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