Hungary vs Romania: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 77 years in Hungary and 75.9 years in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Hungary, by 1.1 years, or 1.01 times that in Romania.

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What the numbers say

Hungary has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Romania.
In 2023, Hungary ranked 89 and Romania ranked 105 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Hungary at 88 years and Romania at 86.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Hungary	Romania	World
2023	77	75.9	73.2
2022	76.2	75.3	72.6
2021	74.2	72.7	70.9
2020	75.7	74.1	71.9
2019	76.5	75.3	72.6
2018	76.2	75.1	72.4
2017	76	75	72.1
2016	76.2	75	71.9
2015	75.7	74.7	71.6
2014	75.9	74.8	71.4
2013	75.7	74.9	71.1
2012	75.2	74.3	70.8
2011	74.9	74.3	70.4
2010	74.5	73.6	70.1
2009	74.2	73.5	69.7
2008	74	73.2	69.3
2007	73.4	72.8	69
2006	73.3	72.2	68.6
2005	72.9	71.6	68.1
2004	72.9	71.1	67.7
2003	72.5	70.8	67.4
2002	72.5	70.8	67.1
2001	72.4	71.1	66.8
2000	71.8	71.2	66.4
1999	71	70.6	66
1998	70.9	69.9	65.7
1997	71	69.1	65.5
1996	70.6	68.8	65.2
1995	70	69.3	64.9
1994	69.6	69.3	64.3
1993	69.2	69.5	64.4
1992	69.2	69.5	64.3
1991	69.4	70.1	64.1
1990	69.4	69.8	64
1989	69.4	69.6	63.8
1988	69.9	69.4	63.4
1987	69.6	69.1	63.2
1986	69.1	69.7	62.7
1985	68.9	69.4	62.2
1984	69	69.9	61.9
1983	68.9	69.8	61.5
1982	69.4	69.8	61.3
1981	69.2	69.5	60.9
1980	69.1	69.3	60.5
1979	69.7	69.5	60.2
1978	69.5	69.8	59.5
1977	69.9	69.5	59.2
1976	69.7	69.9	58.6
1975	69.4	69.6	58.3
1974	69.3	69.5	58.1
1973	69.6	68.7	57.7
1972	69.7	69	57.2
1971	69.1	68.4	56
1970	69.2	67.9	56.3
1969	69.4	67.2	56
1968	69.3	68	55.6
1967	69.5	68.1	55.1
1966	69.9	68.2	54.6
1965	69.2	68.4	54
1964	69.5	68.4	54.3
1963	68.9	67.8	53.7
1962	67.9	67.2	53.2
1961	69	66.4	50.4
1960	68.1	65.6	47.8
1959	67.3	64.9	49.6
1958	67.4	64.4	51.6
1957	66.4	64	51.1
1956	66	63.6	50.7
1955	66.9	63.3	50.2
1954	65.4	63	49.7
1953	63.9	62.5	48.8
1952	63.9	61.8	48.2
1951	62.5	61.2	47.1
1950	62.1	60.5	46.4
1949	61.3	–	–
1941	56.6	–	–
1932	–	42	–
1930	50.2	–	–
1920	42.1	–	–
1910	39.8	–	–
1900	37.3	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Hungary	Romania	World
2024	77.276.1–78.3	76.175–77.1	73.3
2025	77.375.7–78.8	76.374.7–77.7	73.5
2026	77.575.6–79.3	76.474.4–78.2	73.8
2027	77.775.4–79.6	76.674.3–78.7	73.9
2028	77.875.2–80.1	76.774.2–79.1	74.1
2029	7875.2–80.5	76.974.1–79.5	74.2
2030	78.175.1–80.7	7774.1–79.7	74.4
2031	78.375–81.2	77.273.9–80.1	74.5
2032	78.475–81.4	77.373.9–80.4	74.7
2033	78.675–81.7	77.573.9–80.7	74.8
