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Hungary vs. Croatia

Demographics

HungaryCroatia
Population9,728,337 (July 2021 est.)4,208,973 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 14.54% (male 731,542/female 689,739)

15-24 years: 10.43% (male 526,933/female 492,388)

25-54 years: 42.17% (male 2,075,763/female 2,044,664)

55-64 years: 12.17% (male 552,876/female 636,107)

65 years and over: 20.69% (male 773,157/female 1,248,658) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 14.16% (male 308,668/female 289,996)

15-24 years: 10.76% (male 233,602/female 221,495)

25-54 years: 39.77% (male 841,930/female 839,601)

55-64 years: 14.24% (male 290,982/female 310,969)

65 years and over: 21.06% (male 364,076/female 526,427) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.6 years

male: 41.5 years

female: 45.5 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.9 years

male: 42 years

female: 45.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.29% (2021 est.)-0.48% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.72 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.68 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate12.88 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)12.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female

total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female

total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 5.02 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 8.91 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 9.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 76.95 years

male: 73.27 years

female: 80.83 years (2021 est.)
total population: 76.97 years

male: 73.83 years

female: 80.3 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.48 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.44 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2018 est.)<.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Hungarian(s)

adjective: Hungarian
noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s)

adjective: Croatian

note: the French designation of "Croate" to Croatian mercenaries in the 17th century eventually became "Cravate" and later came to be applied to the soldiers' scarves - the cravat; Croatia celebrates Cravat Day every 18 October
Ethnic groupsHungarian 85.6%, Romani 3.2%, German 1.9%, other 2.6%, unspecified 14.1% (2011 est.)

note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5-10% of Hungary's population
Croat 90.4%, Serb 4.4%, other 4.4% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Romani), unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS3,700 (2018 est.)1,700 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
ReligionsRoman Catholic 37.2%, Calvinist 11.6%, Lutheran 2.2%, Greek Catholic 1.8%, other 1.9%, none 18.2%, no response 27.2% (2011 est.)Roman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, not religious or atheist 3.8% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018 est.)<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
LanguagesHungarian (official) 99.6%, English 16%, German 11.2%, Russian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, French 1.2%, other 4.2%; note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Hungarian is the mother tongue of 98.9% of Hungarian speakers (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
A World Factbook nélkülözhetetlen forrása az alapveto információnak.  (Hungarian)

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Croatian (official) 95.6%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, nuzan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.1%

male: 99.1%

female: 99% (2015)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.3%

male: 99.7%

female: 98.9% (2015)
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate (2016)

vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2016)
degree of risk: intermediate (2020)

vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2018)
total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Education expenditures4.7% of GDP (2017)3.9% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 72.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 57.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 99.5% of population

rural: 98.4% of population

total: 99% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population

rural: 1.6% of population

total: 1% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.772 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2021)685,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures6.7% (2018)6.8% (2018)
Physicians density3.41 physicians/1,000 population (2018)3 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
Hospital bed density7 beds/1,000 population (2017)5.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate26.4% (2016)24.4% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth28.3 years (2019 est.)28.9 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 46.9

youth dependency ratio: 22

elderly dependency ratio: 30.8

potential support ratio: 3.2 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 55.7

youth dependency ratio: 22.6

elderly dependency ratio: 33.1

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook