Hungary: Population and Key Statistics

EuropeCapital: Budapest#49 by population

Hungary is a Central European country of 9.7 million people. Large investments by German automotive giants and, in recent years, by Asian battery manufacturers have made it one of Europe's important centers for vehicle and electric battery production.

Inflation, which topped 17 percent in 2023 and set an EU record, fell below 4 percent in 2024, but income per capita remains markedly below the EU average.

Population (2025)
9.5 million
9,514,251 people
GDP (2025)
$246bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$25,907
Life expectancy
76.7
years
Area
93,030
km²
Population density
102
people/km²
Median age
43.9
Internet usage
93.8%

Military Strength

Military expenditure (2024)
$4.7bn
4,735 million dollars
Share of GDP
2.16%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
4.43%
Spending per capita
$498
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
46 thousand
46,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
4.8
0.95% of the labor force

Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.

How Hungary compares

Hungary and Germany — core indicators
020 b40 b60 b80 bGDP per capita ($)Life expectancy (years)Internet usage (%)GDP per capita ($) — Hungary: 25.907Life expectancy (years) — Hungary: 76,7Internet usage (%) — Hungary: 93,8GDP per capita ($) — Germany: 60.496Life expectancy (years) — Germany: 80,8Internet usage (%) — Germany: 93,5
HungaryGermany

The indicators use different scales, so the chart is a rough visual comparison only. For exact figures see the full side-by-side comparison.

Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26