Fertility & birth rates in Hungary and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Hungary vs North Macedonia 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 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Hungary vs North Macedonia 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	North Macedonia
1960	2.02	3.83
1961	1.94	3.62
1962	1.79	3.5
1963	1.82	3.62
1964	1.82	3.56
1965	1.82	3.52
1966	1.89	3.43
1967	2.01	3.33
1968	2.06	3.22
1969	2.04	3.1
1970	1.98	3.01
1971	1.93	2.93
1972	1.93	2.87
1973	1.93	2.72
1974	2.27	2.7
1975	2.35	2.69
1976	2.23	2.62
1977	2.15	2.49
1978	2.06	2.42
1979	2.01	2.4
1980	1.91	2.36
1981	1.88	2.29
1982	1.8	2.29
1983	1.75	2.25
1984	1.75	2.24
1985	1.85	2.25
1986	1.84	2.25
1987	1.82	2.32
1988	1.81	2.32
1989	1.82	2.25
1990	1.87	2.27
1991	1.87	2.31
1992	1.77	2.28
1993	1.68	2.26
1994	1.64	2.23
1995	1.57	2.13
1996	1.46	2.06
1997	1.37	1.92
1998	1.32	1.89
1999	1.28	1.77
2000	1.32	1.86
2001	1.31	1.73
2002	1.3	1.79
2003	1.27	1.75
2004	1.28	1.52
2005	1.31	1.5
2006	1.34	1.46
2007	1.32	1.46
2008	1.35	1.47
2009	1.32	1.5
2010	1.25	1.6
2011	1.23	1.46
2012	1.34	1.5
2013	1.35	1.5
2014	1.44	1.5
2015	1.45	1.49
2016	1.53	1.5
2017	1.54	1.43
2018	1.55	1.42
2019	1.55	1.34
2020	1.59	1.31
2021	1.61	1.6
2022	1.56	1.6
2023	1.51	1.5
2024	1.51	1.5
2025	1.52	1.5
2026	1.52	1.51
2027	1.53	1.51
2028	1.53	1.51
2029	1.53	1.51
2030	1.54	1.52
2031	1.54	1.52
2032	1.54	1.52
2033	1.54	1.52
2034	1.55	1.52
2035	1.55	1.52
2036	1.55	1.53
2037	1.55	1.53
2038	1.56	1.53
2039	1.56	1.53
2040	1.56	1.53
2041	1.56	1.53
2042	1.56	1.53
2043	1.57	1.54
2044	1.57	1.54
2045	1.57	1.54
2046	1.57	1.54
2047	1.57	1.55
2048	1.57	1.55
2049	1.57	1.55
2050	1.58	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Hungary	North Macedonia
1960	25.3%	37.7%
1961	25.1%	37.8%
1962	24.8%	37.6%
1963	24.3%	37.2%
1964	23.8%	36.7%
1965	23.3%	36.3%
1966	22.8%	35.8%
1967	22.4%	35.2%
1968	22%	34.7%
1969	21.4%	34.1%
1970	20.8%	33.5%
1971	20.4%	33%
1972	20.1%	32.6%
1973	20%	32.2%
1974	20.1%	31.7%
1975	20.4%	31.3%
1976	20.8%	30.9%
1977	21.1%	30.6%
1978	21.5%	30.3%
1979	21.8%	29.9%
1980	21.9%	29.5%
1981	22.1%	29.1%
1982	22.1%	28.8%
1983	22%	28.5%
1984	21.8%	28.3%
1985	21.6%	28.1%
1986	21.5%	27.8%
1987	21.4%	27.6%
1988	21.2%	27.4%
1989	20.8%	27.1%
1990	20.2%	26.9%
1991	19.7%	26.5%
1992	19.2%	26.1%
1993	18.8%	25.7%
1994	18.5%	25.5%
1995	18.2%	25.4%
1996	17.9%	25.1%
1997	17.6%	24.8%
1998	17.4%	24.4%
1999	17.1%	23.9%
2000	16.8%	23.4%
2001	16.5%	22.9%
2002	16.2%	22.5%
2003	16%	22.1%
2004	15.8%	21.7%
2005	15.6%	21.2%
2006	15.3%	20.8%
2007	15.1%	20.4%
2008	15%	20%
2009	14.8%	19.7%
2010	14.7%	19.3%
2011	14.6%	19%
2012	14.5%	18.8%
2013	14.4%	18.6%
2014	14.5%	18.3%
2015	14.5%	18%
2016	14.5%	17.8%
2017	14.5%	17.5%
2018	14.5%	17.4%
2019	14.5%	17.2%
2020	14.6%	17.2%
2021	14.6%	17.2%
2022	14.6%	17.2%
2023	14.5%	17.1%
2024	14.4%	16.8%
2025	14.4%	16.5%
2026	14.3%	16.2%
2027	14.3%	15.9%
2028	14.3%	15.6%
2029	14.2%	15.3%
2030	14.2%	14.9%
2031	14.1%	14.6%
2032	14%	14.3%
2033	13.9%	14%
2034	13.8%	13.7%
2035	13.7%	13.5%
2036	13.6%	13.3%
2037	13.5%	13.1%
2038	13.4%	13%
2039	13.4%	13%
2040	13.4%	13%
2041	13.5%	12.9%
2042	13.5%	12.9%
2043	13.5%	13%
2044	13.5%	13%
2045	13.6%	13%
2046	13.6%	13%
2047	13.7%	13%
2048	13.7%	13.1%
2049	13.8%	13.1%
