Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
37 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
3.56 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
mixed system of state-supported media and private broadcasters; the 5 publicly owned TV channels and the 2 main privately owned TV stations are the major national broadcasters; large number of special-interest channels; highly developed market for satellite and cable TV with about two-thirds of viewers utilizing the services; 4 state-supported radio networks; large number of local stations, including commercial, public service, nonprofit, and community radio stations; digital transition completed in 2013 (2019)
Communications: Internet country code
.hu
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
93.78% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
28 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
2.693 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
104 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
10.2 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
maize, wheat, barley, milk, sunflower seeds, sugar beets, rapeseed, apples, pork, grapes (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
7% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
16.8% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$80.429 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$69.793 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
$4.057 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
$1.055 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
$2.653 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
$5.678 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
$2.465 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
$549.5 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
-$1.001 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
-$1.639 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$7.854 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$14.699 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
$751.071 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$5.074 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
365.691 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
forints (HUF) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
223.695 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
232.602 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
279.332 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
281.523 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
274.433 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
270.212 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
290.660 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
307.997 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
303.141 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
372.596 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
353.088 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
365.691 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
cars, vehicle parts/accessories, electric batteries, packaged medicine, computers (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$122.147 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$122.820 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$109.507 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$111.070 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$122.904 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$134.423 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$133.707 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$123.745 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$145.547 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$158.98 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$173.034 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$166.503 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
80.8% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
19.9% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
49.1% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-76.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
25.6% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
2.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
23.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
59.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$48,552 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$222.905 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$464.262 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015
30.4 (2015 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016
30.3 (2016 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
30.6 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022
30.2 (2022 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
24.4% (2022 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
2.8% (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
vehicle parts/accessories, natural gas, integrated circuits, broadcasting equipment, industrial acids/oils/alcohols (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$101.015 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$100.015 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$100.427 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$113.646 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$127.826 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$130.069 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$121.132 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$146.216 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$167.262 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$163.192 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$154.077 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
-2.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
-0.06% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
0.39% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
2.35% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
2.85% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
3.34% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
3.33% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
5.11% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
14.61% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
17.12% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
3.70% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
4.954 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
12.10% (2021 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2013
95.97% (2013 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2014
100.09% (2014 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
98.62% (2016 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2017
93.78% (2017 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2018
88.03% (2018 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2019
84.59% (2019 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2020
97.28% (2020 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2021
88.73% (2021 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2022
77.99% (2022 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2023
82.29% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$253.655 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$263.929 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$275.020 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$289.157 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$345.400 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$344.108 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$374.520 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$390.513 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$387.223 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$389.207 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
3.66% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
2.44% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
4.12% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
5.61% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
5.08% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-4.34% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
7.22% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
4.15% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
-0.82% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
0.56% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$25,796 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$26,938 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$28,179 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$29,728 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$35,627 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$35,584 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$38,887 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$44,366 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$46,592 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$4.117 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$4.190 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$3.932 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$3.915 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$3.759 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
2.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
2.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
2.3% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$33.124 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$25.824 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$28.003 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$31.367 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$31.831 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$41.349 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$43.483 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$41.219 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$45.719 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$46.422 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
