Germany vs Hungary: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Germany
1.57 births per woman
in 2017
Hungary
1.56 births per woman
in 2020
Germany rank
9th
Hungary rank
10th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Germany
- Hungary
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.57 births per woman against 1.56 births per woman in Hungary, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Hungary ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Hungary ranks 10th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.28 births per woman | 2.29 births per woman | 0.0088 births per woman | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.43 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.5033 births per woman | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.63 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 0.4674 births per woman | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 0.39 births per woman | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 0.2535 births per woman | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.0664 births per woman | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.0944 births per woman | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Germany or Hungary?
- Germany, at 1.57 births per woman against 1.56 births per woman in Hungary as of 2017.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Germany and Hungary?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2017.
- How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Germany ranks 9th and Hungary ranks 10th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.