Demographics Of Hungary

Population :
10,198,315 (2001)

Age structure:

''0-14 years:''
17% (male 878,661; female 834,607)

''15-64 years:''
68% (male 3,407,368; female 3,535,818)

''65 years and over:''
15% (male 548,672; female 933,718) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.33% (2000 est.)

Birth Rate :
9.26 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate:
13.34 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net Migration rate:
0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:

''at birth:''
1.05 male(s)/female

''under 15 years:''
1.05 male(s)/female

''15-64 years:''
0.96 male(s)/female

''65 years and over:''
0.59 male(s)/female

''total population:''
0.91 male(s)/female (2001)

Infant Mortality rate:
9.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life Expectancy at birth:

''total population:''
71.37 years

''male:''
67 years

''female:''
76.05 years (2000 est.)

Total Fertility rate:
1.25 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups:
Hungarian 93%, Roma 2%, German 1.2%, Romanian 0.8%, Slovak 0.4%, Croat 0.2%, Serb 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%

Religion:
The largest religion in Hungary is Catholicism (both Roman and Greek ; around half the population), with a Calvinist minority (around 16%) and some Lutherans (3%). {Link without Title} However, these are book values, as the Hungarian population is not particularly religious; at most 25% practise their faith. Most of the country's Jews (1%) live in Budapest.

Literacy :

''definition:''
age 15 and over can read and write

''total population:''
99%

''male:''
99%

''female:''
98% (1980 est.)

See also :

EXTERNAL LINKS

Hungary's Strategic Audit {Link without Title} (click the Union Jack to see the english version)

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Demographics Of Hungary