Hungary Population Pyramid 1979
Hungary in 1979
The population of Hungary in 1979 was 10,688,252. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 4.0%, up from 10,281,589 in 1969.
The median age was 34.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 33.5 children under 15 and 20.6 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Hungary was 1.51 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 76.8 years on average (80.1 years for girls, 73.6 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
653,533 immigrants live in Hungary, 6.8% of the population.
| Romania | 253,045 |
| Ukraine | 83,688 |
| Serbia | 56,850 |
| Germany | 42,037 |
| Slovakia | 24,748 |
538,708 people born in Hungary live in other countries.
| Germany | 212,221 |
| Austria | 96,849 |
| Switzerland | 29,553 |
| Canada | 28,068 |
| Netherlands | 22,720 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 10,688,253 | 34.3 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,246,156 | 32.9 | |
| Belarus | 9,537,705 | 31.1 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,824,992 | 34.1 | |
| Slovakia | 4,933,447 | 28.8 |





