Life expectancy by age and sex in Hungary
Hungary: Life expectancy by age and sex was 76.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.8
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
32nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
76.8
in 2024
All-time low
67.9
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Hungary, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 76.8 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Hungary peaked at 76.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.9, in 1962.
That places Hungary 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.1 | — |
| 1961 | 69 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 67.9 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 69 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 69.5 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 69.2 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 69.9 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 69.5 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 69.3 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 69.4 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.2 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 69.1 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 69.8 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 69.6 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 69.3 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.4 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 69.7 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 69.9 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 69.4 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 69.7 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 69.1 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 69.2 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.4 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 69 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 69.1 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 69.3 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 69.8 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 70.2 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 69.5 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 69.4 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 69.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 69.2 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 69.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.6 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.6 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 71.1 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 71 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.1 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.9 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 72.5 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.6 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.5 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 73.6 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.2 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 74.4 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.7 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.1 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.3 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.8 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.6 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.1 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.9 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 76 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.3 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.5 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 75.9 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 76.7 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 76.8 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.08 | 67.9 | 69.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.51 | 69.1 | 69.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.37 | 69 | 70.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.06 | 69.2 | 71.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.13 | 71.9 | 74.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.66 | 74.7 | 76.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8 | 74.1 | 76.8 | 5 |
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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 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.6776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6449 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Hungary?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Hungary was 76.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9 in 1962.
- How does Hungary rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Hungary ranks 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex 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 Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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