Hungary vs Russia: Birth rate
Hungary
8.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Russia
8.92 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hungary rank
194th
Russia rank
192nd
Birth rate over time
- Hungary
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 8.92 births per 1,000 people against 8.81 births per 1,000 people in Hungary, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Hungary ranks 194th and Russia ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.5 births per 1,000 people | 26.34 births per 1,000 people | 6.84 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1960s | 13.87 births per 1,000 people | 17.74 births per 1,000 people | 3.87 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1970s | 16.02 births per 1,000 people | 15.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.2147 births per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 12.3 births per 1,000 people | 16.87 births per 1,000 people | 4.57 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1990s | 10.8 births per 1,000 people | 10.03 births per 1,000 people | 0.7651 births per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 9.64 births per 1,000 people | 10.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.796 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2010s | 9.27 births per 1,000 people | 12.44 births per 1,000 people | 3.17 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2020s | 9.32 births per 1,000 people | 9.45 births per 1,000 people | 0.129 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Hungary or Russia?
- Russia, at 8.92 births per 1,000 people against 8.81 births per 1,000 people in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Hungary and Russia?
- 0.11 births per 1,000 people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Russia rank globally for birth rate?
- Hungary ranks 194th and Russia ranks 192nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.