Hungary: Nógrád
Contents: Nógrád
County
182,459 Population [2022] – census
178,815 Population [2025] – estimate
2,544km² Area
70.28/km² Density [2025]
Districts
The population of the districts in Nógrád County according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1980-01-01 | Population Census 1990-01-01 | Population Census 2001-02-01 | Population Census 2011-10-01 | Population Census 2022-10-01 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balassagyarmat | District | 46,420 | 44,040 | 43,424 | 40,326 | 36,606 | 35,744 | → |
| Bátonyterenye | District | 27,328 | 25,577 | 24,433 | 21,789 | 18,878 | 18,617 | → |
| Pásztó | District | 37,463 | 35,280 | 34,058 | 31,729 | 29,415 | 28,596 | → |
| Rétság | District | 26,988 | 25,397 | 25,929 | 24,395 | 24,222 | 24,231 | → |
| Salgótarján | District | 79,195 | 75,559 | 71,439 | 64,601 | 55,769 | 54,336 | → |
| Szécsény | District | 22,857 | 21,284 | 20,978 | 19,587 | 17,569 | 17,291 | → |
| Nógrád | County | 240,251 | 227,137 | 220,261 | 202,427 | 182,459 | 178,815 |
Contents: Towns and Villages
The population of all towns and villages in Nógrád County according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Status | District | Population Census 1980-01-01 | Population Census 1990-01-01 | Population Census 2001-02-01 | Population Census 2011-10-01 | Population Census 2022-10-01 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsópetény | Village | Rétság | 835 | 732 | 770 | 666 | 572 | 573 | → |
| Alsótold | Village | Pásztó | 229 | 277 | 270 | 230 | 219 | 222 | → |
| Balassagyarmat | Town | Balassagyarmat | 17,259 | 17,712 | 17,794 | 16,397 | 14,185 | 13,706 | → |
| Bánk | Village | Rétság | 730 | 705 | 678 | 643 | 703 | 749 | → |
| Bárna | Village | Salgótarján | 1,254 | 1,213 | 1,151 | 1,090 | 913 | 888 | → |
| Bátonyterenye | Town | Bátonyterenye | 14,395 | 14,603 | 14,354 | 12,841 | 11,110 | 11,056 | → |
| Becske | Village | Balassagyarmat | 869 | 721 | 623 | 561 | 508 | 469 | → |
| Bér | Village | Pásztó | 601 | 515 | 436 | 369 | 370 | 373 | → |
| Bercel | Village | Balassagyarmat | 2,218 | 2,114 | 2,057 | 2,072 | 1,758 | 1,728 | → |
| Berkenye | Village | Rétság | 603 | 572 | 583 | 658 | 731 | 795 | → |
| Bokor | Village | Pásztó | 199 | 156 | 132 | 103 | 89 | 83 | → |
| Borsosberény | Village | Rétság | 1,055 | 965 | 1,043 | 1,007 | 884 | 851 | → |
| Buják | Village | Pásztó | 2,545 | 2,428 | 2,374 | 2,202 | 1,967 | 1,892 | → |
| Cered | Village | Salgótarján | 1,561 | 1,393 | 1,248 | 1,127 | 983 | 942 | → |
| Csécse | Village | Pásztó | 1,141 | 1,063 | 1,005 | 922 | 799 | 789 | → |
| Cserháthaláp | Village | Balassagyarmat | 518 | 441 | 416 | 357 | 363 | 353 | → |
| Cserhátsurány | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,102 | 996 | 986 | 830 | 687 | 695 | → |
| Cserhátszentiván | Village | Pásztó | 274 | 210 | 168 | 140 | 113 | 119 | → |
| Csesztve | Village | Balassagyarmat | 565 | 415 | 332 | 328 | 342 | 329 | → |
| Csitár | Village | Balassagyarmat | 605 | 527 | 461 | 427 | 378 | 366 | → |
| Debercsény | Village | Balassagyarmat | 193 | 154 | 102 | 77 | 87 | 84 | → |
