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Hungary
Thirty-second orientation
Hungary at a glance
- Nationality / demonym
- noun: Hungarian(s); adjective: Hungarian
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
- Languages
- Hungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.)
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
Independently structured milestones · not a complete national history
Hungary through time
Admitted to the United Nations
Hungary became a member of the United Nations.
United Nations, Member States · source checked 2026-09-04
Source history · changed fields only
Changes since the final CIA profile
| Field | Maintained Almanac value | Final CIA profile |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,514,251World Bank, World Development Indicators · observation year 2025 | total: 9,855,745 (2024 est.) male: 4,812,668 female: 5,043,077CIA World Factbook · as of 2026-01-06 |
A difference may reflect a newer observation, a revised estimate, or a different source definition. This table reports the values and dates; it does not manufacture a trend.
World Development Indicators · latest available observation
People, economy, and access
Observation years vary by measure. Each row identifies the series and year instead of presenting unlike dates as one current snapshot.
- Gross domestic product
- $246.5 billion
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Underlying providers: National statistical authorities, central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Gross domestic product per person
- $25,907
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Underlying providers: National statistical authorities, central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Life expectancy at birth
- 76.7 years
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Urban population
- 70.7%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · observation year 2025 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Access to electricity
- 100.0%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Underlying providers: World Bank ESMAP, Tracking SDG 7. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- People using the internet
- 93.8%
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS · observation year 2024 · dataset updated 2026-07-13World Development Indicators observation for 2024; indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Underlying providers: International Telecommunication Union. Source footnote: Source and notes: Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Retrieved 2026-09-08.
World Development Indicators data are provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The linked indicator metadata identifies the underlying statistical providers.
Maintained profile
- Capital
- Budapest
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · The nation set and displayed federal short name follow the current State Department independent-states register, dated August 11, 2026.
- Area
- 93,028 sq km
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · Final CIA source data preserved by a community mirror after the Factbook was retired; the mirror is not the issuing authority.
- Population
- 9,514,251
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · World Development Indicators observation for 2025; indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Underlying providers: UN Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- Currency
- forints (HUF)
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · Currency label extracted from the Factbook exchange-rate field.
- Languages
- Hungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.)
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · Factbook language listing reproduced without inferring official status beyond the source wording.
- Nationality / demonym
- noun: Hungarian(s); adjective: Hungarian
- CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · The source’s noun and adjective forms are retained. These are language labels, not evidence of any individual person’s citizenship.
- Continent
- Europe
- CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · Continental label standardized from the archived profile region “Europe.”
- Coastline
- 0 km (landlocked)
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- Climate
- temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
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- Religions
- Catholic 30.1% (Roman Catholic 27.5%, Greek Catholic 1.7%, other Catholic 0.9%), Calvinist 9.8%, Lutheran 1.8%, other Christian (includes Orthodox) 1.6%, other 0.4%, none 16.1%, no answer 40.1% (2022 est.)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · Preserved final CIA profile; this field is a historical baseline, not a claim of current conditions.
- Flag colors
- red, white, green
- CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · Colors extracted from the flag description in the preserved final CIA profile.
- National symbol
- Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)
- CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · Preserved final CIA profile; this field is a historical baseline, not a claim of current conditions.
- Highest point
- Kekes · 3,327 ft (1,014 m)
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- Lowest point
- Tisza River · 256 ft (78 m)
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- NATO membership
- Member
- NATO, What is NATO? · Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
- BRICS membership
- Not a member
- BRICS Brazil, About the BRICS · Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
Preserved public-domain record · not maintained current data
Final CIA World Factbook profile
This is the preserved historical baseline from the Factbook’s final public snapshot. It is presented as the CIA stated it, not as a current Standard American Almanac finding. Current, independently maintained facts appear above when available.
CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · profile updated · pinned source record · commit d81154954b8b
Introduction1 fields
- Background
- Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule after World War II. In 1956, Moscow responded to a Hungarian revolt and announcement of its withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact with a massive military intervention. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later.
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Geography19 fields
- Area
- total : 93,028 sq km land: 89,608 sq km water: 3,420 sq km
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- Area - comparative
- slightly smaller than Virginia; about the same size as Indiana
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- Land boundaries
- total: 2,106 km border countries (7): Austria 321 km; Croatia 348 km; Romania 424 km; Serbia 164 km; Slovakia 627 km; Slovenia 94 km; Ukraine 128 km
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- Climate
- temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
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- Terrain
- mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
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- Elevation
- highest point: Kekes 1,014 m lowest point: Tisza River 78 m mean elevation: 143 m
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- Natural resources
- bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
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- Land use
- agricultural land: 55.7% (2023 est.) arable land: 45.4% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 1.6% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.) forest: 22.7% (2023 est.) other: 20.9% (2023 est.)
