Share of the population that is female in Hungary
Hungary: Share of the population that is female was 51.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 215 countries
All-time high
52.5%
in 2005
All-time low
51.5%
in 1977
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Hungary, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Hungary stood at 51.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Hungary peaked at 52.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1977.
That places Hungary 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.6% | 51.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 51.6% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 52.0% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 52.4% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 52.1% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.9% | 52.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 26 Zimbabwe 52.3% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 52.2% compare
- 28 Barbados 52.1% compare
- 30 Central African Republic 51.9% compare
- 31 Montenegro 51.9% compare
- 32 Croatia 51.7% 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 share of the population that is female in Hungary?
- Share of the population that is female in Hungary was 51.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1977.
- How does Hungary rank for share of the population that is female?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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