Mass emigration from Budapest – Which are the most popular counties?

Last year, the most preferred destination among those who moved to another settlement temporarily or permanently was Pest County, including Budapest’s agglomeration – revealed by a freshly published analysis of the Central Statistical Office (KSH), which also shows how property prices have changed compared to the pre-epidemic level.

Based on last year’s trends, settlements in Pest County are the most popular destinations in the property market. 

Accordingly, its population has increased by more than 16,000 due to the relocations, which can also be explained by the significant number of emigrants from the capital.

According to László Balogh, economic expert of ingatlan.com, almost 40,000 people moved from Budapest to the agglomeration, while more than 25,000 migrated from Pest County to Budapest. As Pénzcentrum reports, these were followed by Fejér, Vas, Komárom-Esztergom and Veszprém counties, chosen by 1450-1550 people.

As a result of the migration, Budapest’s population decreased by 5,700, followed by Borsod (5,200) and Békés counties that was left by 4,550 people.

According to the expert, the majority of people remain loyal to their county; accordingly, 70% of Borsodians, 68% of Szabolcs’s inhabitants and 66% of Baranya’s population did not cross the county border to find their new homes.