Life Expectancy at Birth in Hungary
Hungary: Life Expectancy at Birth was 76.72 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Hungary, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 76.72 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Hungary peaked at 76.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.87, in 1962.
Hungary ranks 86th of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.99 | 67.87 | 69.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.44 | 69.05 | 69.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.28 | 68.97 | 70.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.84 | 69.1 | 70.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.73 | 71.25 | 73.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.53 | 74.21 | 76.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.73 | 74.07 | 76.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 83 Lithuania, Republic of 77.2 compare
- 84 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 76.99 compare
- 85 Malaysia 76.82 compare
- 87 Tunisia 76.71 compare
- 88 North Macedonia, Republic of 76.62 compare
- 89 Thailand 76.56 compare
More gender data for Hungary
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 43,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 45,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 44,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 45,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 48,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Hungary?
- Life expectancy at birth in Hungary was 76.72 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 76.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.87 in 1962.
- How does Hungary rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Hungary ranks 86th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.