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PEOPLE

Language
Hungarian (official); German, Roma and Slovak are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	10.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	10.1 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	10.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	10.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	10.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	10.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
8.9 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Ethnic Hungarians make up 92 percent of the population. There are also Croatian, German, Roma, Romanian and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholic 58 percent, Protestant 22 percent, no religion 19 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	67.1 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	66.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	66.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	65.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	65.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	65.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	64.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	64.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1918
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
86 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	15.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	16.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	16.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	16.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	16.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	16.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT+2

Climate description
Continental with hot summers and cold winters; most rainfall in spring and early summer.

Currency
Forint

Telephone dialling code
(+) 36

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	72.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	73.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	71.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	71.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	68.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	68.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	68.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	67.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	67.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	67.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	77.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	77.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	76.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	6 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	6 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	7 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	7 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	7 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2002	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	6 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	16 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	36	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	35	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	35	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	38	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	38	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	35	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	No data available percent
2000-2006	No data available percent
1996-2005	No data available percent
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	No data available percent
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	99 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	95 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	95 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	No data available percent
2001	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	309 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	324 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	334 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	339 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	353 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	356 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	361 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	367 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	372 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1221 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1099 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	991 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	925 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	864 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	784 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	678 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	488 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	301 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	550 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	520 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	450 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	370 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	280 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	216 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	166 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	145 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	70 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	47 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	39 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	41	Transparency International
2005	40 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	42 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	40	Transparency International
2002	33 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	31 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	32 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	11680 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	11030 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	10270 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	8600 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	6620 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	5300 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4830 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	4620 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	138.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	113.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	110.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	102.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	84.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	66.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	53.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	48.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	4.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	5.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	4.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	7.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	8.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	12.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
4.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
22.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	333 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	333 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	355 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	361 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	17 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	19 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	22 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	25 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	28 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	31 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	33 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	36 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	1614	UNHCR
2007	3386	UNHCR
2006	3118	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	3519	UNHCR
2004	2749	UNHCR
2003	3395	UNHCR
2002	3517	UNHCR
2001	953	UNHCR
2000	518	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	7750	UNHCR
2007	8131	UNHCR
2006	8075	UNHCR
2005	8046	UNHCR
2004	7708	UNHCR
2003	7023	UNHCR
2002	6088	UNHCR
2001	4710	UNHCR
2000	5064	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	6.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	5.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	5.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	6.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003