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Hungary → Switzerland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Hungary
To
Switzerland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
4,175
Change since 2018
+30.2%
Share of all arrivals in Switzerland, 2023
2.33%
Inflow 20234,175OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Hungary to Switzerland

Inflows of nationals of Hungary recorded by Switzerland; stock of nationals of Hungary living there; and acquisitions of Switzerland's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

2,1034,205200020032006200920122015201820212023
2,1034,2052000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000449
2001569
2002571
2003390
2004366
2005342
2006458
2007734
20081,060
20091,104
20101,160
20112,089
20122,492
20132,513
20144,205
20153,920
20163,554
20173,320
20183,207
20193,079
20202,812
20212,807
20223,296
20234,175
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—30,110—
20234,17527,856384
20223,29626,392317
20212,80725,347240
20202,81223,996180
20193,07922,722184
20183,20721,412158
20173,32019,727161
20163,55417,604136
20153,92014,899159
20144,20511,593126
20132,5139,819121
20122,4927,947119
20112,0896,419123
20101,1605,68998
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Hungary who live in Switzerland: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

15k30k19901995200020052010201520202024
15k30k19902000201020202024
Data table
199013,727
199514,000
200014,351
200515,378
201015,816
201522,305
202027,016
202429,553
Estimate, 2024
29,553
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.1%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
21
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Switzerland's consulates in Hungary

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Switzerland's consulates located in Hungary.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024000—
2011000—
2010220—
2009660—

Applications by year

362009201020112024
362009201020112024
Data table
20096
20102
20110
20240
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Switzerland in Hungary, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBudapest district XIVeda.admin.ch
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Switzerland, 2023; Hungary ranks 8.

Inflows to Switzerland, 2023
  1. Germany26,211
  2. France19,955
  3. Italy19,497
  4. Portugal12,750
  5. Spain8,964
  6. Poland7,576
  7. Romania7,520
  8. Hungary4,175
  9. Türkiye3,788
  10. China3,526
  11. India3,514
  12. Afghanistan3,466
Other destinations for people from Hungary, 2023
  1. Germany34,003
  2. Austria14,723
  3. Netherlands4,352
  4. Denmark1,022
  5. Belgium884
  6. Sweden880
  7. United States820
  8. Czechia744
  9. France668
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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