Population and vital events
Population statistics show the change in the country’s population number and its composition by sex, age and marital status. Statistics relating to vital events provide information on factors basically influencing changes in population, such as births, deaths, marriages, registered partnerships, divorces, as well as internal and international migrations.
Key figures
Adjusted population number
Indicator description
The full-scope censuses conducted every ten years show a comprehensive picture of the number and composition of the population. For determining the annual population number in the period between two censuses, the starting point is the population number of the last census (currently the census with the reference date of 1 October 2022) , and from this, the population was estimated by using natural increase or decrease data available from the statistics of vital events until 2000. From 2001 international migration is also taken into account.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2024
Natural increase/decrease per thousand population
Indicator description
Difference between the number of live births and deaths, per thousand population.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: March 2024
Average life expectancy at birth
Indicator description
Average life expectancy expresses how many further years of lifetime can be expected by people of various ages at the mortality rate of the given year.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
Ageing index
Indicator description
The 65 year-old and older population as a percentage of the 14 year-old and younger child population. If it is higher than 100, the number of the old-age population is higher than that of the child population.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
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The Weekly Monitor has been renewed
The HCSO Weekly Monitor is replaced by the HCSO Monitor starting 11 October 2023. The interactive collection of figures, available on the HCSO website, continues to inform about the latest domestic and international social and economic trends, at the same time figures of First Releases have been added to the subjects, as such the content of its categories changed to a certain extent.
The figures of the HCSO Monitor may be downloaded, as before, in image and data formats (PNG, SVG and CSV).
Feel free to browse the latest data of the HCSO!
The figures of the HCSO Monitor may be downloaded, as before, in image and data formats (PNG, SVG and CSV).
Feel free to browse the latest data of the HCSO!
Mother’s Day, 2024
Motherhood is celebrated all over the world, with Mother’s Day being held on the second Sunday of May in most countries. It became a custom in Hungary some one hundred years ago to celebrate mothers on the first Sunday of May, which this year falls on 5 May. On that day, both children and adults may express their gratitude to grandmothers, too, in addition to the 3.1 million mothers for their love and care.
In March, 6,413 children are born and 10,524 people lose their lives, Vital events, March 2024
According to preliminary data, 6,413 children were born and 10,524 people died in March 2024. The number of births lessened by 10%, that of deaths by 13% and the marriages by 1.9% compared to March 2023.
Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary updated
We updated data on intra-settlement housing and resident population, available within the section titled Parts of towns and of settlements, according to the status at the 2022 Census. The Detailed Gazetteer of the Countries under the Hungarian Crown was first published 150 years ago, in 1873, being edited and compiled by the National Hungarian Royal Statistical Office, followed by 25 additional printed editions, the last one in 2003. Since then the publication has come out online. The Detailed Gazetteer is the name and data repository of Hungary’s localities, the present version containing data according to the administrative status as of 1 January 2023.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022
Tens of thousands of data of the approximately 500 tables, graphs and maps offer an overview of Hungary’s demographic, social and economic processes, its environmental specifics and their timely changes. Unemployment in the 15–74 age group decreased year-on-year, being 3.6% in 2022. We amass this year commercial, private and other accommodation establishments in one unit, a novelty approach of our publication, providing a better picture about tourist traffic. Tourism nights at accommodation establishments were 39 million 821 thousand in 2022.
Demographic Yearbook, 2022
In 2022, the number of deaths decreased to a greater extent than that of births, resulting in a slower pace of natural decrease. The total fertility rate also decreased but remained above the pre-coronavirus pandemic level. The number of marriages lessened; however, in 2022 it still ranks as the fourth highest in the past 30 years. The population of foreign immigrants increased, reaching the pre-2020 level. The Demographic Yearbook provides detailed data on the composition of population, the changes in births, marriages, divorces and deaths as well as the features of migration.
Settlement and district related data regarding 2022 are presented here
Datasets from the Dissemination Database regarding settlements and Budapest’s districts have been updated with 2022 data, as such settlement and district related data for 2022 are available since 31 August, concerning, among others, resident population, live births, deaths, marriages, internal migration.
Hungary, 2022
The processes taken place in 2022 were mainly determined by the uncertain global environment due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the general and considerable price increases worldwide. Despite these challenges, the Hungarian economy's performance expanded by 4.6% year-on-year, above the EU average. Employment reached a new record high and average earnings rose significantly, but the impact of this was gradually eroded by surging inflation. Population decline continued at a lower pace than in the previous year.
Related themes
- Censuses
- Health care, accidents
- Housing
- Income and consumption
- Justice
- Labour
- Living conditions
- Men and women
- Regional statistics
- The young and the elderly
Methodological information
First releases |
Latest release | Next release |
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Vital events, March 2024 | 26/04/2024 | 30/05/2024 |
Publications |
Released |
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Hungary, quarters 1-3 of 2023 – On the path of disinflation | 10/01/2024 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 17/01/2024 |
Hungary, 1st semester of 2023 – disinflation started | 19/10/2023 |
Demographic Yearbook, 2022 | 06/11/2023 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 23/11/2023 |
Hungary, 2023 Q1 | 30/08/2023 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2022 | 14/06/2023 |
Hungary, 2022 | 28/06/2023 |
Hungary in figures, 2022 | 11/07/2023 |
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022 | 06/02/2023 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021 | 10/01/2023 |
Release and revision calendarPublication repertory
Census data |
Census |
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National regional data | Population census 2011 |
2. Main characteristics of the population and the dwellings | Microcensus 2016 |
3. Demographic data | Microcensus 2016 |