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- Major lakes (area sq km)
- fresh water lake(s): Lake Balaton - 590 sq km
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- Major rivers (by length in km)
- Duna (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
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- Major watersheds (area sq km)
- Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)
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- Population distribution
- a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
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- Geography - note
- landlocked; strategic location on main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula, as well as between Ukraine and the Mediterranean basin; the Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers divide the country into three large regions
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People and Society33 fields
- Population
- total: 9,855,745 (2024 est.) male: 4,812,668 female: 5,043,077
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- Nationality
- noun: Hungarian(s) adjective: Hungarian
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- Ethnic groups
- Hungarian 84.3%, Romani 2.1%, German 1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 13.7% (2022 est.) note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–10% of Hungary's population
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- Languages
- Hungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.) major-language sample(s): A World Factbook nélkülözhetetlen forrása az alapvető információnak. (Hungarian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one spoken language
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- Religions
- Catholic 30.1% (Roman Catholic 27.5%, Greek Catholic 1.7%, other Catholic 0.9%), Calvinist 9.8%, Lutheran 1.8%, other Christian (includes Orthodox) 1.6%, other 0.4%, none 16.1%, no answer 40.1% (2022 est.)
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- Age structure
- 0-14 years: 14.6% (male 753,955/female 683,943) 15-64 years: 63.9% (male 3,195,761/female 3,104,750) 65 years and over: 21.5% (2024 est.) (male 862,952/female 1,254,384)
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- Dependency ratios
- total dependency ratio: 56.4 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 22.8 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 33.6 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 3 (2024 est.)
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- Median age
- total: 45.1 years (2025 est.) male: 42.8 years female: 46.7 years
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- Birth rate
- 9.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Death rate
- 14.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Net migration rate
- 2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
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- Population distribution
- a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
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- Urbanization
- urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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- Major urban areas - population
- 1.778 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2023)
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- Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
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- Mother's mean age at first birth
- 28.4 years (2020 est.)
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- Maternal mortality ratio
- 12 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
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- Infant mortality rate
- total: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) male: 5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
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- Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 76 years (2024 est.) male: 72.9 years female: 79.3 years
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- Total fertility rate
- 1.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)
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- Drinking water source
- urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) rural: 100% of population (2022 est.) total: 100% of population (2022 est.) urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) rural: 0% of population (2022 est.) total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
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- Health expenditure
- 7.4% of GDP (2021) 9.9% of national budget (2022 est.)
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- Physician density
- 3.46 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
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- Hospital bed density
- 6.8 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
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- Sanitation facility access
- urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) rural: 100% of population (2022 est.) total: 100% of population (2022 est.) urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) rural: 0% of population (2022 est.) total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
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- Alcohol consumption per capita
- total: 10.79 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) beer: 3.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) wine: 3.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) spirits: 3.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
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- Tobacco use
- total: 28.5% (2025 est.) male: 33.7% (2025 est.) female: 23.8% (2025 est.)
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- Currently married women (ages 15-49)
- 52.3% (2022 est.)
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- Education expenditure
- 3.8% of GDP (2022 est.) 7.8% national budget (2022 est.)
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- School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
- total: 16 years (2023 est.) male: 15 years (2023 est.) female: 16 years (2023 est.)
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Environment11 fields
- Environmental issues
- air and soil pollution; water pollution from industry and large-scale agriculture
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- International environmental agreements
- party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Antarctic-Environmental Protection
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- Climate
- temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
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- Land use
- agricultural land: 55.7% (2023 est.) arable land: 45.4% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 1.6% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.) forest: 22.7% (2023 est.) other: 20.9% (2023 est.)
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- Urbanization
- urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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- Carbon dioxide emissions
- 40.161 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from coal and metallurgical coke: 3.373 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 20.887 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from consumed natural gas: 15.901 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
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- Particulate matter emissions
- 14.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
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- Waste and recycling
- municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.781 million tons (2024 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 31% (2022 est.)
