Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Hungary

Life expectancy at birth in Hungary in 2024 — 76.7 years. Ranked 87 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12.8%.

2024 76.7 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank 87of 217
Period maximum 76.7 years2024
Period minimum 67.9 years1962

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Hungary, 1960–202467.57072.57577.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68 years1962: 67.9 years1964: 69.4 years1966: 69.8 years1968: 69.2 years1970: 69.2 years1972: 69.7 years1974: 69.2 years1976: 69.6 years1978: 69.4 years1980: 69.1 years1982: 69.4 years1984: 69 years1986: 69.2 years1988: 70 years1990: 69.3 years1992: 69.1 years1994: 69.5 years1996: 70.3 years1998: 70.6 years2000: 71.2 years2002: 72.3 years2004: 72.6 years2006: 73.1 years2008: 73.7 years2010: 74.2 years2012: 75.1 years2014: 75.8 years2016: 76.1 years2018: 76.1 years2020: 75.4 years2022: 75.9 years2024: 76.7 years
Change over the period: +8.7 (+12.82%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hungary

Hungary 76.7 years
World 73.5 years
Eastern Europe computed 75 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 76.7 +0.2 +0.2%
2023 76.6 +0.7 +0.93%
2022 75.9 +1.8 +2.43%
2021 74.1 −1.4 −1.79%
2020 75.4 −0.9 −1.18%
2019 76.3 +0.3 +0.33%
2018 76.1 +0.2 +0.33%
2017 75.8 −0.2 −0.32%
2016 76.1 +0.5 +0.66%
2015 75.6 −0.2 −0.26%
2014 75.8 +0.2 +0.26%
2013 75.6 +0.5 +0.67%
2012 75.1 +0.2 +0.27%
2011 74.9 +0.7 +0.88%
2010 74.2 +0.3 +0.41%
2009 73.9 +0.2 +0.27%
2008 73.7 +0.6 +0.75%
2007 73.2 +0.1 +0.07%
2006 73.1 +0.4 +0.62%
2005 72.6 +0 +0%
2004 72.6 +0.3 +0.48%
2003 72.3 −0 −0.07%
2002 72.3 +0.1 +0.14%
2001 72.2 +1 +1.41%
2000 71.2 +0.6 +0.81%
1999 70.7 +0.1 +0.17%
1998 70.6 −0.1 −0.2%
1997 70.7 +0.4 +0.53%
1996 70.3 +0.5 +0.77%
1995 69.8 +0.3 +0.46%
1994 69.5 +0.4 +0.53%
1993 69.1 −0 −0.02%
1992 69.1 −0.3 −0.37%
1991 69.4 +0.1 +0.09%
1990 69.3 −0.1 −0.21%
1989 69.5 −0.6 −0.8%
1988 70 +0.4 +0.53%
1987 69.7 +0.5 +0.69%
1986 69.2 +0.2 +0.29%
1985 69 −0.1 −0.08%
1984 69 +0.1 +0.08%
1983 69 −0.4 −0.55%
1982 69.4 +0.2 +0.32%
1981 69.1 +0.1 +0.11%
1980 69.1 −0.6 −0.8%
1979 69.6 +0.2 +0.32%
1978 69.4 −0.5 −0.65%
1977 69.8 +0.3 +0.4%
1976 69.6 +0.3 +0.41%
1975 69.3 +0 +0.06%
1974 69.2 −0.3 −0.39%
1973 69.5 −0.1 −0.21%
1972 69.7 +0.6 +0.89%
1971 69.1 −0.1 −0.16%
1970 69.2 −0.2 −0.22%
1969 69.3 +0.1 +0.12%
1968 69.2 −0.2 −0.25%
1967 69.4 −0.4 −0.59%
1966 69.8 +0.8 +1.09%
1965 69.1 −0.3 −0.45%
1964 69.4 +0.5 +0.74%
1963 68.9 +1 +1.49%
1962 67.9 −1.1 −1.55%
1961 68.9 +0.9 +1.37%
1960 68

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.