Fertility & birth rates in Hungary and Portugal

Fertility rate in Hungary vs Portugal 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 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Hungary vs Portugal 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	Portugal
1960	2.02	3.16
1961	1.94	3.21
1962	1.79	3.23
1963	1.82	3.12
1964	1.82	3.21
1965	1.82	3.15
1966	1.89	3.16
1967	2.01	3.16
1968	2.06	3.12
1969	2.04	3.12
1970	1.98	3.01
1971	1.93	3
1972	1.93	2.86
1973	1.93	2.77
1974	2.27	2.7
1975	2.35	2.75
1976	2.23	2.82
1977	2.15	2.69
1978	2.06	2.45
1979	2.01	2.31
1980	1.91	2.25
1981	1.88	2.13
1982	1.8	2.07
1983	1.75	1.95
1984	1.75	1.9
1985	1.85	1.72
1986	1.84	1.66
1987	1.82	1.62
1988	1.81	1.61
1989	1.82	1.57
1990	1.87	1.56
1991	1.87	1.56
1992	1.77	1.54
1993	1.68	1.52
1994	1.64	1.45
1995	1.57	1.41
1996	1.46	1.44
1997	1.37	1.47
1998	1.32	1.47
1999	1.28	1.5
2000	1.32	1.55
2001	1.31	1.45
2002	1.3	1.46
2003	1.27	1.44
2004	1.28	1.4
2005	1.31	1.41
2006	1.34	1.37
2007	1.32	1.35
2008	1.35	1.39
2009	1.32	1.34
2010	1.25	1.39
2011	1.23	1.35
2012	1.34	1.28
2013	1.35	1.21
2014	1.44	1.24
2015	1.45	1.31
2016	1.53	1.37
2017	1.54	1.38
2018	1.55	1.42
2019	1.55	1.44
2020	1.59	1.42
2021	1.61	1.35
2022	1.56	1.43
2023	1.51	1.44
2024	1.51	1.45
2025	1.52	1.45
2026	1.52	1.45
2027	1.53	1.46
2028	1.53	1.46
2029	1.53	1.46
2030	1.54	1.46
2031	1.54	1.47
2032	1.54	1.47
2033	1.54	1.47
2034	1.55	1.48
2035	1.55	1.48
2036	1.55	1.48
2037	1.55	1.48
2038	1.56	1.49
2039	1.56	1.49
2040	1.56	1.49
2041	1.56	1.49
2042	1.56	1.49
2043	1.57	1.49
2044	1.57	1.5
2045	1.57	1.5
2046	1.57	1.5
2047	1.57	1.5
2048	1.57	1.5
2049	1.57	1.5
2050	1.58	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Hungary	Portugal
1960	25.3%	29.3%
1961	25.1%	29.1%
1962	24.8%	29.1%
1963	24.3%	29.1%
1964	23.8%	29.1%
1965	23.3%	29.1%
1966	22.8%	29.2%
1967	22.4%	29.2%
1968	22%	29.2%
1969	21.4%	29.1%
1970	20.8%	28.7%
1971	20.4%	28.4%
1972	20.1%	28.2%
1973	20%	27.9%
1974	20.1%	27.7%
1975	20.4%	27.4%
1976	20.8%	27.2%
1977	21.1%	27.1%
1978	21.5%	26.8%
1979	21.8%	26.4%
1980	21.9%	25.9%
1981	22.1%	25.4%
1982	22.1%	25%
1983	22%	24.5%
1984	21.8%	24.1%
1985	21.6%	23.7%
1986	21.5%	23.1%
1987	21.4%	22.5%
1988	21.2%	21.9%
1989	20.8%	21.2%
1990	20.2%	20.5%
1991	19.7%	19.7%
1992	19.2%	19.1%
1993	18.8%	18.6%
1994	18.5%	18.2%
1995	18.2%	17.8%
1996	17.9%	17.4%
1997	17.6%	17.1%
1998	17.4%	16.8%
1999	17.1%	16.6%
2000	16.8%	16.4%
2001	16.5%	16.2%
2002	16.2%	16.1%
2003	16%	16.1%
2004	15.8%	16%
2005	15.6%	15.9%
2006	15.3%	15.8%
2007	15.1%	15.6%
2008	15%	15.5%
2009	14.8%	15.4%
2010	14.7%	15.2%
2011	14.6%	15%
2012	14.5%	14.9%
2013	14.4%	14.8%
2014	14.5%	14.6%
2015	14.5%	14.3%
2016	14.5%	14.1%
2017	14.5%	13.9%
2018	14.5%	13.7%
2019	14.5%	13.5%
2020	14.6%	13.3%
2021	14.6%	13.1%
2022	14.6%	13%
2023	14.5%	12.9%
2024	14.4%	12.8%
2025	14.4%	12.7%
2026	14.3%	12.6%
2027	14.3%	12.6%
2028	14.3%	12.6%
2029	14.2%	12.6%
2030	14.2%	12.7%
2031	14.1%	12.7%
2032	14%	12.7%
2033	13.9%	12.7%
2034	13.8%	12.7%
2035	13.7%	12.8%
2036	13.6%	12.9%
2037	13.5%	12.9%
2038	13.4%	13%
2039	13.4%	13%
2040	13.4%	13.1%
2041	13.5%	13.1%
2042	13.5%	13.2%
2043	13.5%	13.2%
2044	13.5%	13.3%
2045	13.6%	13.3%
2046	13.6%	13.4%
2047	13.7%	13.4%
2048	13.7%	13.4%
2049	13.8%	13.5%
