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Fertility & birth rates in Brunei and Hungary

Updated on by Georank team

Brunei has an annual birth rate of 13.6 births per 1,000 people, compared to 9.1 for Hungary. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.75 in Brunei and 1.51 in Hungary — 13.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -76.1% in Brunei and by -25.2% in Hungary — in 1960, it was 7.32 and 2.02, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Brunei is ranked 105/196 by birth rate compared to 160/196 for Hungary.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30.7 in Brunei — it's 30.1 in Hungary.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 8.52 in Brunei vs 17.5 in Hungary.
  • In Brunei, 25.7% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 22% in Hungary.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.84% in Brunei and -0.43% in Hungary.

Birth rate data compared

Brunei Hungary
Fertility rate 1.75 1.51
Birth rate 13.6 9.1
Birth rate rank 105/196 160/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 28.8 years
Average age at childbearing 30.7 years 30.1 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 7.48 17.3
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 75.1 63.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 27.2 13.4
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.7% 22%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 n/a 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.6% 99.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.04% 0.01%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.49% 0.21%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.82% 0.32%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.94% 0.38%
Population change due to births and deaths +3,837 -41,247
Natural population change rank 132/196 181/196
Natural population change rate +0.84% -0.43%
Population growth +0.82% -0.31%
Population growth rank 116/197 178/197
Life expectancy 75.7 years 77.3 years

Fertility rate in Brunei vs Hungary chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brunei was 1.75 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.51 in Hungary in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brunei vs Hungary population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Brunei
Factual

UN forecast
Hungary
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Brunei Hungary
1960 7.32 2.02
1961 7.19 1.94
1962 7.03 1.79
1963 6.89 1.82
1964 6.77 1.82
1965 6.65 1.82
1966 6.51 1.89
1967 6.37 2.01
1968 6.2 2.06
1969 6.01 2.04
1970 5.8 1.98
1971 5.62 1.93
1972 5.5 1.93
1973 5.36 1.93
1974 5.18 2.27
1975 4.99 2.35
1976 4.78 2.23
1977 4.58 2.15
1978 4.39 2.06
1979 4.22 2.01
1980 4.07 1.91
1981 3.94 1.88
1982 3.84 1.8
1983 3.75 1.75
1984 3.68 1.75
1985 3.61 1.85
1986 3.55 1.84
1987 3.49 1.82
1988 3.44 1.81
1989 3.36 1.82
1990 3.29 1.87
1991 3.21 1.87
1992 3.11 1.77
1993 3.01 1.68
1994 2.9 1.64
1995 2.79 1.57
1996 2.68 1.46
1997 2.6 1.37
1998 2.53 1.32
1999 2.46 1.28
2000 2.4 1.32
2001 2.34 1.31
2002 2.26 1.3
2003 2.19 1.27
2004 2.1 1.28
2005 2.02 1.31
2006 1.97 1.34
2007 1.93 1.32
2008 1.92 1.35
2009 1.92 1.32
2010 1.94 1.25
2011 1.96 1.23
2012 1.97 1.34
2013 1.98 1.35
2014 1.97 1.44
2015 1.95 1.45
2016 1.92 1.53
2017 1.88 1.54
2018 1.85 1.55
2019 1.82 1.55
2020 1.8 1.59
2021 1.78 1.61
2022 1.76 1.56
2023 1.75 1.51
2024 1.73 1.51
2025 1.71 1.52
2026 1.7 1.52
2027 1.68 1.53
2028 1.68 1.53
2029 1.67 1.53
2030 1.66 1.54
2031 1.65 1.54
2032 1.65 1.54
2033 1.65 1.54
2034 1.64 1.55
2035 1.64 1.55
2036 1.64 1.55
2037 1.64 1.55
2038 1.64 1.56
2039 1.63 1.56
2040 1.63 1.56
2041 1.63 1.56
2042 1.63 1.56
2043 1.62 1.57
2044 1.62 1.57
2045 1.62 1.57
2046 1.62 1.57
2047 1.62 1.57
2048 1.62 1.57
2049 1.62 1.57
2050 1.61 1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Brunei
Factual

