Hungary vs Romania: Natural population growth rate
Hungary
-0.4%
in 2023
Romania
-0.4%
in 2023
Hungary rank
219th
Romania rank
216th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -0.4% against -0.4% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Hungary ranks 219th and Romania ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 1980s | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at -0.4% against -0.4% in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Hungary and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Hungary ranks 219th and Romania ranks 216th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.