Demographics of Hungary
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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] 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 : Hungary
External links
Hungary's Strategic Audit [link] (click the Union Jack to see the English version)
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