Europe & Central Asia · High income
Hungary: key statistics
Hungary has 9.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $25,907. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Budapest
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- forint HUF
- Languages
- Hungarian
- ISO codes
- HUHUN
Population9.5m2025 · rank 96 of 217GDP$246bn2025 · rank 55 of 211GDP per capita$25,9072025 · rank 65 of 211Life expectancy76.7 yrs2024 · rank 87 of 217Internet users93.8%2024 · rank 35 of 188Fertility1.412024 · rank 173 of 217CO₂ per person4.46 t2024 · rank 62 of 203Inflation4.4%2025 · rank 49 of 180
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Hungary, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Hungary by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9.5m | 2025 | 96/217 | 21/58 | −2.9% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.50% | 2025 | 198/217 | 50/58 | −0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 70.7% | 2025 | 88/217 | 26/58 | +0.2 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.41 | 2024 | 173/217 | 34/58 | −2.8% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 21.2% | 2025 | 25/217 | 20/58 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.4% | 2025 | 191/217 | 41/58 | −0.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 104.8 | 2024 | 103/216 | 27/57 | −2.8% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.2 | 2024 | 187/217 | 40/58 | −14% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 93,030 km² | 2024 | 111/216 | 24/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $246bn | 2025 | 55/211 | 23/57 | +97% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $25,907 | 2025 | 65/211 | 36/57 | +103% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $49,838 | 2025 | 53/199 | 30/53 | +85% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $23,850 | 2025 | 62/201 | 32/53 | +79% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.5% | 2025 | 188/210 | 52/56 | −3.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.0% | 2025 | 146/210 | 36/56 | −3.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.7% | 2025 | 134/198 | 28/56 | −1.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 23.0% | 2025 | 105/201 | 26/57 | −3.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 60.1% | 2025 | 85/201 | 35/57 | +6.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.2% | 2025 | 97/175 | 32/51 | −1.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 23.8% | 2025 | 70/163 | 23/49 | −1.8 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.4% | 2025 | 49/180 | 13/49 | +4.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 1.6% | 2025 | 103/136 | 16/24 | +1.5 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.0% | 2025 | 79/136 | 13/24 | +5.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 353.14 | 2025 | 48/210 | 4/57 | +26% | — | |
| Government debt | 82.0% | 2024 | 14/78 | 4/19 | −18.1 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 22.7% | 2024 | 30/142 | 17/48 | −0.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 42.4% | 2022 | 13/142 | 8/47 | −2.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.04% | 2025 | 58/156 | 22/47 | +1.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 72.6% | 2025 | 24/184 | 12/52 | −14.8 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 68.1% | 2025 | 38/184 | 14/52 | −11.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 140.8% | 2025 | 25/184 | 12/52 | −26.5 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 1.7% | 2025 | 57/185 | 15/50 | −0.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | -28.4% | 2025 | 196/197 | 50/51 | −24.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.3% | 2025 | 90/178 | 19/50 | −0.8 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 31.6m | 2020 | 10/196 | 6/51 | −21% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 2025 | 113/187 | 37/49 | −2.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 14.2% | 2025 | 83/187 | 25/49 | −3.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 60.6% | 2025 | 98/187 | 20/49 | +4.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 54.3% | 2025 | 88/187 | 26/49 | +4.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.9% | 2017 | 91/151 | 11/47 | +0.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.8% | 2017 | 95/151 | 11/47 | +1.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 12.1% | 2021 | 125/145 | 40/47 | −2.2 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 30.6 | 2017 | 117/151 | 25/47 | +9.7% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 130/167 | 23/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 15.6% | 2025 | 145/190 | 51/52 | +5.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 102.9% | 2024 | 64/191 | 15/53 | +1.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 107.4% | 2024 | 33/176 | 20/53 | +1.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 60.5% | 2024 | 61/172 | 36/52 | +7.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 108.9% | 2024 | 9/168 | 2/47 | +10.6 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 10.8 | 2016 | 155/173 | 36/48 | +5.1% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.8% | 2022 | 109/184 | 36/49 | −0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.7 yrs | 2024 | 87/217 | 41/58 | +1.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.1 | 2024 | 171/196 | 32/52 | −31% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.7 | 2024 | 171/196 | 32/52 | −30% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 12 | 2023 | 143/194 | 13/51 | −7.7% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.4% | 2023 | 97/193 | 43/52 | −0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,420 | 2023 | 53/193 | 32/52 | +43% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.46 | 2022 | 47/180 | 34/50 | +12% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 6/193 | 2/51 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 14/206 | 8/56 | +1.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.0% | 2024 | 71/203 | 34/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 93.8% | 2024 | 35/188 | 18/51 | +18.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 104.6 | 2024 | 133/210 | 50/56 | −12% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 37.5 | 2024 | 33/208 | 20/55 | +43% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 45/215 | 24/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 50/192 | 25/51 | +3.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.46 t | 2024 | 62/203 | 30/49 | −2.2% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 15.3% | 2021 | 121/212 | 36/54 | +0.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 19.1% | 2021 | 119/206 | 40/51 | +11.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 22.8% | 2024 | 125/214 | 34/57 | +0.3 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 45.2% | 2024 | 9/206 | 4/53 | −2.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 78.2% | 2022 | 22/177 | 4/47 | −5.9 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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