2034	78.875–82	77.673.9–80.9	75
2035	78.975.1–82.2	77.873.8–81.1	75.1
2036	79.175.1–82.5	77.973.8–81.4	75.3
2037	79.275.2–82.8	78.173.8–81.7	75.4
2038	79.475.2–83.1	78.273.6–82.1	75.5
2039	79.675.1–83.4	78.473.8–82.3	75.7
2040	79.775.3–83.7	78.673.7–82.5	75.8
2041	79.975.3–83.9	78.773.6–82.9	75.9
2042	8075.3–84.1	78.973.8–83.1	76.1
2043	80.275.3–84.3	7973.8–83.3	76.2
2044	80.375.2–84.5	79.273.9–83.5	76.3
2045	80.575.3–84.8	79.373.8–83.6	76.5
2046	80.775.3–84.9	79.573.9–83.9	76.6
2047	80.875.5–85.2	79.674–84.1	76.7
2048	8175.3–85.3	79.874.1–84.6	76.8
2049	81.175.7–85.7	79.974.1–84.7	76.9
2050	81.375.6–85.7	80.174–85	77
2051	81.475.6–86	80.274.3–85.1	77.1
2052	81.675.7–86.2	80.474.3–85.3	77.2
2053	81.775.6–86.5	80.674.4–85.4	77.3
2054	81.975.9–86.6	80.774.2–85.7	77.4
2055	8275.8–86.8	80.974.3–85.8	77.6
2056	82.275.8–86.9	8174.3–85.8	77.7
2057	82.376–87.1	81.274.3–86.1	77.8
2058	82.575.9–87.3	81.374.5–86.2	77.9
2059	82.676–87.3	81.574.4–86.3	78
2060	82.876.2–87.5	81.674.4–86.3	78.1
2061	82.976.1–87.8	81.874.5–86.7	78.2
2062	83.176.3–88	81.974.4–86.9	78.3
2063	83.276.3–88.3	82.174.4–87	78.4
2064	83.376.4–88.5	82.274.7–87.3	78.5
2065	83.576.5–88.8	82.474.6–87.4	78.6
2066	83.676.8–88.8	82.574.7–87.8	78.7
2067	83.876.7–89.1	82.674.8–88.1	78.8
2068	83.977.1–89.4	82.874.8–88.3	78.9
2069	8477.3–89.5	82.974.7–88.5	79
2070	84.277.4–89.8	83.175.1–88.7	79.1
2071	84.377.5–90.1	83.275.1–88.9	79.2
2072	84.577.7–90.3	83.375.2–89.2	79.3
2073	84.677.9–90.5	83.575.2–89.2	79.4
2074	84.777.9–90.7	83.675.4–89.3	79.4
2075	84.978–90.7	83.875.4–89.6	79.5
2076	8578.1–91.1	83.975.6–89.8	79.6
2077	85.178.2–91	8475.7–90	79.7
2078	85.378–91.3	84.276–90	79.8
2079	85.478.2–91.5	84.376–90.4	79.9
2080	85.578.4–91.7	84.476–90.5	80
2081	85.778.6–92	84.675.9–90.7	80.1
2082	85.878.8–92.2	84.776–90.8	80.2
2083	85.979–92.5	84.876.3–91.1	80.3
2084	8679.1–92.6	84.976.5–91.4	80.3
2085	86.279.3–92.7	85.176.8–91.6	80.4
2086	86.379.1–92.9	85.276.8–91.6	80.5
2087	86.479.3–93	85.376.9–91.7	80.6
2088	86.579.4–93.2	85.477.1–91.9	80.7
2089	86.779.5–93.5	85.677–92.2	80.8
2090	86.879.7–93.8	85.777.1–92.4	80.9
2091	86.979.8–93.8	85.877.3–92.5	81
2092	8780–94.2	8677.5–92.7	81
2093	87.280–94.3	86.177.6–92.7	81.1
2094	87.380.3–94.3	86.278–93	81.2
2095	87.480.3–94.3	86.377.8–93	81.3
2096	87.580.4–94.7	86.478–93.3	81.4
2097	87.780.5–95	86.678.1–93.4	81.5
2098	87.880.8–95.2	86.778.4–93.5	81.6
2099	87.980.9–95.3	86.878.4–93.8	81.7
2100	8881–95.4	86.978.3–93.9	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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