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Hungary
Last update: 2025-08-18
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Hungarian Forint (HUF)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1688.95 (2023)
Inflation rate
17.12% (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.13% (2023)
Below the poverty line
12.1% (2021)
Gini coefficient
29.2 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
31.8%
Smoking men
35.8%
Smoking women
27.8%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
93028
Land area
89608
Water area
3420
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Mastercard
- Visa
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- Instagram
- Threads
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
14.6%
15-64 years
63.9%
65+ years
21.5%
Current as of
2023
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
16.1%
Not specified
40.1%
Current as of
2022
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Region
Eastern Europe
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
HU
Capital
Budapest
Official language
Hungarian
Average consumer spendings
Food products
16.8%
Alcohol and tobacco
7%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
10.79
Beer
3.96
Wine
3.33
Spirits
3.5
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
9855745
Male population
4812668
Female population
5043077
Population growth rate
-0.28% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
9.1 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
14.5 (2024)
Urbanization
72.9% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BBB (2019)
Moody's
Baa3 (2016)
Standard & Poors
BBB (2019)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
87.14%
iOS
12.55%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+36
Internet domain
.hu
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
104 (2022)
Internet user penetration
91% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
37% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-18