Hungary birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Hungary chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Hungary was 1.51 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1978. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.68 — a -10.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Hungary	World
1960	2.02	4.69
1961	1.94	4.56
1962	1.79	5.02
1963	1.82	5.31
1964	1.82	5.13
1965	1.82	5.08
1966	1.89	4.97
1967	2.01	4.87
1968	2.06	4.98
1969	2.04	4.88
1970	1.98	4.84
1971	1.93	4.69
1972	1.93	4.55
1973	1.93	4.42
1974	2.27	4.26
1975	2.35	4.07
1976	2.23	3.97
1977	2.15	3.84
1978	2.06	3.77
1979	2.01	3.76
1980	1.91	3.73
1981	1.88	3.71
1982	1.8	3.72
1983	1.75	3.59
1984	1.75	3.57
1985	1.85	3.53
1986	1.84	3.51
1987	1.82	3.48
1988	1.81	3.39
1989	1.82	3.35
1990	1.87	3.31
1991	1.87	3.13
1992	1.77	3.04
1993	1.68	2.97
1994	1.64	2.92
1995	1.57	2.87
1996	1.46	2.82
1997	1.37	2.78
1998	1.32	2.75
1999	1.28	2.72
2000	1.32	2.73
2001	1.31	2.69
2002	1.3	2.66
2003	1.27	2.64
2004	1.28	2.63
2005	1.31	2.61
2006	1.34	2.61
2007	1.32	2.6
2008	1.35	2.6
2009	1.32	2.59
2010	1.25	2.57
2011	1.23	2.55
2012	1.34	2.56
2013	1.35	2.53
2014	1.44	2.52
2015	1.45	2.49
2016	1.53	2.49
2017	1.54	2.46
2018	1.55	2.39
2019	1.55	2.35
2020	1.59	2.28
2021	1.61	2.25
2022	1.56	2.22
2023	1.51	2.2
2024	1.51	2.19
2025	1.52	2.18
2026	1.52	2.18
2027	1.53	2.17
2028	1.53	2.16
2029	1.53	2.15
2030	1.54	2.14
2031	1.54	2.13
2032	1.54	2.12
2033	1.54	2.12
2034	1.55	2.11
2035	1.55	2.1
2036	1.55	2.09
2037	1.55	2.09
2038	1.56	2.08
2039	1.56	2.08
2040	1.56	2.08
2041	1.56	2.07
2042	1.56	2.07
2043	1.57	2.07
2044	1.57	2.07
2045	1.57	2.06
2046	1.57	2.06
2047	1.57	2.06
2048	1.57	2.05
2049	1.57	2.05
2050	1.58	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 5.03% were to women under 20 years old, 38.1% to women ages 20-29, and 56.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.6%, 67.9%, and 20.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Hungary by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Hungary	World
1960	25.3%	37.4%
1961	25.1%	37.5%
1962	24.8%	37.6%
1963	24.3%	37.8%
1964	23.8%	38%
1965	23.3%	38%
1966	22.8%	38%
1967	22.4%	38%
1968	22%	37.9%
1969	21.4%	37.8%
1970	20.8%	37.7%
1971	20.4%	37.6%
1972	20.1%	37.5%
1973	20%	37.3%
1974	20.1%	37.2%
1975	20.4%	37.1%
1976	20.8%	36.9%
1977	21.1%	36.7%
1978	21.5%	36.3%
1979	21.8%	35.9%
1980	21.9%	35.5%
1981	22.1%	35.2%
1982	22.1%	34.9%
1983	22%	34.6%
1984	21.8%	34.3%
1985	21.6%	34%
1986	21.5%	33.8%
1987	21.4%	33.6%
1988	21.2%	33.4%
1989	20.8%	33.2%
1990	20.2%	33%
1991	19.7%	32.9%
1992	19.2%	32.7%
1993	18.8%	32.5%
1994	18.5%	32.3%
1995	18.2%	32.1%
1996	17.9%	31.8%
1997	17.6%	31.5%
1998	17.4%	31.1%
1999	17.1%	30.8%
2000	16.8%	30.4%
2001	16.5%	30%
2002	16.2%	29.6%
2003	16%	29.2%
2004	15.8%	28.8%
2005	15.6%	28.5%
2006	15.3%	28.1%
2007	15.1%	27.9%
2008	15%	27.6%
2009	14.8%	27.5%
2010	14.7%	27.3%
2011	14.6%	27.1%
2012	14.5%	27%
2013	14.4%	26.9%
2014	14.5%	26.8%
2015	14.5%	26.6%
2016	14.5%	26.5%
2017	14.5%	26.4%
2018	14.5%	26.2%
2019	14.5%	26%
2020	14.6%	25.8%
2021	14.6%	25.6%
2022	14.6%	25.3%
2023	14.5%	25%
2024	14.4%	24.7%
2025	14.4%	24.4%
2026	14.3%	24.1%
2027	14.3%	23.8%
2028	14.3%	23.4%
2029	14.2%	23.1%
2030	14.2%	22.8%
2031	14.1%	22.6%
2032	14%	22.3%
2033	13.9%	22.1%
2034	13.8%	21.9%
2035	13.7%	21.7%
2036	13.6%	21.6%
2037	13.5%	21.5%
2038	13.4%	21.4%
2039	13.4%	21.3%
2040	13.4%	21.2%
2041	13.5%	21.1%
2042	13.5%	21%
2043	13.5%	21%
2044	13.5%	20.9%
2045	13.6%	20.8%
2046	13.6%	20.7%
2047	13.7%	20.7%
2048	13.7%	20.6%
2049	13.8%	20.5%
2050	13.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Hungary was 25.3% in 1960, 18.8% in 1993, and 14.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Hungary.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Hungary, excluding migration, has been -0.43% annually. On average, -41,283 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Hungary
1960	44,926
1961	44,123
1962	21,128
1963	32,282
1964	31,371
1965	24,355
1966	36,643
1967	39,845
1968	39,997
1969	38,105
1970	32,048
1971	26,956
1972	34,315
1973	33,382
1974	60,777
1975	63,243
1976	52,993
1977	45,787
1978	27,780
1979	23,549
1980	3,213
1981	-2,142
1982	-10,705
1983	-21,379
1984	-21,336
1985	-18,103
1986	-18,072
1987	-15,919
1988	-15,895
1989	-20,963
1990	-19,710
1991	-17,635
1992	-26,960
1993	-33,144
1994	-31,030
1995	-34,086
1996	-38,152
1997	-38,075
1998	-43,120
1999	-49,140
2000	-37,780
2001	-35,657
2002	-36,571
2003	-41,531
2004	-37,396
2005	-38,331
2006	-32,228
2007	-35,195
2008	-31,118
2009	-34,077
2010	-40,000
2011	-40,884
2012	-38,689
2013	-36,529
2014	-32,449
2015	-39,191
2016	-31,231
2017	-37,934
2018	-37,858
2019	-36,840
2020	-47,385
2021	-61,638
2022	-47,065
2023	-41,247

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Hungary was 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -14.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Hungary	World
1985	26	460
1986	26	438
1987	24	429
1988	24	414
1989	25	401
1990	25	391
1991	24	395
1992	24	395
1993	23	389
1994	21	382
1995	19	371
1996	17	366
1997	16	358
1998	15	360
1999	15	340
2000	14	328
2001	13	321
2002	13	311
2003	13	301
2004	12	291
2005	13	283
2006	12	276
2007	13	269
2008	13	264
2009	13	258
2010	13	253
2011	14	247
2012	13	239
2013	13	235
2014	13	231
2015	13	228
2016	13	220
2017	14	215
2018	14	211
2019	13	207
2020	18	211
2021	30	242
2022	14	203
2023	12	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Hungary was 3.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.38% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 10.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Hungary	World
1960	5.41%	18.5%
1961	5.16%	18.1%
1962	4.94%	17.8%
1963	4.75%	17.5%
1964	4.59%	17.7%
1965	4.45%	17.5%
1966	4.32%	17.3%
1967	4.2%	17%
1968	4.08%	16.5%
1969	3.98%	15.5%
1970	3.89%	15.2%
1971	3.83%	15.1%
1972	3.82%	14.4%
1973	3.83%	14.1%
1974	3.77%	13.7%
1975	3.55%	13.4%
1976	3.23%	13%
1977	2.93%	12.5%
1978	2.7%	12.1%
1979	2.52%	11.7%
1980	2.37%	11.4%
1981	2.26%	11%
1982	2.2%	10.8%
1983	2.2%	10.6%
1984	2.2%	10.4%
1985	2.15%	10.1%
1986	2.07%	9.81%
1987	1.97%	9.47%
1988	1.87%	9.31%
1989	1.78%	9.02%
1990	1.72%	8.81%
1991	1.65%	8.66%
1992	1.57%	8.46%
1993	1.45%	8.19%
1994	1.34%	7.98%
1995	1.25%	7.76%
1996	1.19%	7.52%
1997	1.15%	7.28%
1998	1.11%	7.05%
1999	1.06%	6.76%
2000	1.01%	6.48%
2001	0.95%	6.21%
2002	0.9%	5.94%
2003	0.84%	5.65%
2004	0.8%	5.43%
2005	0.75%	5.16%
2006	0.72%	4.92%
2007	0.68%	4.7%
2008	0.65%	4.5%
2009	0.62%	4.31%
2010	0.6%	4.11%
2011	0.59%	3.97%
2012	0.57%	3.77%
2013	0.56%	3.61%
2014	0.53%	3.48%
2015	0.51%	3.35%
2016	0.47%	3.23%
2017	0.45%	3.11%
2018	0.43%	2.97%
2019	0.41%	2.86%
2020	0.4%	2.75%
2021	0.4%	2.66%
2022	0.39%	2.59%
2023	0.38%	2.49%