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Hungary
A landlocked Central European nation on the Great Hungarian Plain, Hungary has a rich cultural heritage rooted in its unique Magyar language and thousand-year history. The capital Budapest, split by the Danube into hilly Buda and flat Pest, is famed for its thermal baths, grand Parliament building, and vibrant ruin bars. Hungary joined the EU in 2004.
Major cities: Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc
2024
9.7M
UN
2050
8.7M
UN
2100
7.5M
UN
~2200
5.0M
GPU
~2500
3.0M
GPU
Population9.7M
Fertility (TFR)1.49
Life expectancy77.2
Median age43.3
Infant mortality3.2 per 1,000
Pop. density105/km²
Urbanization70%
Youth share (0-14)14%
Land area91,260 km²
LanguageMagyar
ReligionChristian
HDI0.870 (#46)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.34M | 2.61 | 62.1 | 21.0 | 11.4 | +1K | 1.0% |
| 1955 | 9.82M | 2.82 | 66.9 | 21.5 | 9.9 | +3K | 1.2% |
| 1960 | 9.98M | 2.02 | 68.1 | 14.7 | 10.2 | -1K | 0.4% |
| 1965 | 10.1M | 1.82 | 69.1 | 13.0 | 10.7 | -1K | 0.2% |
| 1970 | 10.3M | 1.98 | 69.2 | 14.6 | 11.7 | -0K | 0.3% |
| 1975 | 10.5M | 2.36 | 69.4 | 18.5 | 12.4 | -0K | 0.6% |
| 1980 | 10.7M | 1.92 | 69.1 | 14.0 | 13.5 | -18K | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.5M | 1.85 | 68.9 | 12.2 | 14.0 | -16K | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 10.4M | 1.86 | 69.4 | 12.0 | 14.1 | +17K | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.3M | 1.57 | 70.0 | 10.8 | 14.1 | +15K | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 10.2M | 1.32 | 71.8 | 9.6 | 13.2 | +13K | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.1M | 1.31 | 72.9 | 9.7 | 13.4 | +17K | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.98M | 1.26 | 74.5 | 9.1 | 13.0 | +11K | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.84M | 1.45 | 75.7 | 9.3 | 13.3 | +14K | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.75M | 1.58 | 75.7 | 9.5 | 14.4 | +9K | -0.5% |
| 2024Now | 9.68M | 1.49 | 77.2 | 8.8 | 13.3 | +16K | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 9.63M | 1.50 | 77.3 | 8.8 | 13.3 | -16K | -0.5% |
| 2030 | 9.45M | 1.51 | 78.1 | 8.4 | 13.7 | +13K | -0.5% |
| 2035 | 9.26M | 1.52 | 78.9 | 8.5 | 14.1 | +13K | -0.6% |
| 2040 | 9.07M | 1.54 | 79.7 | 8.7 | 14.3 | +13K | -0.6% |
| 2045 | 8.89M | 1.54 | 80.5 | 8.9 | 14.3 | +13K | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 8.73M | 1.55 | 81.3 | 8.9 | 14.1 | +13K | -0.5% |
| 2055 | 8.57M | 1.56 | 82.0 | 8.8 | 14.1 | +13K | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 8.40M | 1.57 | 82.8 | 8.6 | 14.4 | +13K | -0.6% |
| 2065 | 8.22M | 1.57 | 83.5 | 8.6 | 14.6 | +12K | -0.6% |
| 2070 | 8.04M | 1.58 | 84.2 | 8.8 | 14.3 | +12K | -0.6% |
| 2075 | 7.90M | 1.59 | 84.9 | 8.9 | 13.7 | +12K | -0.5% |
| 2080 | 7.78M | 1.59 | 85.5 | 9.0 | 13.0 | +12K | -0.4% |
| 2085 | 7.69M | 1.59 | 86.2 | 8.9 | 12.6 | +12K | -0.4% |
| 2090 | 7.61M | 1.60 | 86.8 | 8.7 | 12.3 | +12K | -0.4% |
| 2095 | 7.54M | 1.59 | 87.4 | 8.6 | 12.0 | +11K | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 7.46M | 1.59 | 88.0 | 8.5 | 12.1 | +11K | -0.4% |