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Hungary: Hungary People Profile 2012

2012/03/13

Hungary People Profile 2012

The population is declining steadily since the early 1980s. It is estimated that it will have six to seven million people by 2050.

95-98% of the population speaks Hungarian, a Finno-Ugric languages completely different from neighboring countries. There are several ethnic minorities such as Roma (1.9% ), Germans (2%), Slovaks (1%), Croats (0.8%), Romanians (0.3%) .

Several large Hungarian minorities living on the border of neighboring countries, especially Slovakia, Romania (Transylvania) and Serbia (Vojvodina).

Population

Value:

9，905，596

Date:

July 2009

Comparison to the world:

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

15% (male 763,553/female 720,112)

Year:

2009

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

69.3% (male 3,384,961/female 3,384,961)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

15.8% (male 566,067/female 995,768)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

39.4 years

Year:

2009

Name:

male

Value:

37.1 years

Name:

female

Value:

42 years

Population growth rate

Value:

—0.257%

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

219

Birth rate

Value:

9.51 births/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

205

Death rate

Value:

12.94 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2009

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

urban population

Rate of urbanization:

68% of total population

Note:

2008

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.06 male(s)/female

Year:

2009

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.06 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

0.97 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.57 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.91 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

7.86 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

163

Male value:

8.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

7.12 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2009

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

73.44 years

Comparison to the world:

109

Male value:

69.27 years

Female value:

77.87 years

Year:

2009

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.35 children born/woman

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

203

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

0,10%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

121

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

3，300

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

130

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

fewer than 100

Year:

2001

Comparison to the world:

145

Nationality

Noun:

Hungarian(s)

Adjective:

Hungarian

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8%</p>

Religions

Value:

Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5%

Note:

2001 census

Languages

Languages info:

Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4%

Year:

2001

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

99,40%

Male:

99,50%

Female:

99,30%

Year:

2003

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

15 years

Male:

15 years

Female:

16 years

Year:

2006

Education expenditures

Value:

5.5% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

Year:

2005

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