Median age in Budapest

The median age in Budapest was 44.0 years on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.

Measure: Median age of the population, by region Unit: Years Data: 2001 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Budapest, 2025 44.0 Years
Change from 2024 +0.5% 2024: 43.8 years
Hungary, 2025 44.8 years Country total
Position in 2025 169th of 294 See the full ranking

Median age in Budapest over time

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

Median age of the population, by region (years), 2001 to 2025
Period BudapestHungary
2025 44.0 years 44.8 years
2024 43.8 years 44.5 years
2023 43.8 years 44.2 years
2022 43.6 years 43.9 years
2021 43.3 years 43.7 years
2020 42.9 years 43.3 years
2019 42.5 years 43.0 years
2018 42.2 years 42.6 years
2017 41.9 years 42.3 years
2016 41.5 years 41.9 years
2015 41.2 years 41.6 years
2014 41.2 years 41.4 years
2013 41.1 years 41.1 years
2012 41.0 years 40.8 yearsb (break in time series)
2011 40.1 years 40.1 years
2010 40.1 years 39.8 years
2009 40.3 years 39.6 years
2008 40.5 years 39.4 years
2007 40.7 years 39.2 years
2006 40.9 years 39.0 years
2005 41.3 years 38.9 years
2004 41.5 years 38.8 years
2003 41.7 years 38.8 years
2002 41.8 years 38.7 years
2001 41.9 years 38.6 years

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 43.8 years in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 41.2 years, the figure has changed by +6.8%.
  • Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Budapest has the 169th highest value.
  • The figure for Hungary in 2025 was 44.8 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_pjanind2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=MEDAGEPOP unit=YR
Observation period
2001 to 2025 for Budapest
Provider update
10 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat