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Fertility & birth rates in Hungary and Seychelles

Updated on by Georank team

Hungary has an annual birth rate of 9.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 13 for the Seychelles. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.51 in Hungary and 2.02 in the Seychelles — 33.8% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -25.2% in Hungary and by -62% in the Seychelles — in 1960, it was 2.02 and 5.31, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Hungary is ranked 160/196 by birth rate compared to 107/196 for the Seychelles.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30.1 in Hungary — it's 27.6 in the Seychelles.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 17.5 in Hungary vs 54.5 in the Seychelles.
  • In Hungary, 22% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 22.6% in the Seychelles.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.43% in Hungary and +0.57% in the Seychelles.

Birth rate data compared

Hungary Seychelles
Fertility rate 1.51 2.02
Birth rate 9.1 13
Birth rate rank 160/196 107/196
Age at first childbirth 28.8 years n/a
Average age at childbearing 30.1 years 27.6 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 17.3 52.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 63.2 105.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 13.4 19.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22% 22.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 54.1% n/a
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.7% 99.5%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.04%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.21% 0.85%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.32% 1.31%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.38% 1.43%
Population change due to births and deaths -41,247 +683
Natural population change rank 181/196 142/196
Natural population change rate -0.43% +0.57%
Population growth -0.31% +1.32%
Population growth rank 178/197 83/197
Life expectancy 77.3 years 73.1 years

Fertility rate in Hungary vs Seychelles 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 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Hungary vs the Seychelles population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Hungary
Factual

UN forecast
Seychelles
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Hungary Seychelles
1960 2.02 5.31
1961 1.94 5.42
1962 1.79 5.51
1963 1.82 5.61
1964 1.82 5.69
1965 1.82 5.72
1966 1.89 6.13
1967 2.01 5.9
1968 2.06 5.61
1969 2.04 5.48
1970 1.98 5.31
1971 1.93 5.69
1972 1.93 5.16
1973 1.93 4.78
1974 2.27 5.1
1975 2.35 4.75
1976 2.23 4.09
1977 2.15 3.75
1978 2.06 3.92
1979 2.01 3.66
1980 1.91 3.79
1981 1.88 3.67
1982 1.8 3.13
1983 1.75 3.22
1984 1.75 3.24
1985 1.85 3.09
1986 1.84 3.07
1987 1.82 2.92
1988 1.81 2.79
1989 1.82 2.67
1990 1.87 2.61
1991 1.87 2.69
1992 1.77 2.53
1993 1.68 2.58
1994 1.64 2.6
1995 1.57 2.36
1996 1.46 2.31
1997 1.37 2.1
1998 1.32 2.04
1999 1.28 2.04
2000 1.32 2.08
2001 1.31 1.98
2002 1.3 2.04
2003 1.27 2.06
2004 1.28 2.01
2005 1.31 2.2
2006 1.34 2.11
2007 1.32 2.24
2008 1.35 2.33
2009 1.32 2.38
2010 1.25 2.16
2011 1.23 2.33
2012 1.34 2.37
2013 1.35 2.26
2014 1.44 2.25
2015 1.45 2.31
2016 1.53 2.39
2017 1.54 2.41
2018 1.55 2.41
2019 1.55 2.36
2020 1.59 2.29
2021 1.61 2.46
2022 1.56 2.01
2023 1.51 2.02
2024 1.51 2
2025 1.52 1.97
2026 1.52 1.95
2027 1.53 1.93
2028 1.53 1.91
2029 1.53 1.89
2030 1.54 1.88
2031 1.54 1.86
2032 1.54 1.85
2033 1.54 1.84
2034 1.55 1.83
2035 1.55 1.82
2036 1.55 1.81
2037 1.55 1.8
2038 1.56 1.79
2039 1.56 1.79
2040 1.56 1.78
2041 1.56 1.78
2042 1.56 1.77
2043 1.57 1.77
2044 1.57 1.76
2045 1.57 1.75
2046 1.57 1.75
2047 1.57 1.75
2048 1.57 1.74
2049 1.57 1.74
2050 1.58 1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Hungary
Factual

