HomeBudapestFacts & Figures about Budapest Facts & Figures about Budapest Location ContinentEurope CountryHungary RegionKözép-Magyarország CityBudapest Coordinates 47:25:59N 19:15:00E Altitude 102m / 337ft Info Flag Year founded 1873 (Buda: 1247; Aquincum: 106BC) Currency Hungarian Forint (HUF) Language Hungarian Timezone Central European Time (CET) UTC+1 Population Visitors 16 200 000 (2019) Source: gov.hu City Population 1 723 836 (2021) 1 750 216 (2020) 1 752 286 (2019) 1 749 734 (2018) 1 752 704 (2017) 1 759 407 (2016) 1 757 618 (2015) 1 744 665 (2014) 1 735 711 (2013) 1 727 495 (2012) 1 729 040 (2011) 1 721 556 (2010) 1 791 098 (2000) 2 016 774 (1990) Metro Population 3 033 638 (2021) 3 047 318 (2020) 3 031 160 (2019) 3 011 598 (2018) 3 000 076 (2017) 2 993 948 (2016) 2 983 733 (2015) 2 965 413 (2014) Source: Eurostat