Population
9.6M
Unitary parliamentary republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$70,955
in 2031
Passport power
#19
119 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Budapest
of 19 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Hungary
- Capital
- Budapest
- Continent
- Europe / Central Europe
- Area
- 93,028 km²
- Population
- 9.6M
- Density
- 103.2/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .hu
- Calling code
- +36
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #19 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 119
- Total accessible
- 159
- Digital nomad visa
- White Card $3,240/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 1 Residency 1 Citizenship
Culture and society
- Languages
- Hungarian (magyar)
- Religions
- Christianity 42.5%, No answer 40.1%, Irreligion 16.1%, Others 1.3%
- Currencies
- Ft HUF — Hungarian forint
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.870
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $70,955
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.7 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 93.8%
- Gini index (2018)
- 29.6
- Inflation (2031)
- 3.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 3.8%
- Urban population (2025)
- 70.7%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.9/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 13.4 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 72th pct
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.7/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.68
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU Air Passenger Rights Reform Agreed After 13-Year Deadlock | Policy & regulation | Freaking Nomads | 3 months ago |
| Hungary Alleges Former Officials Sold Citizenship to Canadians Under Discretionary Route | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 3 months ago |
| Hungary Ends Guest Worker Residence Permit Route for New Applications from June 6, 2026 | Visa & immigration | Erickson Immigration Group | 3 months ago |
| Australia-EU Trade Deal Contains Four-Year Professional Mobility Provisions | Visa & immigration | IMI Daily | 4 months ago |
| Canada Capital Outflows, Paraguay Investor Pass, and Hungary Political Shift Discussed | Opinion & analysis | The Expat Money Show | 5 months ago |