| Nationality language name: | – |
|---|---|
| HCSO code: | 20491 |
| Legal status: | County capital, town with county's rights |
| Region: | Northern Hungary |
| County: | Heves |
| District name (code): | Eger (104) |
| Seat of district: | Eger |
| Code of joint council office: | 1 |
| Seat of joint council office: | – |
| Local nationality government: | Polish, Roma, Ruthenian |
| Area code: | 36 |
| Railway station: | Eger (1.0 km) |
| 1 = | local government maintaining an indepedent mayor's office |
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Settlements: Andornakt疝ya, B疸or, Demj駭, Eger, Egerbakta, Egerbocs, Egercsehi, Egerszal?k, Egersz?l疸, Feldebr?, Fels?t疵k疣y, Hevesaranyos, Kerecsend, Makl疵, Nagyt疝ya, Noszvaj, Novaj, Ostoros, Szarvask?, Sz?cs, Tarnaszentm疵ia, Verpel騁
| Date | Resident population | Number of dwellings | Area size (hectare) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01.2025 | 48,686 | 27,299 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2024 | 49,499 | 27,261 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2023 | 50,018 | 27,217 | 9,221 |
| 01.10.2022 (census) | 50,440 | 27,190 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2021 | 51,588 | 26,768 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2020 | 52,331 | 26,720 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2019 | 53,296 | 26,574 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2018 | 53,818 | 26,454 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2017 | 54,262 | 26,382 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2016 | 54,839 | 26,328 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2015 | 54,875 | 26,299 | 9,220 |
| 01.01.2014 | 54,692 | 26,265 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2013 | 54,956 | 26,251 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2012 | 55,190 | 26,193 | 9,221 |
| 01.10.2011 (census) | 55,291 | 26,162 | 9,221 |
| 01.01.2010 | 56,593 | 25,353 | 9,224 |
| 01.01.2009 | 56,429 | 25,295 | 9,224 |
| 01.01.2008 | 56,082 | 25,110 | 9,224 |
| 01.01.2007 | 56,647 | 24,982 | 9,224 |
| 01.01.2006 | 56,274 | 24,827 | 9,224 |
| 01.01.2005 | 56,317 | 24,383 | 9,224 |
| 01.01.2004 | 56,458 | 24,139 | 9,220 |
| 01.01.2003 | 56,696 | 23,874 | 9,220 |
| 01.01.2002 | 57,695 | 23,851 | 10,477 |
| 01.02.2001 (census) | 58,173 | 23,653 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.2000 | 57,289 | 24,169 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1999 | 57,891 | 24,065 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1998 | 58,485 | 23,879 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1997 | 58,976 | 23,756 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1996 | 59,308 | 23,650 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1995 | 59,992 | 23,513 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1994 | 63,794 | 23,409 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1993 | 63,365 | 23,348 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1992 | 63,017 | 23,206 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1991 | 62,474 | 22,921 | 10,477 |
| 01.01.1990 (census) | 61,892 | 22,449 | 10,477 |
| Nationality affiliation of the population in 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hungarian | 89.9% | |
| Gipsy (Romany, Bea) | 1.6% | |
| German | 0.6% | |
| Ukrainian | 0.3% | |
| Romanian | 0.1% | |
| Ruthenian | 0.1% | |
| Slovakian | 0.1% | |
| Polish | 0.1% | |
| Serbian | 0.0% | |
| Slovenian | 0.0% | |
| Bulgarian | 0.0% | |
| Armenian | 0.0% | |
| Greek | 0.0% | |
| Croatian | 0.0% | |
| Other minority, not native in Hungary | 4.1% | |
| Did not wish to answer, no answer | 9.7% | |
| Religion of the population in 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 36.1% | |
| Calvinist | 5.7% | |
| Belonging to other Christian denominations | 1.4% | |
| Other Catholic | 0.9% | |
| Greek Catholic | 0.7% | |
| Lutheran | 0.4% | |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.1% | |
| Jewish | 0.0% | |
| Other church, denomination | 0.4% | |
| Not belonging to any church, denomination | 14.4% | |
| Did not wish to answer, no answer | 39.9% | |
| Parts of town of the locality, name and character of the settlement-parts belonging to the locality | Number of | Postcode | Character of outskirts | Distance of the settlement-part from the central inner area (km) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| resident population of the census | dwellings | occupied other housing units | ||||
| on 1 October, 2022 according to the administrative division of 1 January, 2025 | ||||||
| Central inner area | 48,727 | 26,967 | 2 | 3300 | – | – |
| Other inner area | ||||||
| Bervai lak?telep | 78 | 15 | 0 | 3304 | – | 5.5 |
| Outskirts | ||||||
| Alm疵 | 129 | 55 | 0 | 3300 | ワd. | 6.0 |
| Bagolyv疵 | – | 2 | 0 | 3304 | Mgl. | 6.7 |
| Bajuszv?lgy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3300 | Kt. | 3.8 |
| Braunv?lgy | 30 | 14 | 0 | 3300 | Kt. | 2.0 |
| Cegl馘id?l? | 23 | 15 | 0 | 3300 | ワd. | 2.4 |
| Fert?d?l? | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3300 | Kt. | 2.0 |
| Kisegedd?l? | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3300 | Kt. | 3.0 |
| Kisk?poros | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3300 | Kt. | 3.0 |
| Kist疝yai ?t | 81 | 42 | 1 | 3300 | Lh. | 3.2 |
| K?lyuktet? | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3300 | Mgl. | 4.5 |
| Mereng?d?l? | – | – | – | 3300 | Kt. | 2.4 |
| Paphegyd?l? | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3300 | Kt. | 2.0 |
| Petr?tanya | – | – | – | 3300 | Kt. | 2.0 |
| R?zs疽d?l? | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3300 | Kt. | 2.0 |
| Sz駱asszonyv?lgy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3300 | Kt. | 1.5 |
| Sz?l?cskepuszta | 22 | 24 | 0 | 3300 | Kt. | 6.0 |
| Railway guardhouse | – | – | – | 3300 | Kt. | 5.0 |
| ノszak-Nyugati K?lter?let | – | – | – | 3300 | ワszl. | 1.4 |
| Kt. = | outskirt without enumerated housing unit and population |
|---|---|
| Lh. = | place of residence not related to economic activity or other function |
| Mgl. = | agricultural living quarter, dwelling-place or farmsteads |
| ワd. = | recreation area, holiday resort, cottage, press house, buildings for farming or other destination used for recreation purposes |
| ワszl. = | offical residence in factory |
| Year of promotion | Name of the town | The name of village(s) from which the town was formed |
|---|---|---|
| before 1900 | Eger | Eger |
| Year of unification | Name of localities concerned |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Eger = Eger + Feln駑et |
| 01/01/1985 | Eger = Eger + Szarvask? |
| Effective date | Name of town with county’s rights | The county it belongs to |
|---|---|---|
| 01/12/1990 | Eger |
| Year of formation | Name of the newly formed village | Name | Settlement-parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| from which the village was formed | |||
| 20/10/2002 | Szarvask? | Eger | Bar疸kert, Szarvask?, Tardosi turistah痙 |