Life expectancy at birth, male in Hungary
Hungary: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.7 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
90th
of 217 countries
All-time high
73.7 years
in 2024
All-time low
64.55 years
in 1993
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Hungary, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 73.7 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Hungary peaked at 73.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.55 years, in 1993.
Hungary ranks 90th of 217 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.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Hungary, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.93 years | — |
| 1961 | 66.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 65.7 years | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 66.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 67.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 66.72 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 67.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 66.89 years | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 66.64 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 66.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 66.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 66.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 66.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 66.64 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 66.37 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 66.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 66.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 66.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 66.15 years | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 66.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 65.53 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 65.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 65.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 65.12 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.06 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 65.06 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 65.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 65.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 65.33 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 65.14 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.06 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 64.6 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 64.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 65.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 66.08 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 66.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 66.15 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 66.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.1 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 68.2 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 68.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.2 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.2 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.7 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 72.6 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 73.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 73.7 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.65 years | 65.7 years | 67.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.45 years | 66.15 years | 66.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.45 years | 65.06 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.45 years | 64.55 years | 66.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.72 years | 67.1 years | 70.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1 years | 70.5 years | 73.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.52 years | 70.7 years | 73.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More health data for Hungary
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5277 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 37 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 0.1644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.13 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.461 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0815 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Hungary?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Hungary was 73.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.55 years in 1993.
- How does Hungary rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Hungary ranks 90th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, male (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.