| Dejtár | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,622 | 1,535 | 1,499 | 1,404 | 1,353 | 1,278 | → |
| Diósjenő | Village | Rétság | 2,921 | 2,769 | 2,782 | 2,808 | 2,834 | 2,872 | → |
| Dorogháza | Village | Bátonyterenye | 1,614 | 1,344 | 1,293 | 1,129 | 966 | 934 | → |
| Drégelypalánk | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,812 | 1,648 | 1,658 | 1,516 | 1,374 | 1,322 | → |
| Ecseg | Village | Pásztó | 1,506 | 1,369 | 1,282 | 1,169 | 1,142 | 1,140 | → |
| Egyházasdengeleg | Village | Pásztó | 647 | 583 | 526 | 482 | 408 | 388 | → |
| Egyházasgerge | Village | Salgótarján | 942 | 893 | 836 | 765 | 688 | 655 | → |
| Endrefalva | Village | Szécsény | 1,331 | 1,230 | 1,234 | 1,237 | 1,134 | 1,116 | → |
| Erdőkürt | Village | Pásztó | 754 | 630 | 611 | 494 | 525 | 450 | → |
| Erdőtarcsa | Village | Pásztó | 731 | 621 | 611 | 513 | 528 | 519 | → |
| Érsekvadkert | Village | Balassagyarmat | 3,813 | 3,690 | 3,789 | 3,557 | 3,395 | 3,393 | → |
| Etes | Village | Salgótarján | 1,840 | 1,562 | 1,435 | 1,427 | 1,285 | 1,294 | → |
| Felsőpetény | Village | Rétság | 905 | 788 | 766 | 638 | 562 | 571 | → |
| Felsőtold | Village | Pásztó | 297 | 248 | 185 | 132 | 127 | 127 | → |
| Galgaguta | Village | Balassagyarmat | 904 | 771 | 738 | 622 | 624 | 608 | → |
| Garáb | Village | Pásztó | 149 | 106 | 79 | 52 | 44 | 40 | → |
| Héhalom | Village | Pásztó | 1,291 | 1,092 | 1,048 | 992 | 975 | 921 | → |
| Herencsény | Village | Balassagyarmat | 957 | 784 | 713 | 607 | 553 | 549 | → |
| Hollókő | Village | Szécsény | 582 | 471 | 375 | 323 | 304 | 308 | → |
| Hont | Village | Balassagyarmat | 793 | 636 | 595 | 465 | 533 | 511 | → |
| Horpács | Village | Rétság | 308 | 264 | 191 | 157 | 154 | 152 | → |
| Hugyag | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,111 | 971 | 904 | 904 | 847 | 888 | → |
| Iliny | Village | Balassagyarmat | 272 | 218 | 199 | 156 | 152 | 132 | → |
| Ipolyszög | Village | Balassagyarmat | 622 | 468 | 680 | 646 | 555 | 553 | → |
| Ipolytarnóc | Village | Salgótarján | 670 | 559 | 531 | 445 | 398 | 398 | → |
| Ipolyvece | Village | Balassagyarmat | 939 | 831 | 853 | 777 | 770 | 707 | → |
| Jobbágyi | Village | Pásztó | 2,373 | 2,197 | 2,306 | 2,175 | 1,891 | 1,819 | → |
| Kálló | Village | Pásztó | 1,544 | 1,331 | 1,477 | 1,540 | 1,717 | 1,636 | → |
| Karancsalja | Village | Salgótarján | 1,591 | 1,601 | 1,602 | 1,554 | 1,440 | 1,392 | → |
| Karancsberény | Village | Salgótarján | 1,111 | 1,041 | 991 | 905 | 712 | 686 | → |
| Karancskeszi | Village | Salgótarján | 2,172 | 2,110 | 1,938 | 1,883 | 1,623 | 1,620 | → |
| Karancslapujtő | Village | Salgótarján | 2,744 | 2,825 | 2,878 | 2,594 | 2,371 | 2,453 | → |
| Karancsság | Village | Salgótarján | 1,170 | 1,176 | 1,168 | 1,202 | 1,212 | 1,166 | → |
| Kazár | Village | Salgótarján | 2,414 | 2,203 | 2,067 | 1,864 | 1,646 | 1,576 | → |
| Keszeg | Village | Rétság | 805 | 645 | 720 | 663 | 749 | 717 | → |
| Kétbodony | Village | Rétság | 619 | 559 | 529 | 440 | 466 | 434 | → |
| Kisbágyon | Village | Pásztó | 613 | 504 | 485 | 428 | 398 | 390 | → |
