Hungary Population Pyramid 1986
Hungary in 1986
As of 1986, Hungary counted 10,511,098 inhabitants. That is 0.6% less than in 1976, when the population stood at 10,573,771.
Half of the population was younger than 35.3 years; 21.5% were children under 15 and 12.6% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 10,511,098 | 35.3 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,304,374 | 34.3 | |
| Belarus | 10,004,288 | 32.1 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,963,469 | 35.6 | |
| Slovakia | 5,180,089 | 30.3 |





