In 1809 the town counted only 1126 inhabitants and was rather a village.

Including the rural area around the town it counts 1,580 inhabitants.

According to the 2011 census the population of the town counts 5831 inhabitants.

According to the 2011 census its population counts 6651 inhabitants.

The 2001 census counted 57,535 inhabitants, with 20% growth since 1991.

In 1843 about 100 houses with 165 families and altogether 703 inhabitants were counted.

Its population counts about 4,100 inhabitants spread in an area of 37.75 km.

Toward the end of the 19th century, Humenné counted 4,000 inhabitants.

The 2002 census counted 246,566 inhabitants, for a total population density of 71.1 people per km2.

The 2006 census counted 219 inhabitants, which is a 6.8% decrease from 2001.