Hungary vs Serbia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Hungary
1.47 children per women
in 2023
Serbia
1.49 children per women
in 2023
Hungary rank
170th
Serbia rank
169th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Hungary
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.49 children per women against 1.47 children per women in Hungary, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.
Hungary ranks 170th and Serbia ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.32 children per women | 2.21 children per women | 0.1101 children per women | Hungary |
| 1960s | 1.81 children per women | 1.92 children per women | 0.1089 children per women | Serbia |
| 1970s | 2.01 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 0.1658 children per women | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.77 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 0.0381 children per women | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.55 children per women | 1.46 children per women | 0.0951 children per women | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.3 children per women | 1.33 children per women | 0.0306 children per women | Serbia |
| 2010s | 1.4 children per women | 1.44 children per women | 0.0365 children per women | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.54 children per women | 1.49 children per women | 0.0509 children per women | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Hungary or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1.49 children per women against 1.47 children per women in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Hungary and Serbia?
- 0.02 children per women, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Serbia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Serbia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Hungary ranks 170th and Serbia ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).