Fertility & birth rates in Hungary and South Africa

Fertility rate in Hungary vs South Africa 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 2.22 in South Africa in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Hungary vs South Africa 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	South Africa
1960	2.02	6.11
1961	1.94	6.08
1962	1.79	6.05
1963	1.82	6.01
1964	1.82	5.96
1965	1.82	5.89
1966	1.89	5.91
1967	2.01	5.85
1968	2.06	5.78
1969	2.04	5.72
1970	1.98	5.63
1971	1.93	5.57
1972	1.93	5.49
1973	1.93	5.41
1974	2.27	5.3
1975	2.35	5.19
1976	2.23	5.07
1977	2.15	4.94
1978	2.06	4.85
1979	2.01	4.82
1980	1.91	4.78
1981	1.88	4.71
1982	1.8	4.7
1983	1.75	4.63
1984	1.75	4.57
1985	1.85	4.5
1986	1.84	4.41
1987	1.82	4.35
1988	1.81	4.18
1989	1.82	3.98
1990	1.87	3.72
1991	1.87	3.62
1992	1.77	3.48
1993	1.68	3.37
1994	1.64	3.26
1995	1.57	3.17
1996	1.46	2.99
1997	1.37	2.73
1998	1.32	2.63
1999	1.28	2.56
2000	1.32	2.41
2001	1.31	2.37
2002	1.3	2.32
2003	1.27	2.36
2004	1.28	2.44
2005	1.31	2.51
2006	1.34	2.55
2007	1.32	2.55
2008	1.35	2.68
2009	1.32	2.5
2010	1.25	2.44
2011	1.23	2.44
2012	1.34	2.45
2013	1.35	2.43
2014	1.44	2.42
2015	1.45	2.36
2016	1.53	2.26
2017	1.54	2.28
2018	1.55	2.27
2019	1.55	2.26
2020	1.59	2.26
2021	1.61	2.25
2022	1.56	2.23
2023	1.51	2.22
2024	1.51	2.21
2025	1.52	2.19
2026	1.52	2.17
2027	1.53	2.15
2028	1.53	2.13
2029	1.53	2.12
2030	1.54	2.1
2031	1.54	2.09
2032	1.54	2.07
2033	1.54	2.06
2034	1.55	2.05
2035	1.55	2.04
2036	1.55	2.03
2037	1.55	2.02
2038	1.56	2
2039	1.56	1.99
2040	1.56	1.98
2041	1.56	1.98
2042	1.56	1.97
2043	1.57	1.96
2044	1.57	1.95
2045	1.57	1.94
2046	1.57	1.93
2047	1.57	1.92
2048	1.57	1.91
2049	1.57	1.9
2050	1.58	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Hungary	South Africa
1960	25.3%	42.1%
1961	25.1%	42.1%
1962	24.8%	42.1%
1963	24.3%	42.1%
1964	23.8%	42.1%
1965	23.3%	42.1%
1966	22.8%	42.1%
1967	22.4%	42.2%
1968	22%	42.2%
1969	21.4%	42.2%
1970	20.8%	42.3%
1971	20.4%	42.2%
1972	20.1%	42.2%
1973	20%	42.1%
1974	20.1%	42%
1975	20.4%	41.9%
1976	20.8%	41.8%
1977	21.1%	41.7%
1978	21.5%	41.5%
1979	21.8%	41.3%
1980	21.9%	40.9%
1981	22.1%	40.5%
1982	22.1%	40.1%
1983	22%	39.8%
1984	21.8%	39.5%
1985	21.6%	39.2%
1986	21.5%	38.9%
1987	21.4%	38.7%
1988	21.2%	38.4%
1989	20.8%	38.1%
1990	20.2%	37.7%
1991	19.7%	37.5%
1992	19.2%	37.6%
1993	18.8%	37.3%
1994	18.5%	37.2%
1995	18.2%	37.5%
1996	17.9%	37.5%
1997	17.6%	37.2%
1998	17.4%	36.5%
1999	17.1%	35.7%
2000	16.8%	34.9%
2001	16.5%	34%
2002	16.2%	33.2%
2003	16%	32.3%
2004	15.8%	31.6%
2005	15.6%	31.1%
2006	15.3%	30.6%
2007	15.1%	30.2%
2008	15%	29.9%
2009	14.8%	29.7%
2010	14.7%	29.4%
2011	14.6%	29.1%
2012	14.5%	28.9%
2013	14.4%	28.7%
2014	14.5%	28.5%
2015	14.5%	28.3%
2016	14.5%	28.3%
2017	14.5%	28.3%
2018	14.5%	27.9%
2019	14.5%	27.4%
2020	14.6%	27%
2021	14.6%	26.6%
2022	14.6%	26.3%
2023	14.5%	26.1%
2024	14.4%	25.9%
2025	14.4%	25.7%
2026	14.3%	25.6%
2027	14.3%	25.4%
2028	14.3%	25.3%
2029	14.2%	25.2%
2030	14.2%	25.2%
2031	14.1%	25.1%
2032	14%	25%
2033	13.9%	24.8%
2034	13.8%	24.5%
2035	13.7%	24.3%
2036	13.6%	23.9%
2037	13.5%	23.6%
2038	13.4%	23.4%
2039	13.4%	23.1%
2040	13.4%	22.9%
2041	13.5%	22.7%
2042	13.5%	22.5%
2043	13.5%	22.4%
2044	13.5%	22.2%
2045	13.6%	22.1%
2046	13.6%	21.9%
2047	13.7%	21.8%
2048	13.7%	21.7%
2049	13.8%	21.6%
2050	13.8%	21.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.4% of the population in Hungary and 25.9% in South Africa in 2024, compared to 20.2% and 37.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Hungary and South Africa compared.

