Life expectancy of women vs. men in Hungary
Hungary: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 80.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.19 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.19 years
in 2023
All-time low
64.31 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Hungary, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Hungary stood at 80.19 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Hungary peaked at 80.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.31 years, in 1950.
That places Hungary 91st 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 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Hungary, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.31 years | — |
| 1951 | 64.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 66.16 years | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 65.87 years | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 67.29 years | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 68.78 years | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 68.42 years | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 68.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 69.47 years | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 69.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 70.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 71.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 70.13 years | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 71.2 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 71.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 71.53 years | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 72.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 72.02 years | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 71.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 72.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 72.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 72.06 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 72.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 72.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 72.23 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 72.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 72.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 73.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 72.83 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 73.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.76 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 72.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 73.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.97 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 73.01 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 73.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 73.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 73.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.72 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 73.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 73.94 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 73.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 74.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 75 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 75.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 75.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 76.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 77.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.87 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 79.27 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.03 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 77.62 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 79.51 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 80.19 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.31 years | 64.31 years | 69.52 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.43 years | 70.13 years | 72.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.58 years | 72.06 years | 73.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.25 years | 72.76 years | 73.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.63 years | 73.78 years | 75.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.12 years | 76.03 years | 78.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.06 years | 78.32 years | 79.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.09 years | 77.62 years | 80.19 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Hungary?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Hungary was 80.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 80.19 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.31 years in 1950.
- How does Hungary rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Hungary ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.