Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Hungary

Population aged 65 and over in Hungary in 2025 — 2,012,974 people. Ranked 51 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 123.1%.

2025 2.01M people +0.28% vs 2024
World rank 51of 217
Period maximum 2.01M people2025
Period minimum 902,223 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Hungary, 1960–2025500,0001M1.5M2M2.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 902,223 people1962: 956,049 people1964: 1,017,886 people1966: 1,083,918 people1968: 1,146,487 people1970: 1,193,624 people1972: 1,242,647 people1974: 1,304,165 people1976: 1,362,160 people1978: 1,414,038 people1980: 1,433,183 people1982: 1,364,342 people1984: 1,305,198 people1986: 1,337,066 people1988: 1,382,870 people1990: 1,391,382 people1992: 1,423,932 people1994: 1,449,087 people1996: 1,479,241 people1998: 1,503,937 people2000: 1,522,247 people2002: 1,538,473 people2004: 1,554,251 people2006: 1,579,829 people2008: 1,613,989 people2010: 1,649,837 people2012: 1,685,672 people2014: 1,739,101 people2016: 1,799,530 people2018: 1,856,868 people2020: 1,942,852 people2022: 1,979,371 people2024: 2,007,383 people2025: 2,012,974 people
Change over the period: +1.11M (+123.11%) Average annual rate: 1.24 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Hungary 2.01M people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Eastern Europe computed 53.16M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.01M +5,591 +0.28%
2024 2.01M +10,378 +0.52%
2023 2M +17,634 +0.89%
2022 1.98M +14,178 +0.72%
2021 1.97M +22,341 +1.15%
2020 1.94M +42,383 +2.23%
2019 1.9M +43,601 +2.35%
2018 1.86M +30,208 +1.65%
2017 1.83M +27,130 +1.51%
2016 1.8M +30,448 +1.72%
2015 1.77M +29,981 +1.72%
2014 1.74M +28,991 +1.7%
2013 1.71M +24,438 +1.45%
2012 1.69M +20,133 +1.21%
2011 1.67M +15,702 +0.95%
2010 1.65M +15,788 +0.97%
2009 1.63M +20,060 +1.24%
2008 1.61M +17,758 +1.11%
2007 1.6M +16,402 +1.04%
2006 1.58M +13,743 +0.88%
2005 1.57M +11,835 +0.76%
2004 1.55M +8,543 +0.55%
2003 1.55M +7,235 +0.47%
2002 1.54M +7,454 +0.49%
2001 1.53M +8,772 +0.58%
2000 1.52M +8,542 +0.56%
1999 1.51M +9,768 +0.65%
1998 1.5M +12,948 +0.87%
1997 1.49M +11,748 +0.79%
1996 1.48M +14,172 +0.97%
1995 1.47M +15,982 +1.1%
1994 1.45M +13,363 +0.93%
1993 1.44M +11,792 +0.83%
1992 1.42M +13,869 +0.98%
1991 1.41M +18,681 +1.34%
1990 1.39M +3,512 +0.25%
1989 1.39M +5,000 +0.36%
1988 1.38M +23,343 +1.72%
1987 1.36M +22,461 +1.68%
1986 1.34M +19,576 +1.49%
1985 1.32M +12,292 +0.94%
1984 1.31M −17,851 −1.35%
1983 1.32M −41,293 −3.03%
1982 1.36M −39,605 −2.82%
1981 1.4M −29,236 −2.04%
1980 1.43M −108 −0.01%
1979 1.43M +19,253 +1.36%
1978 1.41M +24,485 +1.76%
1977 1.39M +27,393 +2.01%
1976 1.36M +27,050 +2.03%
1975 1.34M +30,945 +2.37%
1974 1.3M +31,409 +2.47%
1973 1.27M +30,109 +2.42%
1972 1.24M +27,000 +2.22%
1971 1.22M +22,023 +1.85%
1970 1.19M +22,056 +1.88%
1969 1.17M +25,081 +2.19%
1968 1.15M +29,383 +2.63%
1967 1.12M +33,186 +3.06%
1966 1.08M +33,267 +3.17%
1965 1.05M +32,765 +3.22%
1964 1.02M +33,038 +3.35%
1963 984,848 +28,799 +3.01%
1962 956,049 +26,897 +2.89%
1961 929,152 +26,929 +2.98%
1960 902,223

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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