Fertility & birth rates in Ethiopia and Hungary

Fertility rate in Ethiopia vs Hungary chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ethiopia was 3.99 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 Ethiopia vs Hungary population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ethiopia	Hungary
1960	6.51	2.02
1961	6.53	1.94
1962	6.56	1.79
1963	6.59	1.82
1964	6.61	1.82
1965	6.63	1.82
1966	6.66	1.89
1967	6.68	2.01
1968	6.7	2.06
1969	6.72	2.04
1970	6.78	1.98
1971	6.84	1.93
1972	6.9	1.93
1973	6.96	1.93
1974	7.02	2.27
1975	7.08	2.35
1976	7.13	2.23
1977	7.19	2.15
1978	7.23	2.06
1979	7.25	2.01
1980	7.29	1.91
1981	7.31	1.88
1982	7.34	1.8
1983	7.35	1.75
1984	7.36	1.75
1985	7.34	1.85
1986	7.32	1.84
1987	7.29	1.82
1988	7.26	1.81
1989	7.23	1.82
1990	7.2	1.87
1991	7.16	1.87
1992	7.13	1.77
1993	7.09	1.68
1994	7.05	1.64
1995	7	1.57
1996	6.93	1.46
1997	6.87	1.37
1998	6.79	1.32
1999	6.72	1.28
2000	6.65	1.32
2001	6.58	1.31
2002	6.5	1.3
2003	6.4	1.27
2004	6.3	1.28
2005	6.19	1.31
2006	6.05	1.34
2007	5.89	1.32
2008	5.7	1.35
2009	5.49	1.32
2010	5.28	1.25
2011	5.08	1.23
2012	4.89	1.34
2013	4.71	1.35
2014	4.61	1.44
2015	4.53	1.45
2016	4.47	1.53
2017	4.4	1.54
2018	4.37	1.55
2019	4.35	1.55
2020	4.27	1.59
2021	4.18	1.61
2022	4.08	1.56
2023	3.99	1.51
2024	3.91	1.51
2025	3.81	1.52
2026	3.72	1.52
2027	3.64	1.53
2028	3.57	1.53
2029	3.5	1.53
2030	3.43	1.54
2031	3.36	1.54
2032	3.3	1.54
2033	3.24	1.54
2034	3.19	1.55
2035	3.14	1.55
2036	3.08	1.55
2037	3.03	1.55
2038	2.99	1.56
2039	2.94	1.56
2040	2.9	1.56
2041	2.86	1.56
2042	2.83	1.56
2043	2.79	1.57
2044	2.75	1.57
2045	2.72	1.57
2046	2.68	1.57
2047	2.65	1.57
2048	2.62	1.57
2049	2.59	1.57
2050	2.55	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ethiopia	Hungary
1960	42.2%	25.3%
1961	42.2%	25.1%
1962	42.1%	24.8%
1963	42.2%	24.3%
1964	42.3%	23.8%
1965	42.5%	23.3%
1966	42.9%	22.8%
1967	43.2%	22.4%
1968	43.5%	22%
1969	43.8%	21.4%
1970	44.2%	20.8%
1971	44.5%	20.4%
1972	44.9%	20.1%
1973	45.2%	20%
1974	45.4%	20.1%
1975	45.6%	20.4%
1976	45.7%	20.8%
1977	45.9%	21.1%
1978	46.1%	21.5%
1979	46.2%	21.8%
1980	46.3%	21.9%
1981	46.4%	22.1%
1982	46.5%	22.1%
1983	46.4%	22%
1984	46.2%	21.8%
1985	46.1%	21.6%
1986	46%	21.5%
1987	46%	21.4%
1988	46%	21.2%
1989	46.1%	20.8%
1990	46.2%	20.2%
1991	46.2%	19.7%
1992	46.2%	19.2%
1993	46.4%	18.8%
1994	46.5%	18.5%
1995	46.7%	18.2%
1996	46.9%	17.9%
1997	47.1%	17.6%
1998	47.4%	17.4%
1999	47.6%	17.1%
2000	47.7%	16.8%
2001	47.8%	16.5%
2002	47.8%	16.2%
2003	47.7%	16%
2004	47.6%	15.8%
2005	47.4%	15.6%
2006	47.2%	15.3%
2007	46.9%	15.1%
2008	46.6%	15%
2009	46.2%	14.8%
2010	45.7%	14.7%
2011	45.2%	14.6%
2012	44.6%	14.5%
2013	44%	14.4%
2014	43.4%	14.5%
2015	42.9%	14.5%
2016	42.3%	14.5%
2017	41.8%	14.5%
2018	41.3%	14.5%
2019	40.9%	14.5%
2020	40.5%	14.6%
2021	40.1%	14.6%
2022	39.7%	14.6%
2023	39.4%	14.5%
2024	39.1%	14.4%
2025	38.8%	14.4%
2026	38.5%	14.3%
2027	38.3%	14.3%
2028	38.1%	14.3%
2029	37.8%	14.2%
2030	37.6%	14.2%
2031	37.3%	14.1%
2032	37%	14%
2033	36.6%	13.9%
2034	36.2%	13.8%
2035	35.8%	13.7%
2036	35.4%	13.6%
2037	34.9%	13.5%
2038	34.5%	13.4%
2039	34%	13.4%
2040	33.6%	13.4%
2041	33.2%	13.5%
2042	32.8%	13.5%
2043	32.4%	13.5%
2044	32%	13.5%
2045	31.7%	13.6%
2046	31.3%	13.6%
2047	31%	13.7%
2048	30.7%	13.7%
2049	30.3%	13.8%
2050	30%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.1% of the population in Ethiopia and 14.4% in Hungary in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 20.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ethiopia and Hungary compared.

