Country profile
Hungary
Hungary ranks #96 of 215 for population, #67 of 209 for gdp per capita, #86 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
9,562,065
people · 2024
Rank #96 of 215
Life expectancy
76.7
years · 2024
Rank #86 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.9%
% of population · 2017
Rank #119 of 186
Under-5 mortality
3.7
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #216 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
89.3%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #58 of 232
Tobacco use
32.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #21 of 163
Calorie supply
3,549
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #18 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
32M
arrivals · 2020
Rank #10 of 203
GDP per capita
$23,292
current US$ · 2024
Rank #67 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.7
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #77 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
173
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #53 of 210
Forest area
22.4%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #167 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
14.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #180 of 248
Protected areas
22.3%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #55 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.14
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #81 of 210
Fertilizer use
86.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #76 of 194
Pesticide use
1.5
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #102 of 193
Cereal yield
5.63
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #30 of 182
Digital
Internet users
93.8%
% of population · 2024
Rank #39 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
37.5
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #38 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
105
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #160 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #48 of 215
Renewable electricity output
19.1%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #164 of 257
Energy use per person
26,952
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #66 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.42
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #95 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Hungary; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield