Fertility & birth rates in Hungary and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Hungary vs New Zealand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Hungary was 1.51 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Hungary	New Zealand
1960	2.02	4.24
1961	1.94	4.31
1962	1.79	4.19
1963	1.82	4.05
1964	1.82	3.8
1965	1.82	3.54
1966	1.89	3.41
1967	2.01	3.35
1968	2.06	3.34
1969	2.04	3.28
1970	1.98	3.17
1971	1.93	3.18
1972	1.93	3
1973	1.93	2.76
1974	2.27	2.58
1975	2.35	2.37
1976	2.23	2.27
1977	2.15	2.21
1978	2.06	2.07
1979	2.01	2.12
1980	1.91	2.03
1981	1.88	2.01
1982	1.8	1.95
1983	1.75	1.92
1984	1.75	1.93
1985	1.85	1.93
1986	1.84	1.96
1987	1.82	2.03
1988	1.81	2.1
1989	1.82	2.12
1990	1.87	2.18
1991	1.87	2.09
1992	1.77	2.06
1993	1.68	2.04
1994	1.64	1.98
1995	1.57	1.98
1996	1.46	1.96
1997	1.37	1.96
1998	1.32	1.89
1999	1.28	1.97
2000	1.32	1.98
2001	1.31	1.97
2002	1.3	1.89
2003	1.27	1.93
2004	1.28	1.98
2005	1.31	1.97
2006	1.34	2.01
2007	1.32	2.18
2008	1.35	2.19
2009	1.32	2.13
2010	1.25	2.17
2011	1.23	2.09
2012	1.34	2.1
2013	1.35	2.01
2014	1.44	1.92
2015	1.45	1.99
2016	1.53	1.87
2017	1.54	1.81
2018	1.55	1.71
2019	1.55	1.72
2020	1.59	1.61
2021	1.61	1.64
2022	1.56	1.66
2023	1.51	1.56
2024	1.51	1.55
2025	1.52	1.54
2026	1.52	1.53
2027	1.53	1.53
2028	1.53	1.52
2029	1.53	1.52
2030	1.54	1.52
2031	1.54	1.52
2032	1.54	1.52
2033	1.54	1.51
2034	1.55	1.51
2035	1.55	1.51
2036	1.55	1.51
2037	1.55	1.51
2038	1.56	1.51
2039	1.56	1.51
2040	1.56	1.51
2041	1.56	1.51
2042	1.56	1.51
2043	1.57	1.51
2044	1.57	1.51
2045	1.57	1.51
2046	1.57	1.51
2047	1.57	1.51
2048	1.57	1.51
2049	1.57	1.51
2050	1.58	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Hungary	New Zealand
1960	25.3%	32.8%
1961	25.1%	33%
1962	24.8%	33%
1963	24.3%	32.9%
1964	23.8%	32.9%
1965	23.3%	32.7%
1966	22.8%	32.6%
1967	22.4%	32.5%
1968	22%	32.3%
1969	21.4%	32.2%
1970	20.8%	31.9%
1971	20.4%	31.7%
1972	20.1%	31.4%
1973	20%	31%
1974	20.1%	30.5%
1975	20.4%	30.1%
1976	20.8%	29.6%
1977	21.1%	29%
1978	21.5%	28.4%
1979	21.8%	27.8%
1980	21.9%	27.2%
1981	22.1%	26.7%
1982	22.1%	26.2%
1983	22%	25.6%
1984	21.8%	25.1%
1985	21.6%	24.6%
1986	21.5%	24.2%
1987	21.4%	23.8%
1988	21.2%	23.5%
1989	20.8%	23.3%
1990	20.2%	23.3%
1991	19.7%	23.2%
1992	19.2%	23.1%
1993	18.8%	23.1%
1994	18.5%	23.1%
1995	18.2%	23.1%
1996	17.9%	23%
1997	17.6%	23%
1998	17.4%	23%
1999	17.1%	22.9%
2000	16.8%	22.8%
2001	16.5%	22.6%
2002	16.2%	22.4%
2003	16%	22.1%
2004	15.8%	21.8%
2005	15.6%	21.5%
2006	15.3%	21.3%
2007	15.1%	21.1%
2008	15%	21%
2009	14.8%	20.9%
2010	14.7%	20.9%
2011	14.6%	20.8%
2012	14.5%	20.6%
2013	14.4%	20.4%
2014	14.5%	20.2%
2015	14.5%	19.9%
2016	14.5%	19.6%
2017	14.5%	19.5%
2018	14.5%	19.3%
2019	14.5%	19.2%
2020	14.6%	19%
2021	14.6%	18.9%
2022	14.6%	18.6%
2023	14.5%	18.4%
2024	14.4%	18.1%
2025	14.4%	17.9%
2026	14.3%	17.6%
2027	14.3%	17.4%
2028	14.3%	17.2%
2029	14.2%	17%
2030	14.2%	16.8%
2031	14.1%	16.6%
2032	14%	16.4%
2033	13.9%	16.3%
2034	13.8%	16.1%
2035	13.7%	16%
2036	13.6%	15.9%
2037	13.5%	15.8%
2038	13.4%	15.7%
2039	13.4%	15.6%
2040	13.4%	15.5%
2041	13.5%	15.4%
2042	13.5%	15.4%
2043	13.5%	15.4%
2044	13.5%	15.3%
2045	13.6%	15.3%
2046	13.6%	15.3%
2047	13.7%	15.3%
2048	13.7%	15.3%
2049	13.8%	15.2%
