Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hungary
Hungary: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 2.02 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hungary, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hungary stood at 2.02 million people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hungary peaked at 2.02 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 729,209 people, in 1950.
That places Hungary 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 801,974 people | 729,209 people | 880,304 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.04 million people | 902,187 people | 1.17 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.31 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.43 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.43 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 million people | 1.39 million people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.63 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million people | 1.65 million people | 1.91 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 million people | 1.96 million people | 2.02 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More population data for Hungary
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 324,096 people (2100)
- Population density 81.75 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 72,359 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hungary?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hungary was 2.02 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 729,209 people in 1950.
- How does Hungary rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Hungary ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.