Life expectancy at birth, total in Hungary
Hungary: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Hungary, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Hungary is 76.72 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Hungary peaked at 76.72 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.87 years, in 1962.
Hungary ranks 85th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.99 years | 67.87 years | 69.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.44 years | 69.05 years | 69.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.28 years | 68.97 years | 70.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.84 years | 69.1 years | 70.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.73 years | 71.25 years | 73.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.53 years | 74.21 years | 76.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.73 years | 74.07 years | 76.72 years | 5 |
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More health data for Hungary
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 45,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 51,885 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 49,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 51,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 48,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 48,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 46,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 48,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 50,193 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Hungary?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Hungary was 76.72 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 76.72 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.87 years in 1962.
- How does Hungary rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Hungary ranks 85th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.