UN forecast
Seychelles
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Hungary Seychelles
1960 25.3% 38.6%
1961 25.1% 39.1%
1962 24.8% 39.7%
1963 24.3% 40.3%
1964 23.8% 40.9%
1965 23.3% 41.5%
1966 22.8% 42.1%
1967 22.4% 42.7%
1968 22% 43.1%
1969 21.4% 43.4%
1970 20.8% 43.6%
1971 20.4% 43.4%
1972 20.1% 43%
1973 20% 42.5%
1974 20.1% 41.9%
1975 20.4% 41.2%
1976 20.8% 40.5%
1977 21.1% 39.7%
1978 21.5% 38.8%
1979 21.8% 37.9%
1980 21.9% 37.1%
1981 22.1% 36.4%
1982 22.1% 35.7%
1983 22% 35.2%
1984 21.8% 34.8%
1985 21.6% 34.4%
1986 21.5% 34.1%
1987 21.4% 33.8%
1988 21.2% 33.4%
1989 20.8% 32.9%
1990 20.2% 32.4%
1991 19.7% 31.9%
1992 19.2% 31.5%
1993 18.8% 31%
1994 18.5% 30.6%
1995 18.2% 30.3%
1996 17.9% 29.8%
1997 17.6% 29.3%
1998 17.4% 28.8%
1999 17.1% 28.2%
2000 16.8% 27.6%
2001 16.5% 27%
2002 16.2% 26.5%
2003 16% 26%
2004 15.8% 25.5%
2005 15.6% 25%
2006 15.3% 24.5%
2007 15.1% 24%
2008 15% 23.5%
2009 14.8% 22.9%
2010 14.7% 22.5%
2011 14.6% 22.2%
2012 14.5% 22%
2013 14.4% 21.8%
2014 14.5% 21.6%
2015 14.5% 21.4%
2016 14.5% 21.2%
2017 14.5% 21%
2018 14.5% 20.9%
2019 14.5% 20.7%
2020 14.6% 20.6%
2021 14.6% 20.4%
2022 14.6% 20.3%
2023 14.5% 20.1%
2024 14.4% 20%
2025 14.4% 19.8%
2026 14.3% 19.6%
2027 14.3% 19.4%
2028 14.3% 19.3%
2029 14.2% 19.2%
2030 14.2% 19.2%
2031 14.1% 19.1%
2032 14% 19%
2033 13.9% 18.8%
2034 13.8% 18.7%
2035 13.7% 18.5%
2036 13.6% 18.3%
2037 13.5% 18.1%
2038 13.4% 18%
2039 13.4% 17.8%
2040 13.4% 17.6%
2041 13.5% 17.4%
2042 13.5% 17.3%
2043 13.5% 17.1%
2044 13.5% 16.9%
2045 13.6% 16.8%
2046 13.6% 16.7%
2047 13.7% 16.6%
2048 13.7% 16.5%
2049 13.8% 16.4%
2050 13.8% 16.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.4% of the population in Hungary and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 20.2% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Hungary and the Seychelles compared.

Natural population change in Hungary vs Seychelles by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.43% in Hungary and +0.82% in the Seychelles. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Hungary
Seychelles

