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Hungary vs. Serbia

Demographics

HungarySerbia
Population9,728,337 (July 2021 est.)6,974,289 (July 2021 est.)

note: does not include the population of Kosovo
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: 14.07% (male 508,242/female 478,247)

15-24 years: 11.04% (male 399,435/female 374,718)

25-54 years: 41.19% (male 1,459,413/female 1,429,176)

55-64 years: 13.7% (male 464,881/female 495,663)

65 years and over: 20% (male 585,705/female 816,685) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.6 years

male: 41.5 years

female: 45.5 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.4 years

male: 41.7 years

female: 45 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.29% (2021 est.)-0.48% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.72 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.74 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate12.88 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)13.49 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)0 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: 1.07 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: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 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: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4.6 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: 76.56 years

male: 73.67 years

female: 79.64 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.48 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.47 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2018 est.)<.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Hungarian(s)

adjective: Hungarian
noun: Serb(s)

adjective: Serbian
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
Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.)

note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5-11% of Serbia's population
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS3,700 (2018 est.)3,300 (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.)Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern, Jewish), undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.)

note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census
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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Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8%; note - Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

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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: 98.3%

male: 99.1%

female: 97.5% (2016)
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate (2016)

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

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2018)
total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Education expenditures4.7% of GDP (2017)3.6% of GDP (2018)
Urbanizationurban population: 72.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 56.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Kosovo
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: 99.4% of population

rural: 99% of population

total: 99.2% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population

rural: 1% of population

total: 0.8% 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: 100% of population

rural: 95.1% of population

total: 97.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 4.9% of population

total: 2.4% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.772 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2021)1.402 million BELGRADE (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures6.7% (2018)8.5% (2018)
Physicians density3.41 physicians/1,000 population (2018)3.11 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
Hospital bed density7 beds/1,000 population (2017)5.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate26.4% (2016)21.5% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth28.3 years (2019 est.)28.1 years (2019 est.)

note: data do not cover Kosovo or Metohija
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: 52.5

youth dependency ratio: 23.4

elderly dependency ratio: 29.1

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.)

note: data include Kosovo

Source: CIA Factbook