2050	13.8%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.4% of the population in Hungary and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 20.2% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Hungary and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Hungary vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.43% in Hungary and -0.07% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
1960	44,926	28,816
1961	44,123	27,846
1962	21,128	25,317
1963	32,282	28,124
1964	31,371	27,889
1965	24,355	28,564
1966	36,643	28,766
1967	39,845	28,401
1968	39,997	28,378
1969	38,105	27,464
1970	32,048	28,022
1971	26,956	28,010
1972	34,315	28,236
1973	33,382	28,032
1974	60,777	28,400
1975	63,243	28,983
1976	52,993	28,799
1977	45,787	27,410
1978	27,780	27,150
1979	23,549	27,096
1980	3,213	26,547
1981	-2,142	25,689
1982	-10,705	25,810
1983	-21,379	24,690
1984	-21,336	24,436
1985	-18,103	24,167
1986	-18,072	23,720
1987	-15,919	24,359
1988	-15,895	24,064
1989	-20,963	22,912
1990	-19,710	22,868
1991	-17,635	23,387
1992	-26,960	21,659
1993	-33,144	20,797
1994	-31,030	19,103
1995	-34,086	17,239
1996	-38,152	14,806
1997	-38,075	12,979
1998	-43,120	12,446
1999	-49,140	10,489
2000	-37,780	12,159
2001	-35,657	10,174
2002	-36,571	9,697
2003	-41,531	8,900
2004	-37,396	5,444
2005	-38,331	4,011
2006	-32,228	3,988
2007	-35,195	2,974
2008	-31,118	3,746
2009	-34,077	4,309
2010	-40,000	4,866
2011	-40,884	3,100
2012	-38,689	3,087
2013	-36,529	3,653
2014	-32,449	3,644
2015	-39,191	2,294
2016	-31,231	2,374
2017	-37,934	1,329
2018	-37,858	1,512
2019	-36,840	-375
2020	-47,385	-5,939
2021	-61,638	-9,737
2022	-47,065	-4,397
2023	-41,247	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Hungary vs North Macedonia

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 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Hungary	North Macedonia
1985	26	17
1986	26	16
1987	24	15
1988	24	16
1989	25	14
1990	25	16
1991	24	15
1992	24	14
1993	23	14
1994	21	13
1995	19	13
1996	17	14
1997	16	13
1998	15	13
1999	15	12
2000	14	11
2001	13	9
2002	13	10
2003	13	8
2004	12	8
2005	13	7
2006	12	7
2007	13	7
2008	13	6
2009	13	6
2010	13	5
2011	14	5
2012	13	5
2013	13	5
2014	13	4
2015	13	4
2016	13	4
2017	14	4
2018	14	3
2019	13	3
2020	18	7
2021	30	12
2022	14	3
2023	12	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Hungary and 0.33% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
1960	5.41%	-
1961	5.16%	-
1962	4.94%	-
1963	4.75%	-
1964	4.59%	-
1965	4.45%	-
1966	4.32%	-
1967	4.2%	-
1968	4.08%	-
1969	3.98%	-
1970	3.89%	-
1971	3.83%	-
1972	3.82%	-
1973	3.83%	-
1974	3.77%	-
1975	3.55%	-
1976	3.23%	-
1977	2.93%	-
1978	2.7%	-
1979	2.52%	-
1980	2.37%	-
1981	2.26%	5.79%
1982	2.2%	5.53%
1983	2.2%	5.25%
1984	2.2%	5.06%
1985	2.15%	5%
1986	2.07%	4.91%
1987	1.97%	4.69%
1988	1.87%	4.36%
1989	1.78%	4.01%
1990	1.72%	3.7%
1991	1.65%	3.46%
1992	1.57%	3.3%
1993	1.45%	3.13%
1994	1.34%	2.85%
1995	1.25%	2.45%
1996	1.19%	2.12%
1997	1.15%	1.93%
1998	1.11%	1.83%
1999	1.06%	1.73%
2000	1.01%	1.59%
2001	0.95%	1.48%
2002	0.9%	1.43%
2003	0.84%	1.43%
2004	0.8%	1.42%
2005	0.75%	1.37%
2006	0.72%	1.3%
2007	0.68%	1.23%
2008	0.65%	1.17%
2009	0.62%	1.1%
2010	0.6%	1.04%
2011	0.59%	1%
2012	0.57%	1.02%
2013	0.56%	1.07%
2014	0.53%	1.11%
2015	0.51%	1.13%
2016	0.47%	1.08%
2017	0.45%	0.97%
2018	0.43%	0.83%
2019	0.41%	0.7%
2020	0.4%	0.59%
2021	0.4%	0.5%
2022	0.39%	0.41%
2023	0.38%	0.33%