|
Total
|
Hungary
|
Percent
|
Inneighb.st.
|
Percent
|
| 1920
|
9,634
|
7,157
|
74.3
|
2,477
|
25.7
|
| 1930
|
10,480
|
8,001
|
76.4
|
2,479
|
23.6
|
| 1950
|
11,507
|
9,076
|
78.9
|
2,431
|
21.1
|
| 1960
|
12,474
|
9,786
|
78.5
|
2,688
|
21.5
|
| 1970
|
12,915
|
10,166
|
78.8
|
2,749
|
21.2
|
| 1980
|
13,448
|
10,580
|
78.7
|
2,868
|
21.3
|
(b) According to estimates from World War I through 2000
Year
|
Total
|
Hungary
|
Percent
|
Inneighb.st.
|
Percent
|
| 1918/19
|
10,307
|
6,807
|
66.0
|
3,500
|
34.0
|
| 1980
|
13,950
|
10,580
|
75.8
|
3,370
|
24.2
|
| 2000
|
13,430
|
10,000
|
74.5
|
3,430
|
25.5
|
4. The Hungarians of Hungary's Neighbors
Population figures (in thousands) for the Hungarian minorities living in the territoroes annexed by Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Ukraine.
(a) According to official censuses since 1920
Year
|
Rom.
|
Czechosl.
|
Yugosl.
|
SovietUkraine
|
Total
|
| 1920
|
1,322
|
739
|
391
|
-
|
2,452
|
| 1930
|
1,353
|
708
|
400
|
-
|
2,461
|
| 1950
|
1,482
|
355
|
449
|
140
|
2,426
|
| 1960
|
1,559
|
518
|
459
|
146
|
2,552
|
| 1970
|
1,597
|
554
|
439
|
152
|
2,742
|
| 1980
|
1,670
|
628
|
426
|
163
|
2,887
|
(b) According to estimates from 1980 to 2000
Year
|
Romania
|
Czechoslovakia
|
Yugoslavia
|
Soviet
Ukraine
|
Total
|
| 1980
|
2,000
|
750
|
450
|
170
|
3,370
|
| 2000
|
2,200
|
640
|
390
|
200
|
3,430
|
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Stephen Borsody: The Hungarians: A Divided Nation |