Country profile
Hungary
Hungary · Central Europe
👥 Population
9,514,251
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Budapest
🗺 Area
93,028 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$246.49B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.870
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
102 /km²
💱 Currency
HUF
Hungarian forint
🗣 Languages
Hungarian
About Hungary
Hungary is a country in Central Europe, with Budapest as its capital. It is home to roughly 9.51 million people, giving a population density of about 102 people per square kilometre. The country covers 93,028 km² of land and shares land borders with 7 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $246.49B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.870. The official currency is the Hungarian forint (HUF), and the main language is Hungarian.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$464.26B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$48,552
GDP growth
0.5%
Inflation
4.4%
Unemployment
4.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
Fertility rate
1.41
Pop. growth
-0.5%
Urban population
70.7%
Infant mortality /1k
3.1
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
93.8%
Literacy rate
98.9%
Physicians /1k
3.46
Renewable energy
15.3%
Travel & practical
Capital
Budapest
Currency
HUF
Dialing code
+36
Internet TLD
.hu
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Fun facts about Hungary
- Hungary is the 96th most populous country in the world, with about 9.51 million people.
- By land area it is the 108th-largest country in the world, covering 93,028 km².
- It has the world's 54th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($246.49B).
- Hungary shares land borders with 7 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.870.
- Hungary has a population density of about 102 people per square kilometre.
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