Birth seasonality in Hungary
Hungary: Birth seasonality was 23.75 births per million people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Hungary, 1950–2020
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
In 2020, birth seasonality in Hungary stood at 23.75 births per million people.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Hungary peaked at 56.44 births per million people in 1954 and was at its lowest, 23.74 births per million people, in 2018.
Hungary ranks 18th 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 | 45.95 births per million people | 35.01 births per million people | 56.44 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.06 births per million people | 28.68 births per million people | 39.39 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.05 births per million people | 35.94 births per million people | 49.28 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.76 births per million people | 29.88 births per million people | 34.72 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.42 births per million people | 24.36 births per million people | 33.2 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.62 births per million people | 24.05 births per million people | 26.62 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.78 births per million people | 23.74 births per million people | 25.78 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.75 births per million people | 23.75 births per million people | 23.75 births per million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Hungary?
- Birth seasonality in Hungary was 23.75 births per million people in 2020, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 56.44 births per million people in 1954.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.74 births per million people in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for birth seasonality?
- Hungary ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.