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- Total water withdrawal
- municipal: 660 million cubic meters (2022) industrial: 3.758 billion cubic meters (2022) agricultural: 548.613 million cubic meters (2022)
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- Total renewable water resources
- 104 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
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- Geoparks
- total global geoparks and regional networks: 4 (2024) global geoparks and regional networks: Bakony-Balaton; Bukk Region; Hungary; Novohrad-Nógrád (includes Slovakia) (2024)
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Government23 fields
- Country name
- conventional long form: none conventional short form: Hungary local long form: none local short form: Magyarorszag former: Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Hungarian Republic etymology: the Byzantine Greeks referred to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that later became "Hungari," which originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes;" the Hungarian name Magyarorszag means "Country of the Magyars," which may be derived from the name of the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes
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- Capital
- name: Budapest geographic coordinates: 47 30 N, 19 05 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: Buda on the western shore of the Danube and Pest on the eastern shore merged in 1873 to form Budapest; Buda's name may derive from the name of its founder or from a local word meaning "water;" Pest derives from a Slavic word meaning "furnace" or "oven"
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- Administrative divisions
- 19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok, singular - megyei jogu varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros) counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad-Csanad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala cities with county rights: Baja, Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Esztergom, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg capital city: Budapest
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- Legal system
- civil system influenced by the German model
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- Constitution
- history: previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012 amendment process: proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president
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- International law organization participation
- accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICC jurisdiction
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- Citizenship
- citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Hungary dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 8 years
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- Suffrage
- 18 years of age, 16 if married and marriage is registered in Hungary; universal
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- Executive branch
- chief of state: President Tamas SULYOK (since 5 March 2024) head of government: Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (since 29 May 2010) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president election/appointment process: president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in first round or simple majority vote in second round for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president most recent election date: president: 26 February 2024 prime minister: 3 April 2022 election results: 2024: Tamas SULYOK elected president; National Assembly vote - 134 to 5 2022: Katalin NOVAK (Fidesz) elected president; National Assembly vote - 137 to 51 expected date of next election: president: spring 2029 prime minister: April or May 2027
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- Legislative branch
- legislature name: National Assembly (Országgyülés) legislative structure: unicameral chamber name: National Assembly (Orszaggyules) number of seats: 199 (all directly elected) electoral system: mixed system scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 4 years most recent election date: 4/3/2022 parties elected and seats per party: Hungarian Civic Union-Christian Democratic People's Party (FIDESZ-KDNP) (135); Democratic Coalition (DK) (15); Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) (10); Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) (10); Momentum (10); Other (19) percentage of women in chamber: 15.6% expected date of next election: April 2026
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- Judicial branch
- highest court(s): Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president) judge selection and term of office: Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62; Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62 subordinate courts: 5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts
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- Political parties
- Christian Democratic People's Party or KDNP Democratic Coalition or DK Dialogue for Hungary or Párbeszéd Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance or Fidesz Hungarian Socialist Party or MSZP Jobbik - Conservatives or Jobbik LMP-Hungary's Green Party or LMP Mi Hazank (Our Homeland Movement) or MHM Momentum Movement or Momentum Movement for a Better Hungary or Jobbik National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary or MNOÖ On the People's Side or A Nép Pártján Our Homeland Movement or Mi Hazánk TISZA – Respect and Freedom Party or TISZA
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- Diplomatic representation in the US
- chief of mission: Ambassador Szabolcs Ferenc TAKÁCS (since 23 December 2020) chancery: 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 telephone: [1] (202) 362-6730 FAX: [1] (202) 966-8135 email address and website: info.was@mfa.gov.hu https://washington.mfa.gov.hu/eng consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York consulate(s): Houston, Miami
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- Diplomatic representation from the US
- chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Caroline SAVAGE (since November 2025) embassy: Szabadsag ter 12, H-1054 Budapest mailing address: 5270 Budapest Place, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5270 telephone: [36] (1) 475-4400 FAX: [36] (1) 475-4248 email address and website: acs.budapest@state.gov https://hu.usembassy.gov/
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- International organization participation
- Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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- Independence
- 16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established)
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- National holiday
- Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083) note: commemorates the saint's canonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda (now Budapest) in 1083
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- Flag
- description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green meaning: folklore attributes virtues to the colors: red for strength, white for faithfulness, and green for hope; alternatively, the red can stand for the blood spilled in defense of the land, white for freedom, and green for pasturelands history: the flag dates to the national movement of the 18th and 19th centuries and fuses the medieval colors of the Hungarian coat of arms with the revolutionary tricolor of the French flag
