Szeged Population: 157,930 (2024)
The population of Szeged was 157,930 on 1 January 2024, counting the city of Szeged as Eurostat defines it.
Updated September 2026. The population figure is for 1 January 2024. It is the newest population figure in the Eurostat data we retrieved on 1 September 2026 (Eurostat last updated this table on 31 August 2026). Reporting dates and availability vary by area and indicator.
Which Szeged population is this?
| Szeged city area (Eurostat) | 157,930 (2024) This figure |
|---|---|
| Metro population (city plus commuting zone) | Not in our data yet |
This is Eurostat's "city" area: the local administrative unit or units where most people live in the urban centre. It is a different definition from a metro area (a city plus its commuting zone). Municipal, greater-city and metro populations are different ways of defining an area, not a population time series. We have not linked a municipal or metro population to this page; adding one needs a verified area relationship and data approved for display.
Source: Eurostat, Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - cities and greater cities · year 2024
About this data
- Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - cities and greater cities (urb_cpop1)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Population on 1 January, total (DE1001V), 2024, unit: persons. Residents on 1 January of the year shown, for the area Eurostat defines.
- Area
- the city of Szeged, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code HU006C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
How much does housing cost in Szeged?
Average purchase prices reported to Eurostat. Rents are not included, and these prices are not a full cost-of-living measure.
Average house price
€134,744.85
Average apartment price
€95,563.71
House price per m²
€1,271.37per m²
Apartment price per m²
€1,721.36per m²
Source: Eurostat, Living conditions - cities and greater cities · year 2024
About this data
- Living conditions - cities and greater cities (urb_clivcon)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Average price for buying a house (SA1050V), 2024, unit: EUR. Average price reported for the area; not every city reports it.
- Average price for buying an apartment (SA1051V), 2024, unit: EUR. Average price reported for the area; not every city reports it.
- Average price for buying a house per m2 (SA1052V), 2024, unit: EUR per m2. Average price per square metre reported for the area; not every city reports it.
- Average price for buying an apartment per m2 (SA1053V), 2024, unit: EUR per m2. Average price per square metre reported for the area; not every city reports it.
- Area
- the city of Szeged, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code HU006C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
Jobs and unemployment in Szeged
Unemployment is the share of the labour force without work, as reported to Eurostat. National definitions and sources can differ, and the registered-unemployment rate a national agency publishes may differ too. Jobs are counted where people work, so a city with many commuters can have more jobs than residents.
Unemployment rate
1.83%
Jobs located in the area
94,746jobs
Source: Eurostat, Labour market - cities and greater cities · year 2022
About this data
- Labour market - cities and greater cities (urb_clma)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Unemployment rate (EC1020I), 2022, unit: percent. Share of the labour force without a job; national definitions can differ.
- Total employment/jobs (workplace based) (EC2020V), 2022, unit: jobs. Jobs located in the area, not the number of employed residents or job openings.
- Area
- the city of Szeged, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code HU006C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
Students in Szeged
Higher-education students per 1,000 residents
152.9
Source: Eurostat, Education - cities and greater cities · year 2024
About this data
- Education - cities and greater cities (urb_ceduc)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Share of students in higher education in the total population (TE1026I), 2024, unit: students per 1000 residents. Students in higher education per 1,000 residents, counted where they are enrolled; not the share of residents with a degree.
- Area
- the city of Szeged, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code HU006C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
Births and deaths in Szeged
Births per 1,000 residents
6.72
Deaths per 1,000 residents
11.56
Source: Eurostat, Fertility and mortality - cities and greater cities · year 2024
About this data
- Fertility and mortality - cities and greater cities (urb_cfermor)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Crude birth rate (SA2007I), 2024, unit: births per 1000 residents. Live births per 1,000 residents in the year; not a fertility rate.
- Crude death rate (SA2029I), 2024, unit: deaths per 1000 residents. Deaths per 1,000 residents in the year; an older population raises it.
- Area
- the city of Szeged, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code HU006C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
Getting around Szeged
Eurostat figures on travel costs, car ownership, road safety and cycling infrastructure.
Registered cars per 1,000 residents
385.24
Road deaths per 10,000 residents
0.44
Cycle paths and lanes
61 km
Monthly public transport ticket
€24.29
5 km daytime taxi ride
€6.58
- Estimate (Eurostat flag
e): Eurostat or the national office estimated this value.
Source: Eurostat, Transport - cities and greater cities · years 2023–2024
About this data
- Transport - cities and greater cities (urb_ctran)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Number of registered cars per 1000 population (TT1057I), 2024, unit: cars per 1000 population. Cars registered in the area per 1,000 residents; company and leasing fleets registered here count too.
- People killed in road accidents per 10000 population (TT1060I), 2023, unit: deaths per 10000 population. Road deaths per 10,000 residents; small numbers vary a lot from year to year.
- Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes) (TT1079V), 2024, unit: km. Length of cycle paths and lanes reported for the area.
