Hungary Demographics Profile 2009

Population

9,905,596 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 15% (male 763,553/female 720,112)
15-64 years: 69.3% (male 3,384,961/female 3,475,135)
65 years and over: 15.8% (male 566,067/female 995,768) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 39.4 years
male: 37.1 years
female: 42 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.257% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

9.51 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

12.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 68% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.57 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.44 years
male: 69.27 years
female: 77.87 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.35 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

3,300 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2001 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Hungarian(s)
adjective: Hungarian

Ethnic groups

Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)

Languages

Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: 99.3% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Education expenditures

5.5% of GDP (2005)