Natural population change in Hungary vs South Africa by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.43% in Hungary and +1.05% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1960	44,926	421,263
1961	44,123	437,851
1962	21,128	455,634
1963	32,282	473,821
1964	31,371	490,606
1965	24,355	506,632
1966	36,643	534,862
1967	39,845	553,741
1968	39,997	571,841
1969	38,105	590,794
1970	32,048	605,102
1971	26,956	624,761
1972	34,315	638,754
1973	33,382	651,596
1974	60,777	658,438
1975	63,243	667,862
1976	52,993	675,011
1977	45,787	680,929
1978	27,780	694,341
1979	23,549	716,541
1980	3,213	738,415
1981	-2,142	767,833
1982	-10,705	807,550
1983	-21,379	837,013
1984	-21,336	869,011
1985	-18,103	893,889
1986	-18,072	903,644
1987	-15,919	922,330
1988	-15,895	909,221
1989	-20,963	884,629
1990	-19,710	835,421
1991	-17,635	827,296
1992	-26,960	794,415
1993	-33,144	789,220
1994	-31,030	698,609
1995	-34,086	743,488
1996	-38,152	710,868
1997	-38,075	667,969
1998	-43,120	627,027
1999	-49,140	594,643
2000	-37,780	526,963
2001	-35,657	484,801
2002	-36,571	430,926
2003	-41,531	415,018
2004	-37,396	442,540
2005	-38,331	464,464
2006	-32,228	487,584
2007	-35,195	503,567
2008	-31,118	595,332
2009	-34,077	554,115
2010	-40,000	566,834
2011	-40,884	601,708
2012	-38,689	643,723
2013	-36,529	652,427
2014	-32,449	674,754
2015	-39,191	668,771
2016	-31,231	641,365
2017	-37,934	645,975
2018	-37,858	648,319
2019	-36,840	652,130
2020	-47,385	595,873
2021	-61,638	456,411
2022	-47,065	603,636
2023	-41,247	602,793

Maternal mortality chart: Hungary vs South Africa

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 118 deaths in South Africa.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Hungary	South Africa
1985	26	208
1986	26	200
1987	24	192
1988	24	184
1989	25	177
1990	25	170
1991	24	162
1992	24	152
1993	23	145
1994	21	133
1995	19	125
1996	17	150
1997	16	152
1998	15	152
1999	15	151
2000	14	175
2001	13	192
2002	13	225
2003	13	245
2004	12	259
2005	13	279
2006	12	283
2007	13	272
2008	13	272
2009	13	241
2010	13	226
2011	14	202
2012	13	194
2013	13	180
2014	13	162
2015	13	150
2016	13	141
2017	14	134
2018	14	128
2019	13	119
2020	18	118
2021	30	191
2022	14	129
2023	12	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Hungary and 3.47% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
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%	13.2%
1975	3.55%	12.5%
1976	3.23%	11.8%
1977	2.93%	11.1%
1978	2.7%	10.5%
1979	2.52%	9.88%
1980	2.37%	9.35%
1981	2.26%	8.84%
1982	2.2%	8.39%
1983	2.2%	7.98%
1984	2.2%	7.6%
1985	2.15%	7.24%
1986	2.07%	6.89%
1987	1.97%	6.56%
1988	1.87%	6.26%
1989	1.78%	6.01%
1990	1.72%	5.82%
1991	1.65%	5.7%
1992	1.57%	5.66%
1993	1.45%	5.7%
1994	1.34%	5.82%
1995	1.25%	5.95%
1996	1.19%	6.11%
1997	1.15%	6.29%
1998	1.11%	6.56%
1999	1.06%	6.85%
2000	1.01%	7.11%
2001	0.95%	7.43%
2002	0.9%	7.69%
2003	0.84%	7.93%
2004	0.8%	8.1%
2005	0.75%	8.03%
2006	0.72%	7.75%
2007	0.68%	7.19%
2008	0.65%	6.42%
2009	0.62%	5.7%
2010	0.6%	5%
2011	0.59%	4.5%
2012	0.57%	4.25%
2013	0.56%	4.1%
2014	0.53%	3.96%
2015	0.51%	3.82%
2016	0.47%	3.68%
2017	0.45%	3.58%
2018	0.43%	3.49%
2019	0.41%	3.45%
2020	0.4%	3.41%
2021	0.4%	3.41%
2022	0.39%	3.44%
2023	0.38%	3.47%