| Kisbárkány | Village | Salgótarján | 285 | 262 | 255 | 213 | 153 | 133 | → |
| Kisecset | Village | Rétság | 341 | 271 | 214 | 155 | 179 | 211 | → |
| Kishartyán | Village | Salgótarján | 641 | 689 | 630 | 570 | 530 | 496 | → |
| Kozárd | Village | Pásztó | 315 | 269 | 189 | 155 | 162 | 161 | → |
| Kutasó | Village | Pásztó | 179 | 141 | 114 | 93 | 81 | 86 | → |
| Legénd | Village | Rétság | 762 | 640 | 585 | 472 | 491 | 429 | → |
| Litke | Village | Salgótarján | 1,028 | 950 | 912 | 870 | 746 | 746 | → |
| Lucfalva | Village | Salgótarján | 722 | 664 | 615 | 633 | 600 | 556 | → |
| Ludányhalászi | Village | Szécsény | 1,720 | 1,600 | 1,605 | 1,535 | 1,409 | 1,410 | → |
| Magyargéc | Village | Szécsény | 899 | 838 | 855 | 897 | 771 | 788 | → |
| Magyarnándor | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,377 | 1,282 | 1,227 | 1,144 | 1,055 | 1,077 | → |
| Márkháza | Village | Salgótarján | 297 | 284 | 257 | 244 | 238 | 219 | → |
| Mátramindszent | Village | Bátonyterenye | 1,165 | 1,039 | 949 | 852 | 697 | 684 | → |
| Mátranovák | Village | Bátonyterenye | 2,622 | 2,354 | 2,026 | 1,794 | 1,515 | 1,527 | → |
| Mátraszele | Village | Salgótarján | 1,208 | 1,046 | 1,032 | 979 | 902 | 871 | → |
| Mátraszőlős | Village | Pásztó | 1,870 | 1,771 | 1,715 | 1,570 | 1,438 | 1,425 | → |
| Mátraterenye | Village | Bátonyterenye | 2,588 | 2,162 | 2,024 | 1,857 | 1,659 | 1,591 | → |
| Mátraverebély | Village | Bátonyterenye | 2,863 | 2,313 | 2,220 | 1,971 | 1,768 | 1,626 | → |
| Mihálygerge | Village | Salgótarján | 827 | 800 | 695 | 605 | 509 | 490 | → |
| Mohora | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,108 | 1,003 | 980 | 929 | 919 | 889 | → |
| Nagybárkány | Village | Salgótarján | 665 | 652 | 689 | 687 | 630 | 631 | → |
| Nagykeresztúr | Village | Salgótarján | 254 | 281 | 294 | 259 | 255 | 227 | → |
| Nagylóc | Village | Szécsény | 2,239 | 1,879 | 1,761 | 1,590 | 1,393 | 1,398 | → |
| Nagyoroszi | Village | Rétság | 2,172 | 2,048 | 2,512 | 2,098 | 1,869 | 1,856 | → |
| Nemti | Village | Bátonyterenye | 1,091 | 917 | 822 | 760 | 662 | 649 | → |
| Nézsa | Village | Rétság | 1,279 | 1,173 | 1,166 | 1,110 | 1,182 | 1,177 | → |
| Nógrád | Village | Rétság | 1,836 | 1,617 | 1,561 | 1,448 | 1,595 | 1,661 | → |
| Nógrádkövesd | Village | Balassagyarmat | 791 | 743 | 697 | 696 | 612 | 637 | → |
| Nógrádmarcal | Village | Balassagyarmat | 652 | 568 | 543 | 538 | 437 | 417 | → |
| Nógrádmegyer | Village | Szécsény | 1,852 | 1,768 | 1,763 | 1,745 | 1,571 | 1,549 | → |
| Nógrádsáp | Village | Rétság | 983 | 918 | 895 | 887 | 889 | 905 | → |
| Nógrádsipek | Village | Szécsény | 949 | 829 | 758 | 696 | 633 | 592 | → |
| Nógrádszakál | Village | Szécsény | 887 | 651 | 645 | 626 | 601 | 550 | → |
| Nőtincs | Village | Rétság | 1,318 | 1,185 | 1,213 | 1,149 | 1,185 | 1,174 | → |
| Őrhalom | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,112 | 1,072 | 1,064 | 1,041 | 1,030 | 1,028 | → |
| Ősagárd | Village | Rétság | 448 | 386 | 353 | 317 | 298 | 309 | → |
| Palotás | Village | Pásztó | 1,772 | 1,719 | 1,716 | 1,628 | 1,579 | 1,524 | → |