UN forecast
Hungary
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Brunei Hungary
1960 44.1% 25.3%
1961 45.2% 25.1%
1962 46.1% 24.8%
1963 46.6% 24.3%
1964 46.6% 23.8%
1965 46.5% 23.3%
1966 46% 22.8%
1967 45.4% 22.4%
1968 44.8% 22%
1969 44.2% 21.4%
1970 43.6% 20.8%
1971 43.3% 20.4%
1972 43% 20.1%
1973 42.6% 20%
1974 42% 20.1%
1975 41.3% 20.4%
1976 40.6% 20.8%
1977 39.9% 21.1%
1978 39.3% 21.5%
1979 38.9% 21.8%
1980 38.5% 21.9%
1981 38.1% 22.1%
1982 37.6% 22.1%
1983 36.9% 22%
1984 36.3% 21.8%
1985 35.7% 21.6%
1986 35.2% 21.5%
1987 34.9% 21.4%
1988 34.7% 21.2%
1989 34.6% 20.8%
1990 34.4% 20.2%
1991 34.4% 19.7%
1992 34.3% 19.2%
1993 34.1% 18.8%
1994 33.7% 18.5%
1995 33.3% 18.2%
1996 32.7% 17.9%
1997 32.2% 17.6%
1998 31.6% 17.4%
1999 31% 17.1%
2000 30.3% 16.8%
2001 29.6% 16.5%
2002 28.9% 16.2%
2003 28.1% 16%
2004 27.4% 15.8%
2005 26.7% 15.6%
2006 25.9% 15.3%
2007 25.5% 15.1%
2008 25.5% 15%
2009 25.4% 14.8%
2010 25.3% 14.7%
2011 25.2% 14.6%
2012 24.9% 14.5%
2013 24.5% 14.4%
2014 24% 14.5%
2015 23.6% 14.5%
2016 23.1% 14.5%
2017 22.7% 14.5%
2018 22.3% 14.5%
2019 21.9% 14.5%
2020 21.6% 14.6%
2021 21.3% 14.6%
2022 21.2% 14.6%
2023 21% 14.5%
2024 20.8% 14.4%
2025 20.6% 14.4%
2026 20.4% 14.3%
2027 20.1% 14.3%
2028 19.8% 14.3%
2029 19.5% 14.2%
2030 19.1% 14.2%
2031 18.8% 14.1%
2032 18.5% 14%
2033 18.2% 13.9%
2034 18% 13.8%
2035 17.7% 13.7%
2036 17.5% 13.6%
2037 17.2% 13.5%
2038 17% 13.4%
2039 16.8% 13.4%
2040 16.6% 13.4%
2041 16.4% 13.5%
2042 16.3% 13.5%
2043 16.1% 13.5%
2044 16% 13.5%
2045 15.9% 13.6%
2046 15.8% 13.6%
2047 15.7% 13.7%
2048 15.7% 13.7%
2049 15.6% 13.8%
2050 15.6% 13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.8% of the population in Brunei and 14.4% in Hungary in 2024, compared to 34.4% and 20.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brunei and Hungary compared.

Natural population change in Brunei vs Hungary by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.01% in Brunei and -0.43% in Hungary. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Brunei
Hungary

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Brunei Hungary
1960 3,168 44,926
1961 3,175 44,123
1962 3,128 21,128
1963 3,195 32,282
1964 3,264 31,371
1965 3,326 24,355
1966 3,403 36,643
1967 3,477 39,845
1968 3,551 39,997
1969 3,618 38,105
1970 3,694 32,048
1971 3,880 26,956
1972 4,085 34,315
1973 4,216 33,382
1974 4,334 60,777
1975 4,431 63,243
1976 4,518 52,993
1977 4,594 45,787
1978 4,668 27,780
1979 4,717 23,549
1980 4,775 3,213
1981 4,839 -2,142
1982 4,931 -10,705
1983 5,138 -21,379
1984 5,373 -21,336
1985 5,620 -18,103
1986 5,826 -18,072
1987 6,017 -15,919
1988 6,135 -15,895
1989 6,202 -20,963
1990 6,265 -19,710
1991 6,259 -17,635
1992 6,169 -26,960
1993 6,045 -33,144
1994 5,907 -31,030
1995 5,750 -34,086
1996 5,606 -38,152
1997 5,518 -38,075
1998 5,466 -43,120
1999 5,388 -49,140
2000 5,331 -37,780
2001 5,275 -35,657
2002 5,169 -36,571
2003 5,034 -41,531
2004 4,874 -37,396
2005 4,703 -38,331
2006 4,590 -32,228
2007 4,521 -35,195
2008 4,624 -31,118
2009 4,789 -34,077
2010 5,003 -40,000
2011 5,242 -40,884
2012 5,349 -38,689
2013 5,302 -36,529
2014 5,206 -32,449
2015 5,060 -39,191
2016 4,876 -31,231
2017 4,685 -37,934
2018 4,502 -37,858
2019 4,335 -36,840
2020 4,188 -47,385
2021 3,985 -61,638
2022 3,319 -47,065
2023 3,837 -41,247

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Maternal mortality chart: Brunei vs Hungary

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brunei, compared to 12 deaths in Hungary.

Brunei
Hungary
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Brunei Hungary
1985 79 26
1986 78 26
1987 75 24
1988 73 24
1989 71 25
1990 68 25
1991 65 24
1992 62 24
1993 59 23
1994 58 21
1995 55 19
1996 54 17
1997 52 16
1998 51 15
1999 50 15
2000 48 14
2001 46 13
2002 46 13
2003 45 13
2004 44 12
2005 43 13
2006 42 12
2007 41 13
2008 40 13
2009 40 13
2010 40 13
2011 40 14
2012 40 13
2013 40 13
2014 40 13
2015 39 13
2016 39 13
2017 39 14
2018 39 14
2019 38 13
2020 39 18
2021 44 30
2022 88 14
2023 36 12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Brunei and 0.38% in Hungary. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Brunei
Hungary

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Brunei Hungary
1960 8.9% 5.41%
1961 8.24% 5.16%
1962 7.66% 4.94%
1963 7.15% 4.75%
1964 6.7% 4.59%
1965 6.32% 4.45%
1966 5.98% 4.32%
1967 5.69% 4.2%
1968 5.42% 4.08%
1969 5.16% 3.98%
1970 4.91% 3.89%
1971 4.64% 3.83%
1972 4.35% 3.82%
1973 4.06% 3.83%
1974 3.77% 3.77%
1975 3.49% 3.55%
1976 3.21% 3.23%
1977 2.95% 2.93%
1978 2.71% 2.7%
1979 2.48% 2.52%
1980 2.28% 2.37%
1981 2.09% 2.26%
1982 1.93% 2.2%
1983 1.79% 2.2%
1984 1.67% 2.2%
1985 1.57% 2.15%
1986 1.48% 2.07%
1987 1.42% 1.97%
1988 1.38% 1.87%
1989 1.35% 1.78%
1990 1.33% 1.72%
1991 1.32% 1.65%
1992 1.31% 1.57%
1993 1.3% 1.45%
1994 1.27% 1.34%
1995 1.23% 1.25%
1996 1.19% 1.19%
1997 1.15% 1.15%
1998 1.1% 1.11%
1999 1.07% 1.06%
2000 1.03% 1.01%
2001 1% 0.95%
2002 0.98% 0.9%
2003 0.96% 0.84%
2004 0.95% 0.8%
2005 0.95% 0.75%
2006 0.95% 0.72%
2007 0.95% 0.68%
2008 0.96% 0.65%
2009 0.96% 0.62%
2010 0.97% 0.6%
2011 0.98% 0.59%
2012 0.99% 0.57%
2013 0.99% 0.56%
2014 1% 0.53%
2015 1% 0.51%
2016 1% 0.47%
2017 1% 0.45%
2018 0.99% 0.43%
2019 0.98% 0.41%
2020 0.97% 0.4%
2021 0.96% 0.4%
2022 0.95% 0.39%
2023 0.94% 0.38%

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