2050	13.8%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.4% of the population in Hungary and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 20.2% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Hungary and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Hungary vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.43% in Hungary and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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
	Hungary	New Zealand
1960	44,926	41,791
1961	44,123	43,482
1962	21,128	42,865
1963	32,282	42,027
1964	31,371	39,375
1965	24,355	36,982
1966	36,643	36,151
1967	39,845	37,974
1968	39,997	37,594
1969	38,105	38,098
1970	32,048	37,101
1971	26,956	40,000
1972	34,315	38,244
1973	33,382	35,239
1974	60,777	33,896
1975	63,243	31,355
1976	52,993	29,456
1977	45,787	28,020
1978	27,780	26,156
1979	23,549	26,675
1980	3,213	23,658
1981	-2,142	25,374
1982	-10,705	24,207
1983	-21,379	24,315
1984	-21,336	26,043
1985	-18,103	24,126
1986	-18,072	25,549
1987	-15,919	27,603
1988	-15,895	29,846
1989	-20,963	30,749
1990	-19,710	33,298
1991	-17,635	33,518
1992	-26,960	32,067
1993	-33,144	31,685
1994	-31,030	30,372
1995	-34,086	29,828
1996	-38,152	28,997
1997	-38,075	30,137
1998	-43,120	29,146
1999	-49,140	28,916
2000	-37,780	29,897
2001	-35,657	27,939
2002	-36,571	25,941
2003	-41,531	28,150
2004	-37,396	29,634
2005	-38,331	30,674
2006	-32,228	30,924
2007	-35,195	35,480
2008	-31,118	35,143
2009	-34,077	33,560
2010	-40,000	35,458
2011	-40,884	31,302
2012	-38,689	31,077
2013	-36,529	29,096
2014	-32,449	26,196
2015	-39,191	29,408
2016	-31,231	28,237
2017	-37,934	26,282
2018	-37,858	24,797
2019	-36,840	25,344
2020	-47,385	24,993
2021	-61,638	23,767
2022	-47,065	20,264
2023	-41,247	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Hungary vs New Zealand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Hungary, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Hungary	New Zealand
1985	26	19
1986	26	18
1987	24	19
1988	24	19
1989	25	18
1990	25	18
1991	24	16
1992	24	15
1993	23	14
1994	21	13
1995	19	14
1996	17	14
1997	16	13
1998	15	12
1999	15	12
2000	14	11
2001	13	10
2002	13	11
2003	13	11
2004	12	11
2005	13	11
2006	12	10
2007	13	10
2008	13	10
2009	13	10
2010	13	10
2011	14	10
2012	13	9
2013	13	8
2014	13	7
2015	13	8
2016	13	8
2017	14	8
2018	14	7
2019	13	8
2020	18	8
2021	30	8
2022	14	23
2023	12	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Hungary and 0.47% in New Zealand. 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
	Hungary	New Zealand
1960	5.41%	2.78%
1961	5.16%	2.68%
1962	4.94%	2.58%
1963	4.75%	2.48%
1964	4.59%	2.39%
1965	4.45%	2.31%
1966	4.32%	2.25%
1967	4.2%	2.2%
1968	4.08%	2.16%
1969	3.98%	2.12%
1970	3.89%	2.08%
1971	3.83%	2.03%
1972	3.82%	1.98%
1973	3.83%	1.94%
1974	3.77%	1.88%
1975	3.55%	1.83%
1976	3.23%	1.77%
1977	2.93%	1.71%
1978	2.7%	1.66%
1979	2.52%	1.61%
1980	2.37%	1.56%
1981	2.26%	1.52%
1982	2.2%	1.48%
1983	2.2%	1.45%
1984	2.2%	1.41%
1985	2.15%	1.38%
1986	2.07%	1.34%
1987	1.97%	1.29%
1988	1.87%	1.24%
1989	1.78%	1.18%
1990	1.72%	1.12%
1991	1.65%	1.06%
1992	1.57%	1%
1993	1.45%	0.95%
1994	1.34%	0.91%
1995	1.25%	0.87%
1996	1.19%	0.84%
1997	1.15%	0.81%
1998	1.11%	0.78%
1999	1.06%	0.76%
2000	1.01%	0.74%
2001	0.95%	0.72%
2002	0.9%	0.7%
2003	0.84%	0.69%
2004	0.8%	0.67%
2005	0.75%	0.66%
2006	0.72%	0.65%
2007	0.68%	0.65%
2008	0.65%	0.64%
2009	0.62%	0.63%
2010	0.6%	0.62%
2011	0.59%	0.61%
2012	0.57%	0.6%
2013	0.56%	0.59%
2014	0.53%	0.57%
2015	0.51%	0.56%
2016	0.47%	0.55%
2017	0.45%	0.53%
2018	0.43%	0.52%
2019	0.41%	0.51%
2020	0.4%	0.5%
2021	0.4%	0.49%
2022	0.39%	0.48%
2023	0.38%	0.47%