Demographics & population — Hungary
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Hungary: 9,771,827
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Population overview
- Population
9,771,827
- Population Growth Rate
-0.2%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
BUDAPEST (capital) 1.737 million
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
1.36
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Hungarian 89.9%, Roma 4%, German 2.6%, Serb 2%, Slovak 0.8%, Romanian 0.7%
- Nationality Noun
Hungarian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
99.4%
- Literacy - male
99.5%
- Literacy - female
99.3%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.9%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
21
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
3.41
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
7.7%
- Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk
Intermediate
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
27.6%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved