Fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary
Hungary: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.49 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1.49 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary peaked at 2.96 live births per woman in 1954 and was at its lowest, 1.25 live births per woman, in 2011.
Hungary ranks 173rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 170 Argentina 1.5 live births per woman compare
- 170 Serbia 1.5 live births per woman compare
- 172 Grenada 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 175 Dominica 1.48 live births per woman compare
- 176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.47 live births per woman compare
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 vs. GDP per capita 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary was 1.49 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 live births per woman in 1954.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 live births per woman in 2011.
- How does Hungary rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Hungary ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.