Belgium vs Hungary: Birth rate
Belgium
8.68 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hungary
8.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Hungary rank
194th
Birth rate over time
- Belgium
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 8.81 births per 1,000 people against 8.68 births per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Hungary ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.82 births per 1,000 people | 19.5 births per 1,000 people | 2.68 births per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1960s | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | 13.87 births per 1,000 people | 2.33 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 13.1 births per 1,000 people | 16.02 births per 1,000 people | 2.92 births per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 12.05 births per 1,000 people | 12.3 births per 1,000 people | 0.2548 births per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 11.73 births per 1,000 people | 10.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.9314 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 11.33 births per 1,000 people | 9.64 births per 1,000 people | 1.69 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.92 births per 1,000 people | 9.27 births per 1,000 people | 1.65 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 9.66 births per 1,000 people | 9.32 births per 1,000 people | 0.3392 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Belgium or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 8.81 births per 1,000 people against 8.68 births per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Belgium and Hungary?
- 0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for birth rate?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Hungary ranks 194th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.