2050	13.8%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.4% of the population in Hungary and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 20.2% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Hungary and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Hungary vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.43% in Hungary and -0.29% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	44,926	118,693
1961	44,123	117,867
1962	21,128	123,217
1963	32,282	113,783
1964	31,371	120,170
1965	24,355	115,182
1966	36,643	107,171
1967	39,845	106,495
1968	39,997	100,737
1969	38,105	89,329
1970	32,048	87,672
1971	26,956	82,980
1972	34,315	83,715
1973	33,382	76,835
1974	60,777	74,412
1975	63,243	81,841
1976	52,993	85,138
1977	45,787	84,156
1978	27,780	70,731
1979	23,549	67,628
1980	3,213	63,481
1981	-2,142	56,152
1982	-10,705	58,479
1983	-21,379	47,798
1984	-21,336	45,983
1985	-18,103	33,077
1986	-18,072	31,102
1987	-15,919	28,084
1988	-15,895	24,047
1989	-20,963	22,011
1990	-19,710	13,976
1991	-17,635	12,948
1992	-26,960	13,933
1993	-33,144	7,972
1994	-31,030	9,991
1995	-34,086	4,011
1996	-38,152	4,026
1997	-38,075	8,087
1998	-43,120	7,112
1999	-49,140	8,175
2000	-37,780	15,435
2001	-35,657	8,290
2002	-36,571	8,335
2003	-41,531	4,184
2004	-37,396	7,339
2005	-38,331	2,101
2006	-32,228	3,156
2007	-35,195	-1,055
2008	-31,118	0
2009	-34,077	-5,284
2010	-40,000	-4,230
2011	-40,884	-5,279
2012	-38,689	-17,875
2013	-36,529	-24,052
2014	-32,449	-22,882
2015	-39,191	-23,823
2016	-31,231	-23,749
2017	-37,934	-23,691
2018	-37,858	-25,709
2019	-36,840	-24,687
2020	-47,385	-39,129
2021	-61,638	-45,592
2022	-47,065	-40,694
2023	-41,247	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Hungary vs Portugal

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 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Hungary	Portugal
1985	26	20
1986	26	19
1987	24	19
1988	24	18
1989	25	18
1990	25	17
1991	24	17
1992	24	16
1993	23	15
1994	21	13
1995	19	12
1996	17	12
1997	16	12
1998	15	11
1999	15	10
2000	14	9
2001	13	9
2002	13	9
2003	13	8
2004	12	8
2005	13	8
2006	12	8
2007	13	8
2008	13	9
2009	13	9
2010	13	10
2011	14	10
2012	13	10
2013	13	10
2014	13	11
2015	13	11
2016	13	12
2017	14	13
2018	14	14
2019	13	15
2020	18	14
2021	30	19
2022	14	16
2023	12	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Hungary and 0.32% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	5.41%	11.4%
1961	5.16%	11%
1962	4.94%	10.4%
1963	4.75%	9.76%
1964	4.59%	9.1%
1965	4.45%	8.53%
1966	4.32%	8.09%
1967	4.2%	7.76%
1968	4.08%	7.51%
1969	3.98%	7.22%
1970	3.89%	6.81%
1971	3.83%	6.3%
1972	3.82%	5.78%
1973	3.83%	5.27%
1974	3.77%	4.79%
1975	3.55%	4.35%
1976	3.23%	3.94%
1977	2.93%	3.57%
1978	2.7%	3.24%
1979	2.52%	2.97%
1980	2.37%	2.75%
1981	2.26%	2.58%
1982	2.2%	2.43%
1983	2.2%	2.29%
1984	2.2%	2.16%
1985	2.15%	2.04%
1986	2.07%	1.93%
1987	1.97%	1.82%
1988	1.87%	1.7%
1989	1.78%	1.59%
1990	1.72%	1.47%
1991	1.65%	1.36%
1992	1.57%	1.25%
1993	1.45%	1.14%
1994	1.34%	1.05%
1995	1.25%	0.98%
1996	1.19%	0.92%
1997	1.15%	0.86%
1998	1.11%	0.82%
1999	1.06%	0.77%
2000	1.01%	0.72%
2001	0.95%	0.66%
2002	0.9%	0.61%
2003	0.84%	0.55%
2004	0.8%	0.5%
2005	0.75%	0.47%
2006	0.72%	0.44%
2007	0.68%	0.42%
2008	0.65%	0.4%
2009	0.62%	0.39%
2010	0.6%	0.38%
2011	0.59%	0.37%
2012	0.57%	0.37%
2013	0.56%	0.36%
2014	0.53%	0.36%
2015	0.51%	0.36%
2016	0.47%	0.36%
2017	0.45%	0.36%
2018	0.43%	0.35%
2019	0.41%	0.35%
2020	0.4%	0.34%
2021	0.4%	0.33%
2022	0.39%	0.32%
2023	0.38%	0.32%