Fertility & birth rates in Hungary and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Hungary vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Hungary vs Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	2.02	7.63
1961	1.94	7.63
1962	1.79	7.64
1963	1.82	7.65
1964	1.82	7.67
1965	1.82	7.66
1966	1.89	7.66
1967	2.01	7.66
1968	2.06	7.63
1969	2.04	7.6
1970	1.98	7.58
1971	1.93	7.56
1972	1.93	7.54
1973	1.93	7.48
1974	2.27	7.43
1975	2.35	7.37
1976	2.23	7.33
1977	2.15	7.3
1978	2.06	7.26
1979	2.01	7.23
1980	1.91	7.15
1981	1.88	7.07
1982	1.8	6.98
1983	1.75	6.88
1984	1.75	6.78
1985	1.85	6.65
1986	1.84	6.52
1987	1.82	6.34
1988	1.81	6.15
1989	1.82	5.98
1990	1.87	5.8
1991	1.87	5.64
1992	1.77	5.49
1993	1.68	5.33
1994	1.64	5.16
1995	1.57	4.99
1996	1.46	4.81
1997	1.37	4.66
1998	1.32	4.52
1999	1.28	4.35
2000	1.32	4.21
2001	1.31	3.96
2002	1.3	3.71
2003	1.27	3.47
2004	1.28	3.26
2005	1.31	3.16
2006	1.34	3.18
2007	1.32	3.19
2008	1.35	3.07
2009	1.32	2.95
2010	1.25	2.81
2011	1.23	2.8
2012	1.34	2.78
2013	1.35	2.67
2014	1.44	2.68
2015	1.45	2.63
2016	1.53	2.65
2017	1.54	2.67
2018	1.55	2.67
2019	1.55	2.49
2020	1.59	2.27
2021	1.61	2.17
2022	1.56	2.14
2023	1.51	2.28
2024	1.51	2.31
2025	1.52	2.29
2026	1.52	2.27
2027	1.53	2.25
2028	1.53	2.22
2029	1.53	2.2
2030	1.54	2.17
2031	1.54	2.15
2032	1.54	2.13
2033	1.54	2.11
2034	1.55	2.09
2035	1.55	2.07
2036	1.55	2.05
2037	1.55	2.03
2038	1.56	2.01
2039	1.56	1.99
2040	1.56	1.98
2041	1.56	1.97
2042	1.56	1.95
2043	1.57	1.94
2044	1.57	1.93
2045	1.57	1.92
2046	1.57	1.91
2047	1.57	1.9
2048	1.57	1.89
2049	1.57	1.88
2050	1.58	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Hungary	Saudi Arabia
1960	25.3%	43.4%
1961	25.1%	43.6%
1962	24.8%	43.9%
1963	24.3%	44.3%
1964	23.8%	44.6%
1965	23.3%	44.8%
1966	22.8%	45.1%
1967	22.4%	45.3%
1968	22%	45.4%
1969	21.4%	45.5%
1970	20.8%	45.5%
1971	20.4%	45.5%
1972	20.1%	45.3%
1973	20%	45.2%
1974	20.1%	45%
1975	20.4%	44.8%
1976	20.8%	44.6%
1977	21.1%	44.5%
1978	21.5%	44.3%
1979	21.8%	44.2%
1980	21.9%	44.1%
1981	22.1%	43.9%
1982	22.1%	43.8%
1983	22%	43.7%
1984	21.8%	43.6%
1985	21.6%	43.6%
1986	21.5%	43.5%
1987	21.4%	43.4%
1988	21.2%	43.3%
1989	20.8%	43.2%
1990	20.2%	43%
1991	19.7%	42.7%
1992	19.2%	42.4%
1993	18.8%	42.1%
1994	18.5%	41.7%
1995	18.2%	41.2%
1996	17.9%	40.7%
1997	17.6%	40.1%
1998	17.4%	39.5%
1999	17.1%	38.9%
2000	16.8%	38.3%
2001	16.5%	37.7%
2002	16.2%	36.8%
2003	16%	35.7%
2004	15.8%	34.5%
2005	15.6%	33.2%
2006	15.3%	31.9%
2007	15.1%	30.6%
2008	15%	29.5%
2009	14.8%	28.5%
2010	14.7%	27.6%
2011	14.6%	26.9%
2012	14.5%	26.3%
2013	14.4%	25.8%
2014	14.5%	25.4%
2015	14.5%	25.1%
2016	14.5%	24.9%
2017	14.5%	25.2%
2018	14.5%	25.7%
2019	14.5%	25.8%
2020	14.6%	25.5%
2021	14.6%	25.2%
2022	14.6%	24.6%
2023	14.5%	24.1%
2024	14.4%	23.8%
2025	14.4%	23.6%
2026	14.3%	23.4%
2027	14.3%	23.3%
2028	14.3%	23.1%
2029	14.2%	22.9%
2030	14.2%	22.8%
2031	14.1%	22.6%
2032	14%	22.5%
2033	13.9%	22.4%
2034	13.8%	22.3%
2035	13.7%	22.2%
2036	13.6%	22.2%
2037	13.5%	22.1%
2038	13.4%	22%
2039	13.4%	21.9%
2040	13.4%	21.7%
2041	13.5%	21.5%
2042	13.5%	21.3%
2043	13.5%	21.2%
2044	13.5%	21%
2045	13.6%	20.8%
2046	13.6%	20.7%
2047	13.7%	20.5%
2048	13.7%	20.4%
2049	13.8%	20.2%
