Hungary Population Pyramid 1990
Hungary in 1990
As of 1990, Hungary counted 10,381,281 inhabitants. That is 2.9% less than in 1980, when the population stood at 10,695,366.
With a median age of 36.5 years, Hungary had a youth dependency ratio of 30.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 20.2 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 10,381,281 | 36.5 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,301,989 | 35.2 | |
| Belarus | 10,186,261 | 33.0 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,822,365 | 36.6 | |
| Slovakia | 5,266,078 | 31.3 |