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- National symbol(s)
- Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)
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- National anthem(s)
- title: "Himnusz" (Hymn) lyrics/music: Ferenc KOLCSEY/Ferenc ERKEL history: adopted 1844
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- National heritage
- total World Heritage Sites: 8 (7 cultural, 1 natural) selected World Heritage Site locales: Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, and Andrássy Avenue (c); Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings (c); Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (n); Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment (c); Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta (c); Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) (c); Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (c); Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape (c)
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Economy31 fields
- Economic overview
- high-income EU and OECD economy; modest recovery from 2024 recession driven by private consumption and moderated inflation; challenges include high fiscal deficits, frozen access to EU funds, and risks from export reliance; implementing tax exemptions, price controls, and mortgage interest caps ahead of 2026 elections
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- Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
- $389.207 billion (2024 est.) $387.223 billion (2023 est.) $390.513 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
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- Real GDP growth rate
- 0.5% (2024 est.) -0.8% (2023 est.) 4.3% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
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- Real GDP per capita
- $40,700 (2024 est.) $40,400 (2023 est.) $40,700 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars
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- GDP (official exchange rate)
- $222.905 billion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
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- Inflation rate (consumer prices)
- 3.7% (2024 est.) 17.1% (2023 est.) 14.6% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices
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- GDP - composition, by sector of origin
- agriculture: 2.4% (2024 est.) industry: 23.9% (2024 est.) services: 59.7% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
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- GDP - composition, by end use
- household consumption: 49.1% (2023 est.) government consumption: 19.9% (2023 est.) investment in fixed capital: 25.6% (2023 est.) investment in inventories: 0.3% (2023 est.) exports of goods and services: 80.8% (2023 est.) imports of goods and services: -76.3% (2023 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
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- Agricultural products
- maize, wheat, barley, milk, sunflower seeds, sugar beets, rapeseed, apples, pork, grapes (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
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- Industries
- mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles
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- Industrial production growth rate
- -2.5% (2024 est.) note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
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- Labor force
- 4.954 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
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- Unemployment rate
- 4.5% (2024 est.) 4.2% (2023 est.) 3.7% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
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- Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
- total: 14.1% (2024 est.) male: 14.8% (2024 est.) female: 13.1% (2024 est.) note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
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- Population below poverty line
- 12.1% (2021 est.) note: % of population with income below national poverty line
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- Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
- 30.2 (2022 est.) note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
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- Average household expenditures
- on food: 16.8% of household expenditures (2023 est.) on alcohol and tobacco: 7% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
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- Household income or consumption by percentage share
- lowest 10%: 2.8% (2022 est.) highest 10%: 24.4% (2022 est.) note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
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- Remittances
- 2.3% of GDP (2024 est.) 2.4% of GDP (2023 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2022 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
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- Budget
- revenues: $69.793 billion (2022 est.) expenditures: $80.429 billion (2022 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
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- Public debt
- 75.3% of GDP (2022 est.) note: central government debt as a % of GDP
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- Taxes and other revenues
- 23.4% (of GDP) (2022 est.) note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
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- Current account balance
- $5.074 billion (2024 est.) $751.071 million (2023 est.) -$14.699 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
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- Exports
- $166.503 billion (2024 est.) $173.034 billion (2023 est.) $158.98 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
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- Exports - partners
- Germany 25%, Italy 6%, Romania 6%, USA 5%, Slovakia 4% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
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- Exports - commodities
- cars, vehicle parts/accessories, electric batteries, packaged medicine, computers (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
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- Imports
- $154.077 billion (2024 est.) $163.192 billion (2023 est.) $167.262 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
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- Imports - partners
- Germany 23%, China 7%, Austria 6%, Poland 6%, S. Korea 6% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
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- Imports - commodities
- vehicle parts/accessories, natural gas, integrated circuits, broadcasting equipment, industrial acids/oils/alcohols (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
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- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
- $46.422 billion (2024 est.) $45.719 billion (2023 est.) $41.219 billion (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
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- Exchange rates
- forints (HUF) per US dollar - 365.691 (2024 est.) 353.088 (2023 est.) 372.596 (2022 est.) 303.141 (2021 est.) 307.997 (2020 est.)
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Energy8 fields
- Electricity access
- electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.)
