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Official name:
Republic of Hungary
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Eastern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   9 660
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   106.7
    Capital city    Budapest
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 763.9b
    UN membership date    14-Dec-55
    Surface area (km2)   93 024a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   90.8
    National currency    Forint (HUF)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   294.7b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)131 136124 530157 883c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)0.73.85.1c
    GDP per capita (current US$)13 209.512 735.816 264.0c
    Economy: Agricultured (% of Gross Value Added)3.64.54.2c
    Economy: Industryd,e (% of Gross Value Added)29.931.430.1c
    Economy: Services and other activityd,f,g (% of GVA)63.364.366.5c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)4.54.94.6h
    Employment in industry (% of employed)30.730.332.8h
    Employment in services (% employed)64.864.862.6h
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)11.26.83.5
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)43.8 / 58.247.3 / 63.448.5 / 65.3
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100111122b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)809288i
    International trade: exports (million current US$)94 749100 297121 995b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)87 43290 761116 556b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)7 3179 5365 439b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)3422 926- 1 247b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratej (average annual %)-0.3-0.3-0.2
    Urban population (% of total population)68.970.571.6b
    Urban population growth ratej (average annual %)0.40.2...
    Fertility rate, totalj (live births per woman)1.31.31.5
    Life expectancy at birthj (females/males, years)77.8 / 69.678.7 / 71.680.1 / 73.0
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)14.9 / 22.114.4 / 25.014.4 / 26.8
    International migrant stockk (000/% of total pop.)436.6 / 4.4475.5 / 4.9512.0 / 5.3b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)5.8l28.86.4b
    Infant mortality ratej (per 1 000 live births)5.754.1
    Health: Current expenditureh (% of GDP)7.576.9a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.93.13.4c
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.84.64.7i
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)100.5 / 101.2102.2 / 102.5100.5 / 101.1a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)96.4 / 97.7103.3 / 102.7103.6 / 103.4a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)73.8 / 54.154.7 / 43.553.9 / 43.3a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.42.32.5a
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)11.110.112.1m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)65n72.8n76.1c
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)1.11.41.6c
    Threatened species (number)4767123
    Forested area (% of land area)22.622.722.7h,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)47.1 / 4.742.7 / 4.345.8 / 4.7a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)495471472a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)112108115a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)9 51014 31617 552c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)82.582.582.5b
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)95.0 / 98.294.8 / 98.294.7 / 98.2a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedo (% of GNI)0.090.130.11a
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