- Cost of a combined monthly ticket for 5-10 km in the central zone (TT1080V), 2024, unit: EUR, Eurostat flag e. Price of a monthly public transport ticket; one cost, not a cost-of-living measure.
- Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime (TT1081V), 2024, unit: EUR, Eurostat flag e. Price of a 5 km daytime taxi ride; one cost, not a cost-of-living measure.
- Area
- the city of Szeged, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code HU006C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
Culture in Szeged
Cinema seats per 1,000 residents
18.59
Cinema visits per year
431,067visits
Museum visits per year
103,697visits
Public libraries
24libraries
Source: Eurostat, Culture and tourism - cities and greater cities · year 2024
About this data
- Culture and tourism - cities and greater cities (urb_ctour)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents (CR1003I), 2024, unit: seats per 1000 residents. Cinema seats per 1,000 residents.
- Cinema attendance per year (CR1005V), 2024, unit: visits per year. Cinema visits in the year, where reported.
- Number of museum visitors per year (CR1007V), 2024, unit: visits per year. Museum visits in the year, where reported.
- Number of public libraries (all distribution points) (CR1010V), 2024, unit: libraries. Public library service points, where reported.
- Area
- the city of Szeged, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code HU006C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
Linked authority records
This is an ESTAT:CITIES(7.0) provider profile. The authority records below are associated with it; they do not establish that the records and provider profile are the same entity or define the provider geography.
Provider source geographyEurostat city (source classification only; not a real-world type)
Country or areaHungary
Authority nameSzeged
Associated national recordSzeged · 33367
Real-world lifecycleUnknown
The country-or-area attachment does not establish sovereignty, jurisdiction, provider-code semantics, or eligibility for a complete national directory. Provider real-world type and boundary are not established; lifecycle is unknown. Project record updated 8 September 2026.
Sources, transformations and reuse details
Source: HCSO / ksh.hu. The 2025 territorial identifier register supplies settlement 33367, source row 3098, and authority name Szeged; accessed 1 September 2026. Cities of Europe linked the records and preserves the separate Eurostat provider source literal Szeged. This is not a complete Hungarian locality directory.
Source: Lechner Knowledge Centre, Geographical Names of Hungary (2026), record 21601. Metadata dated 27 April 2026; accessed 4 September 2026; reused under CC BY 4.0. Cities of Europe selected, linked, and transformed source coordinates 734979.7713105319, 101626.51850610829 in EPSG:23700 to the unrounded EPSG:4326 result using DuckDB 1.5.5 spatial extension eb1e57c ST_Transform with always_xy=true. The source may use an approximate central point for an areal object. This point is not a provider centroid, exact centre, boundary, identity proof, or basis for spatial transfer, comparison, or ranking. Only the captured INSPIRE distribution is used. Source lifespan fields are not lifecycle evidence.
Relationship evidence: Source: Eurostat, CITY-LAU 2021, row 1668. Official LAU page, accessed 3 September 2026. The workbook does not declare an ESTAT:CITIES codelist version. Cities of Europe linked the records and changed their presentation. Eurostat is not responsible for that project linking or treatment.
Szeged FAQ
How many people live in Szeged?
Eurostat reports 157,930 residents in the city of Szeged on 1 January 2024.
Is this the metro-area population of Szeged?
This is the figure for the city of Szeged. We have not linked a metro-area population to this page. Eurostat defines a metro area (functional urban area) as a city plus its commuting zone.
Why do other sites show a different population for Szeged?
Population figures depend on the area counted (the municipality, a wider greater-city area, or the whole metro area) and on the year. Many sites also show projections for the current year. This page shows the newest population figure in our Eurostat data, for 1 January 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Szeged?
Eurostat reports 1.83% for 2022.
How much does an apartment cost in Szeged?
The average purchase price was €1,721.36 per m² in 2024. This is a purchase price, not rent, and not a full cost-of-living measure.
About this page's data
Every figure on this page comes from Eurostat's City Statistics, the EU's official statistics for cities. National statistical offices supply most figures. This page lists 19 of the figures Eurostat publishes for the city of Szeged. Each figure carries its own year, and years differ, so the page is not a ranking or a like-for-like comparison with other cities.
Eurostat and the national statistical offices define the exact area of the city of Szeged; this site does not yet publish a boundary map.
The page name is the label Eurostat uses for this area: Szeged (Eurostat provider code HU006C).
Updated September 2026: we last refreshed these figures from Eurostat on 1 September 2026. Each one is the newest figure we can show for this area from that data, and each shows its own year. Reporting dates and availability vary by area and indicator.
Missing figures stay missing. We never fill a gap with a regional or national average. We plan to add climate and metropolitan-area population once each has passed its own source and rights review.
Source: Eurostat. Cities of Europe selected and reformatted these figures; Eurostat is not responsible for this presentation. Read the methodology, the full source list and our corrections log.