 Distribution of Hungarian citizens in Germany (2021) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 207,000+ | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Germany: MainlyBavaria,Baden-Württemberg andHesse | |
| Languages | |
| PredominantlyGerman followed byHungarian | |
| Religion | |
| PredominantlyCatholic andCalvinist MinorityAtheist | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| OtherHungarian people |
There are around 207,000Hungarians in Germany (Hungarian:Németországi magyarok,German:Ungarn in Deutschland)[1] Hungarians have emigrated to Germany since the Middle Ages. However, their number continues to grow at an increased pace since the end of World War I. Today, around 75% of this population live in the states ofBavaria,Baden-Württemberg andHessen.
Only about 60% arrived with a Hungarian passport, as many of them arrived from areas of the formerKingdom of Hungary[2] (seeTreaty of Trianon, 1920).
Major population changes:
In 2006/2007, Hungary presented its country and culture in Germany with a whole series of cultural events including the exhibition "Germans in Hungary – Hungarians in Germany. European Lives".[3]
