World Factbook
Hungary
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
note
note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one spoken language
Languages
Hungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.)
major-language sample(s)
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Religions
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.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.03 male(s)/female
total population
0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.69 male(s)/female
Birth rate
9.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
14.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
42.8 years
total
45.1 years (2025 est.)
female
46.7 years
Population
male
4,812,668
total
9,855,745 (2024 est.)
female
5,043,077
Nationality
noun
Hungarian(s)
adjective
Hungarian
Tobacco use
male
33.7% (2025 est.)
total
28.5% (2025 est.)
female
23.8% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
72.9% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
14.6% (male 753,955/female 683,943)
15-64 years
63.9% (male 3,195,761/female 3,104,750)
65 years and over
21.5% (2024 est.) (male 862,952/female 1,254,384)
Ethnic groups
Hungarian 84.3%, Romani 2.1%, German 1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 13.7% (2022 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
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
56.4 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
22.8 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
3 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
33.6 (2024 est.)
Physician density
3.46 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
7.4% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
9.9% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
6.8 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.8% of GDP (2022 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
7.8% national budget (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
5 deaths/1,000 live births
total
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
-0.29% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.78 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Life expectancy at birth
male
72.9 years
female
79.3 years
total population
76 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
3.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
3.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
10.79 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
3.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.778 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2023)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
26.4% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth
28.4 years (2020 est.)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
52.3% (2022 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
15 years (2023 est.)
total
16 years (2023 est.)
female
16 years (2023 est.)