How does Hungary rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?

Hungary ranks 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.

Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Hungary?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Hungary data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hungary

Name: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hungary
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hungary: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 29.11 births per million people in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)

29.11 births per million people

Change on year

up 7.0%

World rank

15th

of 40 countries

All-time high

67.77 births per million people

in 1954

All-time low

26.52 births per million people

in 2010

Years of data

1950–2020

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hungary, 1950–2020

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 29.11 births per million people for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hungary peaked at 67.77 births per million people in 1954 and was at its lowest, 26.52 births per million people, in 2010.

Hungary ranks 15th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	58.48 births per million people	46.17 births per million people	67.77 births per million people	10
1960s	41.7 births per million people	39.23 births per million people	45.05 births per million people	10
1970s	47.09 births per million people	42.49 births per million people	54.66 births per million people	10
1980s	36.29 births per million people	34.05 births per million people	40.14 births per million people	10
1990s	31.73 births per million people	27.19 births per million people	35.4 births per million people	10
2000s	28.61 births per million people	26.98 births per million people	29.91 births per million people	10
2010s	27.56 births per million people	26.52 births per million people	29.22 births per million people	10
2020s	29.11 births per million people	29.11 births per million people	29.11 births per million people	1

Countries ranked near Hungary

13 United States 30.84 births per million people compare
16 Norway 28.96 births per million people compare
17 United Kingdom 28.56 births per million people compare
18 Germany 27.84 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Hungary

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 324,096 people (2100)
Population density 81.75 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 72,359 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.49 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Hungary →

Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hungary?: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hungary was 29.11 births per million people in 2020, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Hungary?: The highest recorded value was 67.77 births per million people in 1954.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Hungary?: The lowest recorded value was 26.52 births per million people in 2010.
How does Hungary rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?: Hungary ranks 15th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Hungary?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Unit: births per million people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.