Population 10,208,127 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 18% (male 915,412; female 872,706)
15-64 years: 68% (male 3,413,170; female 3,533,085)
65 years and over: 14% (male 550,974; female 922,780) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate -0.23% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 10.69 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 13.46 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 70.83 years
male: 66.46 years
female: 75.44 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.45 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Hungarian(s)
adjective: Hungarian

Ethnic groups Hungarian 89.9%, Gypsy 4%, German 2.6%, Serb 2%, Slovak 0.8%, Romanian 0.7%

Religions Roman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%, Lutheran 5%, atheist and other 7.5%

Languages Hungarian 98.2%, other 1.8%

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1980 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Hungary on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hungary People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hungary People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.