Natural population change in Ethiopia vs Hungary by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Ethiopia and -0.43% in Hungary. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Ethiopia	Hungary
1960	511,694	44,926
1961	538,518	44,123
1962	563,650	21,128
1963	590,998	32,282
1964	618,667	31,371
1965	642,359	24,355
1966	616,281	36,643
1967	695,283	39,845
1968	715,602	39,997
1969	736,428	38,105
1970	760,821	32,048
1971	787,047	26,956
1972	779,808	34,315
1973	807,535	33,382
1974	777,306	60,777
1975	801,425	63,243
1976	899,577	52,993
1977	929,381	45,787
1978	943,388	27,780
1979	987,203	23,549
1980	1,007,516	3,213
1981	1,018,838	-2,142
1982	1,080,853	-10,705
1983	863,472	-21,379
1984	920,670	-21,336
1985	997,050	-18,103
1986	1,050,277	-18,072
1987	1,356,853	-15,919
1988	1,393,356	-15,895
1989	1,441,769	-20,963
1990	1,479,663	-19,710
1991	1,579,416	-17,635
1992	1,673,839	-26,960
1993	1,734,851	-33,144
1994	1,788,133	-31,030
1995	1,831,068	-34,086
1996	1,896,364	-38,152
1997	1,945,112	-38,075
1998	1,984,989	-43,120
1999	2,010,987	-49,140
2000	2,083,622	-37,780
2001	2,137,791	-35,657
2002	2,189,683	-36,571
2003	2,231,223	-41,531
2004	2,296,999	-37,396
2005	2,353,375	-38,331
2006	2,393,585	-32,228
2007	2,436,753	-35,195
2008	2,465,283	-31,118
2009	2,467,118	-34,077
2010	2,498,048	-40,000
2011	2,527,811	-40,884
2012	2,533,398	-38,689
2013	2,546,020	-36,529
2014	2,623,647	-32,449
2015	2,713,529	-39,191
2016	2,809,889	-31,231
2017	2,899,143	-37,934
2018	3,015,231	-37,858
2019	3,132,780	-36,840
2020	3,199,718	-47,385
2021	3,204,673	-61,638
2022	3,300,114	-47,065
2023	3,338,649	-41,247

Maternal mortality chart: Ethiopia vs Hungary

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 195 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ethiopia, compared to 12 deaths in Hungary.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ethiopia	Hungary
1985	1,329	26
1986	1,317	26
1987	1,289	24
1988	1,306	24
1989	1,296	25
1990	1,320	25
1991	1,239	24
1992	1,218	24
1993	1,168	23
1994	1,113	21
1995	1,060	19
1996	1,008	17
1997	957	16
1998	911	15
1999	901	15
2000	870	14
2001	856	13
2002	826	13
2003	797	13
2004	764	12
2005	754	13
2006	729	12
2007	704	13
2008	678	13
2009	649	13
2010	619	13
2011	588	14
2012	545	13
2013	494	13
2014	444	13
2015	401	13
2016	364	13
2017	327	14
2018	297	14
2019	269	13
2020	244	18
2021	250	30
2022	207	14
2023	195	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.65% in Ethiopia and 0.38% in Hungary. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Ethiopia	Hungary
1960	-	5.41%
1961	-	5.16%
1962	-	4.94%
1963	-	4.75%
1964	-	4.59%
1965	-	4.45%
1966	27.8%	4.32%
1967	24.9%	4.2%
1968	24.8%	4.08%
1969	24.8%	3.98%
1970	24.7%	3.89%
1971	24.7%	3.83%
1972	24.7%	3.82%
1973	24.6%	3.83%
1974	28.3%	3.77%
1975	28.2%	3.55%
1976	24.5%	3.23%
1977	24.5%	2.93%
1978	24.4%	2.7%
1979	24.2%	2.52%
1980	24%	2.37%
1981	23.8%	2.26%
1982	23.5%	2.2%
1983	32%	2.2%
1984	31.4%	2.2%
1985	30.3%	2.15%
1986	29.7%	2.07%
1987	21.5%	1.97%
1988	21%	1.87%
1989	20.6%	1.78%
1990	20.2%	1.72%
1991	19.7%	1.65%
1992	19.1%	1.57%
1993	18.5%	1.45%
1994	17.9%	1.34%
1995	17.2%	1.25%
1996	16.6%	1.19%
1997	15.9%	1.15%
1998	15.3%	1.11%
1999	14.7%	1.06%
2000	14%	1.01%
2001	13.4%	0.95%
2002	12.8%	0.9%
2003	12.1%	0.84%
2004	11.5%	0.8%
2005	10.9%	0.75%
2006	10.3%	0.72%
2007	9.74%	0.68%
2008	9.23%	0.65%
2009	8.76%	0.62%
2010	8.32%	0.6%
2011	7.91%	0.59%
2012	7.53%	0.57%
2013	7.16%	0.56%
2014	6.82%	0.53%
2015	6.49%	0.51%
2016	6.17%	0.47%
2017	5.89%	0.45%
2018	5.64%	0.43%
2019	5.41%	0.41%
2020	5.2%	0.4%
2021	5%	0.4%
2022	4.82%	0.39%
2023	4.65%	0.38%