23.4% (of GDP) (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
3.41% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
4.25% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
4.02% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
3.58% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
4.10% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
4.50% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
13.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
14.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
14.1% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
4.694 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
115,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
452,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: production
4.293 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: proven reserves
2.633 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
4.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
28.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: nuclear
44.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
19.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
1.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
42.739 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
8.863 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
19.963 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
14.829 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
2.454 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
96.152 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
8.293 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
8.216 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
1.612 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
3.738 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors
1.92GW (2025 est.)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Number of operational nuclear reactors
4 (2025)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Percent of total electricity production
48.8% (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
12.1 million barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
179,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
36,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
3.373 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
15.901 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
20.887 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
40.161 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Environment: Environmental issues
air and soil pollution; water pollution from industry and large-scale agriculture
Environment: Geoparks: global geoparks and regional networks
Bakony-Balaton; Bukk Region; Hungary; Novohrad-Nógrád (includes Slovakia) (2024)
Environment: Geoparks: total global geoparks and regional networks
4 (2024)
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
Antarctic-Environmental Protection
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
55.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 45.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 1.6% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
22.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
20.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
14.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
104 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
548.613 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
3.758 billion cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
660 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
70.49% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
3.781 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
31% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly smaller than Virginia; about the same size as Indiana
Geography: Area: land
89,608 sq km
Geography: Area: water
3,420 sq km
Geography: Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Kekes 1,014 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Tisza River 78 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
143 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
47 00 N, 20 00 E
Geography: Geography - note
landlocked; strategic location on main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula, as well as between Ukraine and the Mediterranean basin; the Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers divide the country into three large regions
Geography: Irrigated land
1,331 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Austria 321 km; Croatia 348 km; Romania 424 km; Serbia 164 km; Slovakia 627 km; Slovenia 94 km; Ukraine 128 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
2,106 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
55.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 45.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 1.6% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
22.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
20.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): fresh water lake(s)
Lake Balaton - 590 sq km
Geography: Major rivers (by length in km)
Duna (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Geography: Major watersheds (area sq km): Atlantic Ocean drainage
(Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)
Geography: Map references
Europe
Geography: Maritime claims
none (landlocked)
Geography: Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Geography: Terrain
mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
Government: Administrative divisions
19 counties ( megyek , singular - megye ), 25 cities with county rights ( megyei jogu varosok , singular - megyei jogu varos ), and 1 capital city ( fovaros ) counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad-Csanad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala cities with county rights: Baja, Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Esztergom, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg capital city: Budapest
Government: Capital: daylight saving time
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Government: Capital: etymology
Buda on the western shore of the Danube and Pest on the eastern shore merged in 1873 to form Budapest; Buda's name may derive from the name of its founder or from a local word meaning "water;" Pest derives from a Slavic word meaning "furnace" or "oven"
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
47 30 N, 19 05 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of Hungary
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
8 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president
Government: Constitution: history
previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Hungary
Government: Country name: etymology
the Byzantine Greeks referred to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that later became "Hungari," which originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes;" the Hungarian name Magyarorszag means "Country of the Magyars," which may be derived from the name of the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes
Government: Country name: former
Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Hungarian Republic
Government: Country name: local long form
none
Government: Country name: local short form
Magyarorszag
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Caroline SAVAGE (since November 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
acs.budapest@state.gov https://hu.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Szabadsag ter 12, H-1054 Budapest
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[36] (1) 475-4248
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
5270 Budapest Place, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5270
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[36] (1) 475-4400
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Szabolcs Ferenc TAKÁCS (since 23 December 2020)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s)
Houston, Miami
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Chicago, Los Angeles, New York
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
info.was@mfa.gov.hu https://washington.mfa.gov.hu/eng
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 966-8135
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 362-6730
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Tamas SULYOK (since 5 March 2024)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2024: Tamas SULYOK elected president; National Assembly vote - 134 to 5 2022: Katalin NOVAK (Fidesz) elected president; National Assembly vote - 137 to 51
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in first round or simple majority vote in second round for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
president: spring 2029 prime minister: April or May 2027
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (since 29 May 2010)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
president: 26 February 2024 prime minister: 3 April 2022
Government: Flag
description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green meaning: folklore attributes virtues to the colors: red for strength, white for faithfulness, and green for hope; alternatively, the red can stand for the blood spilled in defense of the land, white for freedom, and green for pasturelands history: the flag dates to the national movement of the 18th and 19th centuries and fuses the medieval colors of the Hungarian coat of arms with the revolutionary tricolor of the French flag
Government: International law organization participation
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICC jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62; Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts
