Hungary vs Portugal: Total number of births by birth order
Hungary
43,093 births
in 2020
Portugal
45,797 births
in 2023
Hungary rank
18th
Portugal rank
17th
Total number of births by birth order over time
- Hungary
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 45,797 births against 43,093 births in Hungary, a difference of 2,704 births.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Portugal ahead.
Hungary ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 17th of 33 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66,354 births | 70,800 births | 4,447 births | Portugal |
| 1960s | 66,530 births | 67,997 births | 1,467 births | Portugal |
| 1970s | 78,239 births | 72,340 births | 5,899 births | Hungary |
| 1980s | 58,640 births | 64,134 births | 5,494 births | Portugal |
| 1990s | 49,345 births | 59,425 births | 10,080 births | Portugal |
| 2000s | 44,574 births | 58,530 births | 13,956 births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 42,141 births | 46,751 births | 4,610 births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 43,093 births | 45,647 births | 2,554 births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of births by birth order, Hungary or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 45,797 births against 43,093 births in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total number of births by birth order between Hungary and Portugal?
- 2,704 births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2020.
- How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for total number of births by birth order?
- Hungary ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 17th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of first live births recorded in a given year.