What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Hungary?

The highest recorded value was 77.02 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Hungary?

The lowest recorded value was 37.34 years in 1900.

How does Hungary rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?

Hungary ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Hungary?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Hungary data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Hungary

Name: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Hungary
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hungary: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 77.02 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.02 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

94th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.02 years

in 2023

All-time low

37.34 years

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Hungary, 1900–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy for people of different ages in Hungary stood at 77.02 years. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Hungary peaked at 77.02 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.34 years, in 1900.

That places Hungary 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	37.34 years	37.34 years	37.34 years	1
1910s	39.76 years	39.76 years	39.76 years	1
1920s	42.05 years	42.05 years	42.05 years	1
1930s	50.21 years	50.21 years	50.21 years	1
1940s	58.92 years	56.56 years	61.29 years	2
1950s	65.18 years	62.14 years	67.44 years	10
1960s	69.07 years	67.94 years	69.9 years	10
1970s	69.5 years	69.08 years	69.94 years	10
1980s	69.24 years	68.9 years	69.94 years	10
1990s	70.03 years	69.17 years	71.04 years	10
2000s	72.99 years	71.76 years	74.18 years	10
2010s	75.66 years	74.52 years	76.45 years	10
2020s	75.79 years	74.19 years	77.02 years	4

Countries ranked near Hungary

91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
95 French Guiana 76.98 years compare
96 Curacao 76.8 years compare
97 Saint Helena 76.79 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Hungary

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 37 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,907 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 49,662 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,575 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,339 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 52,988 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 50,018 (2025)

All data for Hungary →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Hungary?: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Hungary was 77.02 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Hungary?: The highest recorded value was 77.02 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Hungary?: The lowest recorded value was 37.34 years in 1900.
How does Hungary rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?: Hungary ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Hungary?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.