At year 2026, population distribution of Hungary is:
- Young Population 1,374,463 14.34%
- Working Age Population 6,169,732 64.36%
- Elderly Population 2,041,624 21.30%
The population growth rate of Hungary in 2026 is -0.48%, sex ratio is 92.6 (101.9 for working age), dependency ratio is 55.4%.
Elderly population will be more than twice of the young population at 2056. Total population reaches its peak in 1980 at 10,695,372.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Hungary is -0.36%, sex ratio is 97.3 (106.2 for working age), dependency ratio is 70.2%.The elderly population will account for 27.40% of Hungary's population in 2050, the problem of population aging is serious.
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
1950โ1952 1968โ1975 1991โ2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1950 or earlier | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 1994 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2020 |