Fertility & birth rates in Hungary and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Hungary vs Nicaragua 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 2.22 in Nicaragua in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Hungary vs Nicaragua 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	Nicaragua
1960	2.02	7.16
1961	1.94	7.11
1962	1.79	7.1
1963	1.82	7.08
1964	1.82	7.06
1965	1.82	7.03
1966	1.89	6.99
1967	2.01	6.94
1968	2.06	6.89
1969	2.04	6.83
1970	1.98	6.77
1971	1.93	6.71
1972	1.93	6.65
1973	1.93	6.59
1974	2.27	6.52
1975	2.35	6.45
1976	2.23	6.37
1977	2.15	6.28
1978	2.06	6.16
1979	2.01	6.07
1980	1.91	5.96
1981	1.88	5.84
1982	1.8	5.74
1983	1.75	5.61
1984	1.75	5.49
1985	1.85	5.36
1986	1.84	5.22
1987	1.82	5.07
1988	1.81	4.93
1989	1.82	4.76
1990	1.87	4.6
1991	1.87	4.43
1992	1.77	4.27
1993	1.68	4.1
1994	1.64	3.94
1995	1.57	3.78
1996	1.46	3.62
1997	1.37	3.47
1998	1.32	3.34
1999	1.28	3.22
2000	1.32	3.12
2001	1.31	3
2002	1.3	2.89
2003	1.27	2.83
2004	1.28	2.78
2005	1.31	2.77
2006	1.34	2.73
2007	1.32	2.7
2008	1.35	2.66
2009	1.32	2.63
2010	1.25	2.6
2011	1.23	2.56
2012	1.34	2.53
2013	1.35	2.49
2014	1.44	2.46
2015	1.45	2.43
2016	1.53	2.41
2017	1.54	2.38
2018	1.55	2.35
2019	1.55	2.32
2020	1.59	2.3
2021	1.61	2.27
2022	1.56	2.24
2023	1.51	2.22
2024	1.51	2.21
2025	1.52	2.18
2026	1.52	2.16
2027	1.53	2.14
2028	1.53	2.11
2029	1.53	2.09
2030	1.54	2.07
2031	1.54	2.05
2032	1.54	2.04
2033	1.54	2.02
2034	1.55	2.01
2035	1.55	2
2036	1.55	1.98
2037	1.55	1.97
2038	1.56	1.96
2039	1.56	1.95
2040	1.56	1.94
2041	1.56	1.93
2042	1.56	1.92
2043	1.57	1.91
2044	1.57	1.9
2045	1.57	1.89
2046	1.57	1.89
2047	1.57	1.88
2048	1.57	1.87
2049	1.57	1.87
2050	1.58	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Hungary	Nicaragua
1960	25.3%	47.6%
1961	25.1%	47.8%
1962	24.8%	48%
1963	24.3%	48.2%
1964	23.8%	48.2%
1965	23.3%	48.1%
1966	22.8%	47.9%
1967	22.4%	47.8%
1968	22%	47.7%
1969	21.4%	47.6%
1970	20.8%	47.5%
1971	20.4%	47.5%
1972	20.1%	47.4%
1973	20%	47.4%
1974	20.1%	47.3%
1975	20.4%	47.3%
1976	20.8%	47.3%
1977	21.1%	47.2%
1978	21.5%	47.3%
1979	21.8%	47.3%
1980	21.9%	47.3%
1981	22.1%	47.3%
1982	22.1%	47.3%
1983	22%	47.2%
1984	21.8%	47.2%
1985	21.6%	47.1%
1986	21.5%	47%
1987	21.4%	46.9%
1988	21.2%	46.7%
1989	20.8%	46.4%
1990	20.2%	46.1%
1991	19.7%	45.7%
1992	19.2%	45.2%
1993	18.8%	44.8%
1994	18.5%	44.3%
1995	18.2%	43.7%
1996	17.9%	43.1%
1997	17.6%	42.4%
1998	17.4%	41.7%
1999	17.1%	41%
2000	16.8%	40.3%
2001	16.5%	39.6%
2002	16.2%	38.9%
2003	16%	38.2%
2004	15.8%	37.5%
2005	15.6%	36.8%
2006	15.3%	36.2%
2007	15.1%	35.7%
2008	15%	35.2%
2009	14.8%	34.7%
2010	14.7%	34.2%
2011	14.6%	33.8%
2012	14.5%	33.3%
2013	14.4%	32.9%
2014	14.5%	32.6%
2015	14.5%	32.2%
2016	14.5%	31.8%
2017	14.5%	31.5%
2018	14.5%	31.1%
2019	14.5%	30.8%
2020	14.6%	30.4%
2021	14.6%	30.1%
2022	14.6%	29.6%
2023	14.5%	29.2%
2024	14.4%	28.8%
2025	14.4%	28.3%
2026	14.3%	27.9%
2027	14.3%	27.4%
2028	14.3%	27%
2029	14.2%	26.6%
2030	14.2%	26.2%
2031	14.1%	25.8%
2032	14%	25.4%
2033	13.9%	25%
2034	13.8%	24.7%
2035	13.7%	24.4%
2036	13.6%	24%
2037	13.5%	23.7%
2038	13.4%	23.4%
2039	13.4%	23.1%
2040	13.4%	22.8%
2041	13.5%	22.5%
2042	13.5%	22.2%
2043	13.5%	22%
2044	13.5%	21.7%
2045	13.6%	21.4%
2046	13.6%	21.2%
2047	13.7%	20.9%
2048	13.7%	20.7%
2049	13.8%	20.5%
