Life expectancy at birth, men in Hungary

Life expectancy at birth for men in Hungary was 73.7 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hungary, 2024 73.7 Years
Change from 2023 +0.4% 2023: 73.4 years
European Union, 2024 79.0 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 79.7 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 91st of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men in Hungary over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2024 73.7 years 79.0 years
2023 73.4 years 78.8 years
2022 72.6 years 78.1 years
2021 70.7 years 77.6 years
2020 72.2 years 77.7 years
2019 73.1 years 78.7 years
2018 72.7 years 78.4 years
2017 72.5 years 78.3 years
2016 72.6 years 78.2 years
2015 72.3 years 77.8 years
2014 72.3 years 78.1 years
2013 72.2 years 77.6 years
2012 71.6 years 77.3 years
2011 71.2 years 77.2 years
2010 70.5 years 76.7 years
2009 70.1 years 76.4 years
2008 69.8 years 76.1 years
2007 69.2 years 75.8 years
2006 69.0 years 75.6 years
2005 68.6 years 75.2 years
2004 68.6 years 75.0 years
2003 68.3 years 74.5 years
2002 68.3 years 74.3 years
2001 68.2 years 74.2 years
2000 67.1 years 73.8 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 73.4 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 72.3 years, the figure has changed by +1.9%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 91st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.0 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Hungary
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects