Hungary vs Serbia: Birth rate

Hungary
8.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Serbia
8.84 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hungary rank
194th
Serbia rank
193rd

Birth rate over time

  • Hungary
  • Serbia
10152025195019862023

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 8.84 births per 1,000 people against 8.81 births per 1,000 people in Hungary, a difference of 0.03 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.

Hungary ranks 194th and Serbia ranks 193rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Serbia Difference Ahead
1950s 19.5 births per 1,000 people 22.49 births per 1,000 people 2.99 births per 1,000 people Serbia
1960s 13.87 births per 1,000 people 16.56 births per 1,000 people 2.69 births per 1,000 people Serbia
1970s 16.02 births per 1,000 people 15.42 births per 1,000 people 0.5997 births per 1,000 people Hungary
1980s 12.3 births per 1,000 people 13.34 births per 1,000 people 1.04 births per 1,000 people Serbia
1990s 10.8 births per 1,000 people 10.23 births per 1,000 people 0.5723 births per 1,000 people Hungary
2000s 9.64 births per 1,000 people 9.29 births per 1,000 people 0.3471 births per 1,000 people Hungary
2010s 9.27 births per 1,000 people 9.45 births per 1,000 people 0.1757 births per 1,000 people Serbia
2020s 9.32 births per 1,000 people 9.01 births per 1,000 people 0.3108 births per 1,000 people Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Hungary or Serbia?
Serbia, at 8.84 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 Serbia?
0.03 births per 1,000 people, 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 birth rate?
Hungary ranks 194th and Serbia ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.