Fertility & birth rates in Hungary and Paraguay

Fertility rate in Hungary vs Paraguay 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 2.42 in Paraguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Hungary vs Paraguay 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	Paraguay
1960	2.02	6.5
1961	1.94	6.49
1962	1.79	6.47
1963	1.82	6.45
1964	1.82	6.42
1965	1.82	6.35
1966	1.89	6.23
1967	2.01	6.1
1968	2.06	5.97
1969	2.04	5.84
1970	1.98	5.72
1971	1.93	5.59
1972	1.93	5.46
1973	1.93	5.35
1974	2.27	5.27
1975	2.35	5.18
1976	2.23	5.12
1977	2.15	5.08
1978	2.06	5.04
1979	2.01	5.06
1980	1.91	5.1
1981	1.88	5.15
1982	1.8	5.13
1983	1.75	5.09
1984	1.75	5.04
1985	1.85	4.97
1986	1.84	4.93
1987	1.82	4.85
1988	1.81	4.77
1989	1.82	4.68
1990	1.87	4.57
1991	1.87	4.48
1992	1.77	4.4
1993	1.68	4.28
1994	1.64	4.2
1995	1.57	4.11
1996	1.46	4.01
1997	1.37	3.91
1998	1.32	3.8
1999	1.28	3.67
2000	1.32	3.51
2001	1.31	3.36
2002	1.3	3.23
2003	1.27	3.12
2004	1.28	3.05
2005	1.31	2.97
2006	1.34	2.89
2007	1.32	2.82
2008	1.35	2.79
2009	1.32	2.76
2010	1.25	2.7
2011	1.23	2.67
2012	1.34	2.66
2013	1.35	2.64
2014	1.44	2.65
2015	1.45	2.65
2016	1.53	2.62
2017	1.54	2.59
2018	1.55	2.56
2019	1.55	2.53
2020	1.59	2.5
2021	1.61	2.47
2022	1.56	2.44
2023	1.51	2.42
2024	1.51	2.42
2025	1.52	2.39
2026	1.52	2.37
2027	1.53	2.35
2028	1.53	2.33
2029	1.53	2.31
2030	1.54	2.29
2031	1.54	2.27
2032	1.54	2.26
2033	1.54	2.24
2034	1.55	2.22
2035	1.55	2.21
2036	1.55	2.19
2037	1.55	2.17
2038	1.56	2.16
2039	1.56	2.14
2040	1.56	2.13
2041	1.56	2.12
2042	1.56	2.11
2043	1.57	2.09
2044	1.57	2.08
2045	1.57	2.07
2046	1.57	2.06
2047	1.57	2.05
2048	1.57	2.04
2049	1.57	2.03
2050	1.58	2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Hungary	Paraguay
1960	25.3%	46.3%
1961	25.1%	46.2%
1962	24.8%	46.1%
1963	24.3%	46%
1964	23.8%	46%
1965	23.3%	46%
1966	22.8%	46%
1967	22.4%	45.9%
1968	22%	45.8%
1969	21.4%	45.7%
1970	20.8%	45.5%
1971	20.4%	45.2%
1972	20.1%	45%
1973	20%	44.6%
1974	20.1%	44.2%
1975	20.4%	43.7%
1976	20.8%	43.3%
1977	21.1%	42.8%
1978	21.5%	42.4%
1979	21.8%	42%
1980	21.9%	41.6%
1981	22.1%	41.4%
1982	22.1%	41.2%
1983	22%	41.2%
1984	21.8%	41.2%
1985	21.6%	41.2%
1986	21.5%	41.3%
1987	21.4%	41.3%
1988	21.2%	41.4%
1989	20.8%	41.5%
1990	20.2%	41.5%
1991	19.7%	41.5%
1992	19.2%	41.5%
1993	18.8%	41.4%
1994	18.5%	41.3%
1995	18.2%	41.1%
1996	17.9%	40.8%
1997	17.6%	40.4%
1998	17.4%	40%
1999	17.1%	39.5%
2000	16.8%	39%
2001	16.5%	38.4%
2002	16.2%	37.9%
2003	16%	37.3%
2004	15.8%	36.6%
2005	15.6%	35.8%
2006	15.3%	35.1%
2007	15.1%	34.4%
2008	15%	33.8%
2009	14.8%	33.2%
2010	14.7%	32.5%
2011	14.6%	32%
2012	14.5%	31.4%
2013	14.4%	30.9%
2014	14.5%	30.5%
2015	14.5%	30.2%
2016	14.5%	29.9%
2017	14.5%	29.7%
2018	14.5%	29.5%
2019	14.5%	29.3%
2020	14.6%	29.1%
2021	14.6%	29%
2022	14.6%	28.9%
2023	14.5%	28.8%
2024	14.4%	28.6%
2025	14.4%	28.4%
2026	14.3%	28.1%
2027	14.3%	27.9%
2028	14.3%	27.6%
2029	14.2%	27.3%
2030	14.2%	26.9%
2031	14.1%	26.5%
2032	14%	26.1%
2033	13.9%	25.8%
2034	13.8%	25.4%
2035	13.7%	25%
2036	13.6%	24.7%
2037	13.5%	24.4%
2038	13.4%	24.1%
2039	13.4%	23.8%
2040	13.4%	23.5%
2041	13.5%	23.2%
2042	13.5%	23%
2043	13.5%	22.7%
2044	13.5%	22.5%
2045	13.6%	22.3%
2046	13.6%	22.1%
2047	13.7%	22%
2048	13.7%	21.8%
2049	13.8%	21.6%
2050	13.8%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.4% of the population in Hungary and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 20.2% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Hungary and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in Hungary vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.43% in Hungary and +1.56% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	44,926	60,009
1961	44,123	61,536
1962	21,128	63,079
1963	32,282	64,741
1964	31,371	65,681
1965	24,355	66,063
1966	36,643	66,002
1967	39,845	65,695
1968	39,997	65,575
1969	38,105	65,616
1970	32,048	65,905
1971	26,956	66,142
1972	34,315	66,625
1973	33,382	67,803
1974	60,777	69,059
1975	63,243	70,285
1976	52,993	71,973
1977	45,787	74,359
1978	27,780	76,691
1979	23,549	80,345
1980	3,213	84,568
1981	-2,142	89,456
1982	-10,705	92,917
1983	-21,379	96,406
1984	-21,336	99,937
1985	-18,103	102,859
1986	-18,072	105,776
1987	-15,919	107,962
1988	-15,895	110,348
1989	-20,963	111,727
1990	-19,710	112,864
1991	-17,635	114,472
1992	-26,960	115,442
1993	-33,144	115,211
1994	-31,030	115,662
1995	-34,086	115,777
1996	-38,152	115,623
1997	-38,075	115,095
1998	-43,120	114,122
1999	-49,140	112,726
2000	-37,780	109,979
2001	-35,657	107,225
2002	-36,571	104,658
2003	-41,531	102,427
2004	-37,396	101,896
2005	-38,331	101,035
2006	-32,228	99,808
2007	-35,195	99,141
2008	-31,118	99,821
2009	-34,077	100,296
2010	-40,000	99,456
2011	-40,884	100,442
2012	-38,689	102,508
2013	-36,529	103,383
2014	-32,449	105,585
2015	-39,191	106,817
2016	-31,231	106,804
2017	-37,934	105,634
2018	-37,858	104,908
2019	-36,840	103,179
2020	-47,385	98,667
2021	-61,638	78,667
2022	-47,065	94,627
2023	-41,247	97,748

