Life expectancy in Budapest

Life expectancy at birth in Budapest was 78.9 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, by region Unit: Years Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Budapest, 2024 78.9 Years
Change from 2023 +0.1% 2023: 78.8 years
Hungary, 2024 76.8 years Country total
Position in 2024 217th of 267 See the full ranking

Life expectancy in Budapest over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, by region (years), 2000 to 2024
Period BudapestHungary
2024 78.9 years 76.8 years
2023 78.8 years 76.7 years
2022 77.9 years 75.9 years
2021 76.4 years 74.1 years
2020 77.6 years 75.5 years
2019 78.3 years 76.3 years
2018 78.1 years 76.0 years
2017 77.9 years 75.9 years
2016 78.0 years 76.1 years
2015 77.5 years 75.6 years
2014 78.0 yearsb (break in time series) 75.8 yearsb (break in time series)
2013 – 75.8 years
2012 77.5 years 75.3 years
2011 77.1 years 75.1 years
2010 76.9 years 74.7 years
2009 76.7 years 74.4 years
2008 76.4 years 74.2 years
2007 75.8 years 73.6 years
2006 75.6 years 73.5 years
2005 75.2 years 73.0 years
2004 75.1 years 73.0 years
2003 74.7 years 72.6 years
2002 74.6 years 72.6 years
2001 73.8 years 72.5 years
2000 – 71.9 years

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1% from 78.8 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 78.0 years, the figure has changed by +1.2%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 267 regions with data for 2024, Budapest has the 217th highest value.
  • The figure for Hungary in 2024 was 76.8 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_mlifexp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y_LT1 unit=YR
Observation period
2001 to 2024 for Budapest
Provider update
1 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat