Hungary People - 2023

Population

9,670,009 (2023 est.)

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Nationality

noun: Hungarian(s)

adjective: Hungarian

Ethnic groups

Hungarian 85.6%, Romani 3.2%, German 1.9%, other 2.6%, unspecified 14.1% (2011 est.)

note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–10% of Hungary's population

Languages

Hungarian (official) 99.6%, English 16%, German 11.2%, Russian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, French 1.2%, other 4.2%; note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Hungarian is the mother tongue of 98.9% of Hungarian speakers (2011 est.)

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Roman Catholic 37.2%, Calvinist 11.6%, Lutheran 2.2%, Greek Catholic 1.8%, other 1.9%, none 18.2%, no response 27.2% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.24% (male 709,089/female 668,143)

15-64 years: 63.97% (male 3,091,384/female 3,094,515)

65 years and over: 21.79% (2023 est.) (male 812,063/female 1,294,815)

total dependency ratio: 53.8

youth dependency ratio: 22.4

elderly dependency ratio: 31.4

potential support ratio: 3.2 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 43.6 years

male: 41.5 years

female: 45.5 years (2020 est.)

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Population growth rate

-0.31% (2023 est.)

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Birth rate

8.58 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Death rate

12.89 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Net migration rate

1.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Population distribution

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

Urbanization

urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

1.778 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female

total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

28.4 years (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

15 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

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Infant mortality rate

total: 4.55 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

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Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.44 years

male: 73.82 years

female: 81.28 years (2023 est.)

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Total fertility rate

1.49 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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Gross reproduction rate

0.72 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

NA

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

7.3% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

6.06 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Hospital bed density

7 beds/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate (2016)

vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2016)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

26.4% (2016)

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Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 10.79 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 3.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 3.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 3.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

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Tobacco use

total: 31.8% (2020 est.)

male: 35.8% (2020 est.)

female: 27.8% (2020 est.)

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Children under the age of 5 years underweight

NA

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

51.4% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

4.8% of GDP (2020 est.)

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Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.1%

male: 99.1%

female: 99.1% (2021)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2020)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 13.5%

male: 11.5%

female: 16.2% (2021 est.)

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NOTE: The information regarding Hungary on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hungary 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hungary 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.