English and German are the most spoken foreign languages of Hungary. As per the 2011 census, 16% of the Hungarian population, accounting for 1,589,180 speakers, speak English as a foreign language. German is spoken by 1,111,997 speakers, accounting for 11.2% of the Hungarian population.

Is German useful in Hungary?

German is probably the most common language after Hungarian and English. During the time of the Empire, before the Dual Monarchy, all of the Hungarian elite spoke German. Hungarian was considered a peasant language.

Are people from Hungary German?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. German Hungarians (German: Ungarndeutsche, Hungarian: magyarországi németek) are the German-speaking minority of Hungary, sometimes called Danube Swabians (German: Donauschwaben, Hungarian: Dunai svábok), many of whom call themselves "Shwoveh".