Population ages 65 and above, total in Hungary
Hungary: Population ages 65 and above, total was 2.01 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total in Hungary, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total in Hungary is 2.01 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total in Hungary peaked at 2.01 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 902,223, in 1960.
Hungary ranks 51st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 million | 902,223 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.32 million | 1.19 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million | 1.31 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 million | 1.39 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 million | 1.52 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 million | 1.65 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 million | 1.94 million | 2.01 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 21.2% (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)
- Population ages 15-64, total 6.14 million (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 population ages 65 and above, total in Hungary?
- Population ages 65 and above, total in Hungary was 2.01 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 902,223 in 1960.
- How does Hungary rank for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Hungary ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.