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Hungary Seychelles
1960 44,926 977
1961 44,123 1,040
1962 21,128 1,083
1963 32,282 1,123
1964 31,371 1,155
1965 24,355 1,165
1966 36,643 1,280
1967 39,845 1,217
1968 39,997 1,145
1969 38,105 1,119
1970 32,048 1,087
1971 26,956 1,373
1972 34,315 1,199
1973 33,382 1,166
1974 60,777 1,361
1975 63,243 1,376
1976 52,993 1,174
1977 45,787 1,125
1978 27,780 1,330
1979 23,549 1,292
1980 3,213 1,386
1981 -2,142 1,358
1982 -10,705 1,069
1983 -21,379 1,209
1984 -21,336 1,255
1985 -18,103 1,259
1986 -18,072 1,222
1987 -15,919 1,172
1988 -15,895 1,135
1989 -20,963 1,030
1990 -19,710 1,070
1991 -17,635 1,162
1992 -26,960 1,076
1993 -33,144 1,091
1994 -31,030 1,136
1995 -34,086 1,054
1996 -38,152 1,047
1997 -38,075 873
1998 -43,120 844
1999 -49,140 901
2000 -37,780 958
2001 -35,657 885
2002 -36,571 837
2003 -41,531 828
2004 -37,396 842
2005 -38,331 861
2006 -32,228 804
2007 -35,195 867
2008 -31,118 887
2009 -34,077 900
2010 -40,000 844
2011 -40,884 936
2012 -38,689 989
2013 -36,529 846
2014 -32,449 832
2015 -39,191 888
2016 -31,231 900
2017 -37,934 901
2018 -37,858 842
2019 -36,840 811
2020 -47,385 886
2021 -61,638 744
2022 -47,065 635
2023 -41,247 683

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Hungary vs Seychelles

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 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Hungary
Seychelles
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Hungary Seychelles
1985 26 69
1986 26 65
1987 24 62
1988 24 60
1989 25 61
1990 25 53
1991 24 54
1992 24 50
1993 23 49
1994 21 45
1995 19 40
1996 17 39
1997 16 37
1998 15 41
1999 15 41
2000 14 45
2001 13 43
2002 13 45
2003 13 47
2004 12 52
2005 13 50
2006 12 51
2007 13 52
2008 13 51
2009 13 51
2010 13 50
2011 14 50
2012 13 49
2013 13 48
2014 13 46
2015 13 46
2016 13 47
2017 14 47
2018 14 49
2019 13 48
2020 18 51
2021 30 74
2022 14 89
2023 12 42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Hungary and 1.43% in the Seychelles. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Hungary
Seychelles

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Hungary Seychelles
1960 5.41% 10.5%
1961 5.16% 10.3%
1962 4.94% 10.2%
1963 4.75% 10%
1964 4.59% 9.8%
1965 4.45% 9.55%
1966 4.32% 9.26%
1967 4.2% 8.92%
1968 4.08% 8.52%
1969 3.98% 8.07%
1970 3.89% 7.58%
1971 3.83% 7.09%
1972 3.82% 6.59%
1973 3.83% 6.09%
1974 3.77% 5.59%
1975 3.55% 5.09%
1976 3.23% 4.6%
1977 2.93% 4.14%
1978 2.7% 3.72%
1979 2.52% 3.34%
1980 2.37% 3.01%
1981 2.26% 2.74%
1982 2.2% 2.51%
1983 2.2% 2.32%
1984 2.2% 2.16%
1985 2.15% 2.04%
1986 2.07% 1.93%
1987 1.97% 1.84%
1988 1.87% 1.76%
1989 1.78% 1.69%
1990 1.72% 1.63%
1991 1.65% 1.58%
1992 1.57% 1.53%
1993 1.45% 1.49%
1994 1.34% 1.46%
1995 1.25% 1.43%
1996 1.19% 1.41%
1997 1.15% 1.4%
1998 1.11% 1.39%
1999 1.06% 1.38%
2000 1.01% 1.38%
2001 0.95% 1.37%
2002 0.9% 1.37%
2003 0.84% 1.37%
2004 0.8% 1.38%
2005 0.75% 1.38%
2006 0.72% 1.38%
2007 0.68% 1.39%
2008 0.65% 1.39%
2009 0.62% 1.4%
2010 0.6% 1.41%
2011 0.59% 1.42%
2012 0.57% 1.43%
2013 0.56% 1.44%
2014 0.53% 1.45%
2015 0.51% 1.45%
2016 0.47% 1.46%
2017 0.45% 1.47%
2018 0.43% 1.48%
2019 0.41% 1.48%
2020 0.4% 1.48%
2021 0.4% 1.47%
2022 0.39% 1.45%
2023 0.38% 1.43%

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