Government: Legal system
civil system influenced by the German model
Government: Legislative branch: chamber name
National Assembly (Orszaggyules)
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
mixed system
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
April 2026
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
National Assembly (Országgyülés)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
4/3/2022
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
199 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
Hungarian Civic Union-Christian Democratic People's Party (FIDESZ-KDNP) (135); Democratic Coalition (DK) (15); Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) (10); Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) (10); Momentum (10); Other (19)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
15.6%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
4 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1844
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Ferenc KOLCSEY/Ferenc ERKEL
Government: National color(s)
red, white, green
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, and Andrássy Avenue (c); Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings (c); Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (n); Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment (c); Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta (c); Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) (c); Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (c); Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape (c)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
8 (7 cultural, 1 natural)
Government: National holiday
Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083)
Government: National symbol(s)
Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)
Government: Political parties
Christian Democratic People's Party or KDNP Democratic Coalition or DK Dialogue for Hungary or Párbeszéd Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance or Fidesz Hungarian Socialist Party or MSZP Jobbik - Conservatives or Jobbik LMP-Hungary's Green Party or LMP Mi Hazank (Our Homeland Movement) or MHM Momentum Movement or Momentum Movement for a Better Hungary or Jobbik National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary or MNOÖ On the People's Side or A Nép Pártján Our Homeland Movement or Mi Hazánk TISZA – Respect and Freedom Party or TISZA
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age, 16 if married and marriage is registered in Hungary; universal
Introduction: Background
Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule after World War II. In 1956, Moscow responded to a Hungarian revolt and announcement of its withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact with a massive military intervention. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) are responsible for ensuring the defense of the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and citizens, and fulfilling Hungary’s commitments to the EU and NATO, as well as contributing to other international peacekeeping efforts under the UN; key areas of concern for the HDF the HDF is also responsible for some aspects of domestic security, crisis management, disaster response, and assisting law enforcement forces in border security Hungary has been a member of NATO since 1999 and considers the collective defense ensured within the Alliance as a cornerstone of the country’s security; NATO membership is complemented by Hungary’s ties to the EU under its Common Security and Defense Policy; the HDF has participated in multiple NATO-led security missions, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo, as well as EU-led missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali; it hosts a NATO battlegroup comprised of troops from Croatia, Hungary, Italy, and the US, and NATO’s Multinational Division Center, a headquarters capable of commanding a division-sized force (typically 15-20,000 troops) in a crisis; both organizations were established as a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine; Hungary is a member of the Visegrad Group, a regional platform that brings together Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia to discuss cultural, defense, and political cooperation (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF or Magyar Honvédség): the HDF is organized as a joint force under a general staff with commands for land, air, cyber, special operations, territorial defense, and support forces (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 30,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)
Military and Security: Military deployments
250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 200 Chad; 470 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR) (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the HDF has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, NATO-compatible arms from such countries as Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Türkiye, and the US; in 2017, Budapest launched a modernization program aimed at replacing its Soviet-era weaponry with modern systems; Hungary has also placed emphasis on building up its defense industrial capacity (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
0.90% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
1.00% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
1.19% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
1.00% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
1.33% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
1.75% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
1.32% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
1.83% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
2.05% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
2.16% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2025
2.1% of GDP (2025 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2005) (2026)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
14.6% (male 753,955/female 683,943)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
63.9% (male 3,195,761/female 3,104,750)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
21.5% (2024 est.) (male 862,952/female 1,254,384)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
3.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
3.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
10.79 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
3.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
9.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
6.37% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
52.3% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
14.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
33.6 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
3 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
56.4 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
22.8 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.8% of GDP (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
7.8% national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
3.80% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Hungarian 84.3%, Romani 2.1%, German 1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 13.7% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.78 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
7.4% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
9.9% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
6.6 beds/1,000 population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
5 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Hungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
A World Factbook nélkülözhetetlen forrása az alapvető információnak. (Hungarian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
79.9 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
73.7 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
1.778 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
46.7 years
People and Society: Median age: male
42.8 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
28.4 years (2020 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Hungarian
People and Society: Net migration rate
2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
26.4% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
3.46 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
People and Society: Population
9,562,065 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
People and Society: Population growth rate
-0.31% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
5,043,077
People and Society: Population: male
4,812,668
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
16 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
15 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
16 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.1 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.03 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.69 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
23.8% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
33.7% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
28.5% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.41 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
70.49% (2024 est.)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
72,359 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
101 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
109 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
HA
Transportation: Heliports
15 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
other 1
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
1 (2023)
Transportation: Railways: total
7,687 km (2020) 3,111 km electrified
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