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Population Pyramid of Hungary2024

Total population
9.7M
Median age
44.6
Peak year
1980
Peak population
10.7M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 9.3M · median age 30.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 10.7M · median age 34.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 10.2M · median age 38.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 9.7M · median age 44.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 8.7M · median age 46.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 7.5M · median age 48
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Hungary presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 44.6 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 14.4% of the population; people 65 and older account for 21.0%.

Peak population

Hungary's population peaked in 1980 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 9.3 million with median age 30.1. Projected 2100 values are 7.5 million and median age 48.

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