Life expectancy by age and sex

In 2024, Hungary's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.0% compared to 2023, reaching 79.9.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 84.1.

Hungary ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.3% (from 79.7 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.