9,670,009 (2023 est.)
noun: Hungarian(s)
adjective: Hungarian
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
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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Catholic 30.1% (Roman Catholic 27.5%, Greek Catholic 1.7%, other Catholic 0.9%), Calvinist 9.8%, Lutheran 1.8%, other Christian (includes Orthodox) 1.6%, other 0.4%, none 16.1%, no answer 40.1% (2022 est.)
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)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 53.8
youth dependency ratio: 22.4
elderly dependency ratio: 31.4
potential support ratio: 3.2 (2021 est.)
total: 44.5 years (2023 est.)
male: 42.6 years
female: 46.4 years
-0.33% (2023 est.)
9.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
15 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
1.778 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2023)
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: 0.95 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
28.4 years (2020 est.)
15 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
total: 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 75.3 years (2023 est.)
male: 72.1 years
female: 78.7 years
1.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.78 (2023 est.)
N/A
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.)
7.3% of GDP (2020)
6.06 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
7 beds/1,000 population (2018)
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.)
degree of risk: intermediate (2016)
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2016)
26.4% (2016)
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.)
total: 31.8% (2020 est.)
male: 35.8% (2020 est.)
female: 27.8% (2020 est.)
N/A
51.4% (2023 est.)
4.8% of GDP (2020 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.1%
female: 99.1% (2021)
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2020)
NOTE: The information regarding Hungary on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hungary 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hungary 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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