Total fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary
Hungary: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.56 births per woman in 2020. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary, 1950–2020
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1.56 births per woman for total fertility rate: births per woman in 2020.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary peaked at 2.98 births per woman in 1954 and was at its lowest, 1.25 births per woman, in 2010.
Hungary ranks 10th of 34 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 | 2.53 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | 2.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.93 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 2.37 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 births per woman | 1.28 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 births per woman | 1.27 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More population data for Hungary
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 81.75 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 324,096 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 72,359 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.47 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Hungary was 1.56 births per woman in 2020, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 births per woman in 1954.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 births per woman in 2010.
- How does Hungary rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Hungary ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.