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- Electricity
- installed generating capacity: 14.829 million kW (2023 est.) consumption: 42.739 billion kWh (2023 est.) exports: 8.863 billion kWh (2023 est.) imports: 19.963 billion kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 2.454 billion kWh (2023 est.)
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- Electricity generation sources
- fossil fuels: 28.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) nuclear: 44.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 19.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) wind: 1.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) hydroelectricity: 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) biomass and waste: 4.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
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- Nuclear energy
- Number of operational nuclear reactors: 4 (2025) Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors: 1.92GW (2025 est.) Percent of total electricity production: 48.8% (2023 est.)
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- Coal
- production: 4.293 million metric tons (2023 est.) consumption: 4.694 million metric tons (2023 est.) exports: 115,000 metric tons (2023 est.) imports: 452,000 metric tons (2023 est.) proven reserves: 2.633 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
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- Petroleum
- total petroleum production: 36,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) refined petroleum consumption: 179,000 bbl/day (2024 est.) crude oil estimated reserves: 12.1 million barrels (2021 est.)
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- Natural gas
- production: 1.612 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) consumption: 8.293 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) imports: 8.216 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) proven reserves: 3.738 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
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- Energy consumption per capita
- 96.152 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
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Communications6 fields
- Telephones - fixed lines
- total subscriptions: 2.693 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2023 est.)
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- Telephones - mobile cellular
- total subscriptions: 10.2 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 104 (2022 est.)
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- Broadcast media
- mixed system of state-supported media and private broadcasters; the 5 publicly owned TV channels and the 2 main privately owned TV stations are the major national broadcasters; large number of special-interest channels; highly developed market for satellite and cable TV with about two-thirds of viewers utilizing the services; 4 state-supported radio networks; large number of local stations, including commercial, public service, nonprofit, and community radio stations; digital transition completed in 2013 (2019)
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- Internet users
- percent of population: 92% (2024 est.)
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- Broadband - fixed subscriptions
- total: 3.56 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2023 est.)
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Transportation5 fields
- Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
- HA
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- Railways
- total: 7,687 km (2020) 3,111 km electrified
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- Merchant marine
- total: 1 (2023) by type: other 1
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Military and Security7 fields
- Military and security forces
- Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF or Magyar Honvédség): the HDF is organized as a joint force under a general staff with commands for land, air, cyber, special operations, territorial defense, and support forces (2025) note: the National Police are under the Ministry of Interior and responsible for maintaining order nationwide; the Ministry of Interior also has the Counterterrorism Center, a special police force responsible for protecting the president and the prime minister and for preventing, uncovering, and detecting terrorist acts
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- Military expenditures
- 2.1% of GDP (2025 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2024 est.) 2.1% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.8% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
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- Military and security service personnel strengths
- approximately 30,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)
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- Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
- the HDF has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, NATO-compatible arms from such countries as Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Türkiye, and the US; in 2017, Budapest launched a modernization program aimed at replacing its Soviet-era weaponry with modern systems; Hungary has also placed emphasis on building up its defense industrial capacity (2025)
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- Military service age and obligation
- 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2005) (2026)
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- Military deployments
- 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 200 Chad; 470 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR) (2025)
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- Military - note
- the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) are responsible for ensuring the defense of the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and citizens, and fulfilling Hungary’s commitments to the EU and NATO, as well as contributing to other international peacekeeping efforts under the UN; key areas of concern for the HDF the HDF is also responsible for some aspects of domestic security, crisis management, disaster response, and assisting law enforcement forces in border security Hungary has been a member of NATO since 1999 and considers the collective defense ensured within the Alliance as a cornerstone of the country’s security; NATO membership is complemented by Hungary’s ties to the EU under its Common Security and Defense Policy; the HDF has participated in multiple NATO-led security missions, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo, as well as EU-led missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali; it hosts a NATO battlegroup comprised of troops from Croatia, Hungary, Italy, and the US, and NATO’s Multinational Division Center, a headquarters capable of commanding a division-sized force (typically 15-20,000 troops) in a crisis; both organizations were established as a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine; Hungary is a member of the Visegrad Group, a regional platform that brings together Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia to discuss cultural, defense, and political cooperation (2025)
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Terrorism1 fields
- Terrorist group(s)
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide
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Transnational Issues1 fields
- Refugees and internally displaced persons
- refugees: 72,359 (2024 est.) stateless persons: 101 (2024 est.)
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