Maternal mortality chart: Hungary vs Paraguay

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 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Hungary	Paraguay
1985	26	237
1986	26	230
1987	24	225
1988	24	220
1989	25	209
1990	25	198
1991	24	192
1992	24	195
1993	23	197
1994	21	201
1995	19	202
1996	17	203
1997	16	205
1998	15	207
1999	15	207
2000	14	207
2001	13	207
2002	13	206
2003	13	203
2004	12	199
2005	13	194
2006	12	186
2007	13	177
2008	13	166
2009	13	152
2010	13	136
2011	14	120
2012	13	100
2013	13	84
2014	13	70
2015	13	64
2016	13	60
2017	14	58
2018	14	58
2019	13	58
2020	18	69
2021	30	140
2022	14	78
2023	12	58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Hungary and 1.7% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	5.41%	8.18%
1961	5.16%	8.11%
1962	4.94%	8.06%
1963	4.75%	8.02%
1964	4.59%	7.99%
1965	4.45%	7.96%
1966	4.32%	7.94%
1967	4.2%	7.91%
1968	4.08%	7.88%
1969	3.98%	7.84%
1970	3.89%	7.79%
1971	3.83%	7.73%
1972	3.82%	7.66%
1973	3.83%	7.57%
1974	3.77%	7.46%
1975	3.55%	7.34%
1976	3.23%	7.21%
1977	2.93%	7.06%
1978	2.7%	6.91%
1979	2.52%	6.74%
1980	2.37%	6.55%
1981	2.26%	6.35%
1982	2.2%	6.14%
1983	2.2%	5.92%
1984	2.2%	5.71%
1985	2.15%	5.5%
1986	2.07%	5.3%
1987	1.97%	5.1%
1988	1.87%	4.92%
1989	1.78%	4.73%
1990	1.72%	4.55%
1991	1.65%	4.38%
1992	1.57%	4.23%
1993	1.45%	4.08%
1994	1.34%	3.95%
1995	1.25%	3.83%
1996	1.19%	3.72%
1997	1.15%	3.62%
1998	1.11%	3.53%
1999	1.06%	3.45%
2000	1.01%	3.36%
2001	0.95%	3.29%
2002	0.9%	3.22%
2003	0.84%	3.14%
2004	0.8%	3.07%
2005	0.75%	2.99%
2006	0.72%	2.91%
2007	0.68%	2.83%
2008	0.65%	2.75%
2009	0.62%	2.67%
2010	0.6%	2.59%
2011	0.59%	2.51%
2012	0.57%	2.44%
2013	0.56%	2.37%
2014	0.53%	2.3%
2015	0.51%	2.22%
2016	0.47%	2.15%
2017	0.45%	2.08%
2018	0.43%	2.01%
2019	0.41%	1.94%
2020	0.4%	1.88%
2021	0.4%	1.82%
2022	0.39%	1.76%
2023	0.38%	1.7%