Hungary Demographics Profile 2008

Population

9,930,915 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.2% (male 774,092/female 730,485)
15-64 years: 69.3% (male 3,393,630/female 3,488,011)
65 years and over: 15.6% (male 559,483/female 985,214) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 39.1 years
male: 36.8 years
female: 41.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.254% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

9.59 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

12.99 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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 (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 8.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.18 years
male: 69 years
female: 77.62 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,800 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2001 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2008)

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.)