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Hungary

Hungary / HU

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Hungary in numbers.

Area93,030 kmยฒWorld # 111 โ†’Population9.5MWorld # 96 โ†’Population density102.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 99 โ†’Life expectancy76.7 yearsWorld # 85 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 25,907World # 64 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Hungary across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area93,030 kmยฒWorld # 111 / 2023 โ†’Population9.5MWorld # 96 / 2025 โ†’Population density102.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 99 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,918World # 127 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.5%World # 197 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 172 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 185 / 2024 โ†’Death rate13.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 8 / 2024 โ†’Median age43.3 yearsWorld # 28 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+21.2%World # 25 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.4%World # 190 / 2025 โ†’Urban population70.7%World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-16.3KWorld # 168 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 147 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share7.1%World # 96 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.7 yearsWorld # 85 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.8 yearsWorld # 58 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 48 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate30.8%World # 27 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 25,907World # 64 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 246.5BWorld # 55 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 49,838World # 53 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.5%World # 188 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4.4%World # 54 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.5%World # 112 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment14.2%World # 83 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,668 hours/yearWorld # 93 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)30.6World # 128 / 2017 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.8%World # 112 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people4,567.1 per million peopleWorld # 28 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.4%World # 35 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people45.5 per million peopleWorld # 39 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,549 kcal/dayWorld # 18 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person76.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 52 / 2023 โ†’Rice production8.6K tWorld # 101 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production5.3M tWorld # 25 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area22.4%World # 126 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,812 kWh/personWorld # 46 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.1 tWorld # 83 / 2024 โ†’Internet use93.8%World # 39 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions104.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 133 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 158 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 141 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.2%World # 53 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament15.6%World # 147 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals31.6MWorld # 10 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 4.2BWorld # 36 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites8 sitesWorld # 42 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 33.5%Main languageHungarianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNuclear2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal12,473 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightHungarianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyForintHUFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeoples and ethnic groupsHungarians, Onogurs