--- entity_id: city:hu:wikidata:Q79880 entity_type: city name: Debrecen country_code: HU country: Hungary slug: debrecen canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/debrecen/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/debrecen.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/debrecen.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/hu/debrecen snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-29 fact_count: 29 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Debrecen Debrecen is a city in Hungary. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €140.41 in August 2026. A station-based estimate gives a mean annual temperature of 11.1°C. Debrecen had a population of 147,533 in October 2022. The city covered 461.7 km² in 2025. Population density was 437.8 people per km² in 2025. The city had 99,856 dwellings in 2022. The housing vacancy rate was 12.2% in 2022. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €19.18 in August 2026. ## Climate Annual precipitation was 380 mm in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 20 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual sunshine totalled 2,730 hours in 2021. ## Work The unemployment rate was 5.2% in 2022. ## Mobility Household broadband subscription was 76.9% in 2022. A monthly transport pass was estimated at €23.56 in August 2026. ## Education Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher accounted for 27.2% in 2022. ## Immigration The foreign population count was 6,520 in October 2022. ## Cost Of Living A monthly estimate placed a 10 GB mobile plan at €24.45 in July 2026. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 6,520 people | city | 2022-10-01 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 202,130 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-18 | aging | verified | [2] | | Average net rent (nettokalt) | `rent_avg_nettokalt_eur_per_m2_month` | 13.54 EUR/m²/month | city | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-29 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | `g02_vacancy_rate_pct` | 12.19 % | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [4] | | Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 99,856 dwellings | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [4] | | G10 Broadband Subscription Pct | `g10_broadband_subscription_pct` | 76.89 % | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [5] | | G10 No Internet Pct | `g10_no_internet_pct` | 23.11 % | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [5] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.2 % | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [6] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 20 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 2.3 · Feb 5 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 17.7 · May 22.5 · Jun 26 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 28.1 · Sep 22.6 · Oct 16.6 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 3.2 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -3.6 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6.1 · May 10.8 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -2.2 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -0.8 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 11.9 · May 16.8 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 11 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 0.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 24.3 · Feb 32.2 · Mar 30 · Apr 45.1 · May 59.3 · Jun 66.8 · Jul 67.7 · Aug 46.4 · Sep 47.3 · Oct 41.1 · Nov 40.5 · Dec 42 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [8] | | Annual sunshine | `climate_sunshine_hours_annual` | 2,730 hours/year | city | 2021 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [9] | | G11 Annual Precipitation Mm | `g11_annual_precipitation_mm` | 380 mm | city | 2021 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [9] | | Average annual temperature | `g11_mean_annual_temp_c` | 11.1 °C | city | 2021 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [9] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 461.66 km2 | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-18 | aging | verified | [2] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 26.5186 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 10.7094 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 299.4671 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 5.3453 EUR | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 24.4546 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-27 | fresh | supplemental | [11] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 17.9718 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 103.5527 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 27.18 % | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [6] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 437.83 people/km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-18 | aging | verified | [2] | | Catholic share | `religion_catholic_percent` | 14.63 % | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [12] | | No religion or other, share | `religion_other_no_religion_percent` | 20.95 % | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [12] | | Protestant share | `religion_protestant_percent` | 22.35 % | city | 2022 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [12] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Sources 1. Hungarian Central Statistical Office — Census 2022, population data by settlement — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:HU110+15130+30456+19415+33367,TEL_SZ_ADAT:ALLAMP_V1+FOR 2. KSH official data — Official source — https://www.ksh.hu/docs/helysegnevtar/hnt_letoltes_2025.xlsx 3. Ingatlannet city statistics — Albérlet rent per m² — Commercial source — https://www.ingatlannet.hu/statisztika/debrecen 4. KSH official data — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBL018/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD,INDICATORS3:LAKAS_OCS_TOTAL+LAKAS_OCS_DW_NOC,TERUL_GEO5:15130 5. KSH official data — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBL003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD,INDICATORS2:TULAJ_V1_TOTAL+INTERNET_1+INTERNET_0,TERUL_GEO5:15130 6. KSH official data — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD,TEL_SZ_ADAT:BISK_V2+LISK5+EMP+UNE,TERUL_GEO5:15130 7. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json 8. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Hungary/CSV/Debrecen_12882.csv 9. KSH official data — Official source — https://www.ksh.hu/stadat_files/kor/en/kor0071.html 10. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 — Independent source — https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mvieira101/global-cost-of-living 11. Cost of Living in Debrecen. Jun 2026. Prices in Debrecen — Commercial source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Debrecen 12. KSH official data — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD,TEL_SZ_ADAT:VALLAS_V1+RE_C+RE_CA+RE_NOT,TERUL_GEO5:15130 ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Debrecen, Hungary." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-29. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/debrecen/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/debrecen/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/debrecen.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/debrecen.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/hu/debrecen - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json