| Pásztó | Town | Pásztó | 10,279 | 10,446 | 10,296 | 9,689 | 8,608 | 8,379 | → |
| Patak | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,199 | 1,090 | 1,019 | 920 | 884 | 860 | → |
| Patvarc | Village | Balassagyarmat | 662 | 612 | 650 | 727 | 723 | 734 | → |
| Piliny | Village | Szécsény | 757 | 687 | 648 | 617 | 572 | 589 | → |
| Pusztaberki | Village | Rétság | 157 | 140 | 121 | 120 | 179 | 188 | → |
| Rákóczibánya | Village | Salgótarján | 899 | 740 | 689 | 658 | 606 | 472 | → |
| Rétság | Town | Rétság | 2,315 | 2,769 | 3,015 | 2,822 | 2,606 | 2,645 | → |
| Rimóc | Village | Szécsény | 2,006 | 1,913 | 1,923 | 1,833 | 1,573 | 1,523 | → |
| Romhány | Village | Rétság | 2,202 | 2,293 | 2,396 | 2,143 | 2,120 | 2,119 | → |
| Ságújfalu | Village | Salgótarján | 1,225 | 1,049 | 1,004 | 1,053 | 954 | 908 | → |
| Salgótarján | Town with County Rights | Salgótarján | 46,763 | 45,351 | 42,528 | 37,262 | 31,312 | 30,416 | → |
| Sámsonháza | Village | Salgótarján | 383 | 354 | 308 | 259 | 247 | 222 | → |
| Somoskőújfalu | Village | Salgótarján | 2,840 | 2,471 | 2,436 | 2,353 | 2,055 | 2,040 | → |
| Sóshartyán | Village | Salgótarján | 893 | 897 | 917 | 933 | 837 | 896 | → |
| Szalmatercs | Village | Szécsény | 584 | 507 | 501 | 460 | 476 | 457 | → |
| Szanda | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,045 | 874 | 730 | 649 | 525 | 506 | → |
| Szarvasgede | Village | Pásztó | 612 | 516 | 454 | 409 | 398 | 396 | → |
| Szátok | Village | Rétság | 621 | 561 | 526 | 587 | 551 | 568 | → |
| Szécsénke | Village | Balassagyarmat | 348 | 307 | 270 | 198 | 202 | 191 | → |
| Szécsény | Town | Szécsény | 6,511 | 6,630 | 6,634 | 5,962 | 5,229 | 5,138 | → |
| Szécsényfelfalu | Village | Szécsény | 680 | 520 | 502 | 419 | 385 | 393 | → |
| Szendehely | Village | Rétság | 1,411 | 1,375 | 1,461 | 1,605 | 1,682 | 1,621 | → |
| Szente | Village | Rétság | 501 | 430 | 372 | 337 | 294 | 285 | → |
| Szilaspogony | Village | Salgótarján | 579 | 429 | 382 | 300 | 317 | 320 | → |
| Szirák | Village | Pásztó | 1,299 | 1,193 | 1,199 | 1,159 | 1,090 | 1,093 | → |
| Szügy | Village | Balassagyarmat | 1,289 | 1,341 | 1,417 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,391 | → |
| Szuha | Village | Bátonyterenye | 990 | 845 | 745 | 585 | 501 | 550 | → |
| Szurdokpüspöki | Village | Pásztó | 2,204 | 2,171 | 1,981 | 1,875 | 1,761 | 1,792 | → |
| Tar | Village | Pásztó | 2,487 | 2,313 | 2,015 | 1,949 | 1,825 | 1,727 | → |
| Terény | Village | Balassagyarmat | 663 | 516 | 428 | 381 | 355 | 343 | → |
| Tereske | Village | Rétság | 918 | 789 | 716 | 725 | 679 | 667 | → |
| Tolmács | Village | Rétság | 943 | 803 | 761 | 740 | 768 | 702 | → |
| Vanyarc | Village | Pásztó | 1,552 | 1,411 | 1,384 | 1,259 | 1,161 | 1,105 | → |
| Varsány | Village | Szécsény | 1,860 | 1,761 | 1,774 | 1,647 | 1,518 | 1,480 | → |
| Vizslás | Village | Salgótarján | 1,444 | 1,434 | 1,391 | 1,377 | 1,153 | 1,163 | → |
| Zabar | Village | Salgótarján | 773 | 630 | 560 | 490 | 454 | 460 | → |
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
Explanation: 2022 census results are final.