2050	13.8%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.4% of the population in Hungary and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 20.2% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Hungary and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Hungary vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.43% in Hungary and +1.58% in Nicaragua. 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	Nicaragua
1960	44,926	55,664
1961	44,123	57,499
1962	21,128	59,547
1963	32,282	61,738
1964	31,371	64,227
1965	24,355	67,056
1966	36,643	69,883
1967	39,845	72,722
1968	39,997	75,458
1969	38,105	78,237
1970	32,048	81,127
1971	26,956	84,139
1972	34,315	76,906
1973	33,382	89,662
1974	60,777	92,505
1975	63,243	95,230
1976	52,993	98,100
1977	45,787	100,498
1978	27,780	98,419
1979	23,549	96,429
1980	3,213	108,604
1981	-2,142	110,421
1982	-10,705	112,468
1983	-21,379	110,618
1984	-21,336	110,133
1985	-18,103	110,949
1986	-18,072	113,054
1987	-15,919	112,885
1988	-15,895	117,299
1989	-20,963	120,128
1990	-19,710	120,677
1991	-17,635	121,787
1992	-26,960	121,204
1993	-33,144	120,469
1994	-31,030	119,565
1995	-34,086	118,325
1996	-38,152	116,849
1997	-38,075	114,415
1998	-43,120	108,862
1999	-49,140	110,217
2000	-37,780	109,192
2001	-35,657	107,109
2002	-36,571	105,805
2003	-41,531	106,142
2004	-37,396	106,904
2005	-38,331	108,984
2006	-32,228	110,073
2007	-35,195	110,341
2008	-31,118	110,395
2009	-34,077	110,213
2010	-40,000	110,475
2011	-40,884	110,026
2012	-38,689	110,065
2013	-36,529	109,032
2014	-32,449	108,420
2015	-39,191	107,344
2016	-31,231	106,585
2017	-37,934	105,468
2018	-37,858	104,814
2019	-36,840	102,817
2020	-47,385	90,515
2021	-61,638	89,213
2022	-47,065	100,987
2023	-41,247	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Hungary vs Nicaragua

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 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Hungary	Nicaragua
1985	26	319
1986	26	313
1987	24	316
1988	24	301
1989	25	286
1990	25	281
1991	24	273
1992	24	272
1993	23	265
1994	21	256
1995	19	251
1996	17	244
1997	16	236
1998	15	239
1999	15	228
2000	14	213
2001	13	194
2002	13	170
2003	13	154
2004	12	140
2005	13	124
2006	12	113
2007	13	106
2008	13	101
2009	13	99
2010	13	96
2011	14	93
2012	13	88
2013	13	86
2014	13	83
2015	13	81
2016	13	77
2017	14	72
2018	14	67
2019	13	69
2020	18	87
2021	30	124
2022	14	61
2023	12	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Hungary and 1.34% in Nicaragua. 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	Nicaragua
1960	5.41%	19.8%
1961	5.16%	19.6%
1962	4.94%	19.4%
1963	4.75%	19.2%
1964	4.59%	19%
1965	4.45%	18.7%
1966	4.32%	18.4%
1967	4.2%	18.1%
1968	4.08%	17.8%
1969	3.98%	17.4%
1970	3.89%	17.1%
1971	3.83%	16.6%
1972	3.82%	18.7%
1973	3.83%	15.6%
1974	3.77%	15%
1975	3.55%	14.4%
1976	3.23%	13.7%
1977	2.93%	12.9%
1978	2.7%	12.2%
1979	2.52%	11.5%
1980	2.37%	10.8%
1981	2.26%	10.2%
1982	2.2%	9.58%
1983	2.2%	9.07%
1984	2.2%	8.62%
1985	2.15%	8.21%
1986	2.07%	7.85%
1987	1.97%	7.53%
1988	1.87%	7.22%
1989	1.78%	6.92%
1990	1.72%	6.62%
1991	1.65%	6.31%
1992	1.57%	6%
1993	1.45%	5.69%
1994	1.34%	5.39%
1995	1.25%	5.09%
1996	1.19%	4.81%
1997	1.15%	4.54%
1998	1.11%	5.01%
1999	1.06%	4.04%
2000	1.01%	3.82%
2001	0.95%	3.62%
2002	0.9%	3.43%
2003	0.84%	3.26%
2004	0.8%	3.1%
2005	0.75%	2.95%
2006	0.72%	2.81%
2007	0.68%	2.68%
2008	0.65%	2.55%
2009	0.62%	2.44%
2010	0.6%	2.33%
2011	0.59%	2.22%
2012	0.57%	2.13%
2013	0.56%	2.03%
2014	0.53%	1.94%
2015	0.51%	1.86%
2016	0.47%	1.78%
2017	0.45%	1.71%
2018	0.43%	1.64%
2019	0.41%	1.57%
2020	0.4%	1.51%
2021	0.4%	1.45%
2022	0.39%	1.39%
2023	0.38%	1.34%