2050	13.8%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.4% of the population in Hungary and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 20.2% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Hungary and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Hungary vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.43% in Hungary and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	44,926	74,143
1961	44,123	77,743
1962	21,128	81,393
1963	32,282	85,480
1964	31,371	89,776
1965	24,355	93,820
1966	36,643	98,361
1967	39,845	103,343
1968	39,997	108,281
1969	38,105	113,859
1970	32,048	120,440
1971	26,956	127,600
1972	34,315	136,360
1973	33,382	145,450
1974	60,777	155,478
1975	63,243	166,223
1976	52,993	178,024
1977	45,787	191,103
1978	27,780	205,331
1979	23,549	220,186
1980	3,213	234,372
1981	-2,142	249,156
1982	-10,705	264,831
1983	-21,379	280,616
1984	-21,336	296,615
1985	-18,103	310,558
1986	-18,072	322,340
1987	-15,919	333,088
1988	-15,895	342,865
1989	-20,963	349,399
1990	-19,710	355,495
1991	-17,635	361,329
1992	-26,960	366,763
1993	-33,144	372,621
1994	-31,030	377,351
1995	-34,086	380,231
1996	-38,152	382,248
1997	-38,075	385,033
1998	-43,120	389,499
1999	-49,140	390,112
2000	-37,780	392,407
2001	-35,657	382,153
2002	-36,571	372,099
2003	-41,531	364,520
2004	-37,396	362,843
2005	-38,331	375,938
2006	-32,228	399,333
2007	-35,195	425,199
2008	-31,118	433,457
2009	-34,077	438,557
2010	-40,000	418,641
2011	-40,884	443,675
2012	-38,689	465,649
2013	-36,529	475,299
2014	-32,449	493,431
2015	-39,191	511,023
2016	-31,231	537,829
2017	-37,934	546,751
2018	-37,858	528,767
2019	-36,840	474,407
2020	-47,385	447,036
2021	-61,638	409,032
2022	-47,065	406,920
2023	-41,247	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Hungary vs Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Hungary	Saudi Arabia
1985	26	40
1986	26	38
1987	24	36
1988	24	34
1989	25	32
1990	25	30
1991	24	29
1992	24	27
1993	23	26
1994	21	25
1995	19	24
1996	17	23
1997	16	23
1998	15	22
1999	15	21
2000	14	20
2001	13	19
2002	13	18
2003	13	16
2004	12	16
2005	13	15
2006	12	14
2007	13	13
2008	13	12
2009	13	11
2010	13	11
2011	14	10
2012	13	9
2013	13	9
2014	13	8
2015	13	8
2016	13	8
2017	14	8
2018	14	8
2019	13	8
2020	18	11
2021	30	12
2022	14	9
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 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
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%	16%
1973	3.83%	14.9%
1974	3.77%	14%
1975	3.55%	13.1%
1976	3.23%	12.2%
1977	2.93%	11.4%
1978	2.7%	10.7%
1979	2.52%	9.99%
1980	2.37%	9.34%
1981	2.26%	8.71%
1982	2.2%	8.12%
1983	2.2%	7.56%
1984	2.2%	7.04%
1985	2.15%	6.55%
1986	2.07%	6.07%
1987	1.97%	5.62%
1988	1.87%	5.19%
1989	1.78%	4.8%
1990	1.72%	4.44%
1991	1.65%	4.11%
1992	1.57%	3.81%
1993	1.45%	3.54%
1994	1.34%	3.29%
1995	1.25%	3.06%
1996	1.19%	2.86%
1997	1.15%	2.67%
1998	1.11%	2.5%
1999	1.06%	2.35%
2000	1.01%	2.21%
2001	0.95%	2.08%
2002	0.9%	1.96%
2003	0.84%	1.85%
2004	0.8%	1.75%
2005	0.75%	1.65%
2006	0.72%	1.56%
2007	0.68%	1.47%
2008	0.65%	1.38%
2009	0.62%	1.3%
2010	0.6%	1.22%
2011	0.59%	1.15%
2012	0.57%	1.08%
2013	0.56%	1.02%
2014	0.53%	0.96%
2015	0.51%	0.9%
2016	0.47%	0.85%
2017	0.45%	0.8%
2018	0.43%	0.76%
2019	0.41%	0.72%
2020	0.4%	0.69%
2021	0.4%	0.66%
2022	0.39%	0.64%
2023	0.38%	0.62%