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Nationality:
noun: Hungarian(s)
adjective:
Hungarian
Ethnic groups:
Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census)
Languages:
Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
Population:
9,958,453 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.9% (male 763,371/female 717,490)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.1% (male 619,628/female 585,430)
25-54 years:
41.7% (male 2,080,628/female 2,073,715)
55-64 years:
14.2% (male 647,899/female 766,751)
65 years and over:
17.1% (male 632,346/female 1,071,195) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
38.4 years
female:
43 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.184% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
9.49 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
12.7 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 68% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
BUDAPEST (capital) 1.705 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.59 male(s)/female
total population:
0.91 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
21 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.24 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 178
male:
5.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.02 years
country comparison to the world: 93
male:
71.27 years
female:
78.98 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.41 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
8.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 53
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.097 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
7.04 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
