Hungary People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
9,670,009 (2023 est.)
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.)
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
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)
Dependency ratios
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.)
Population growth rate
-0.31% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
8.58 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
12.89 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
1.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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.)
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.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.44 years
male: 73.82 years
female: 81.28 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.49 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.72 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
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)
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.)
Tobacco use
total: 31.8% (2020 est.)
male: 35.8% (2020 est.)
female: 27.8% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
51.4% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
4.8% of GDP (2020 est.)
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.)
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.
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