Another Historic Low: Never Before Have so Few Hungarian Children Been Born

The number of births in Hungary fell by 14 percent in one year, while the fertility rate deteriorated to 1.28.

Natural decline of population on the rise

According to preliminary data, 5,323 children were born and 9,565 people died in April 2025. The number of births lessened by 14%, that of marriages by 5.4% and that of deaths by 2.3% compared to the same month of the previous year.

This is how Hungarians are declining: the birth rate is at a historic low - The statistical office has announced another negative record.

Despite the decline, the Hungarian birth rate is among the top in the EU, being the third best in the EU in 2023.

Another historic low: never before have so few Hungarian children been born

The number of births in April fell by 14 percent, while deaths were down by 2.3 percent compared with the same month the previous year, according to Central Statistical Office (KSH) preliminary data. Fully 5,323 children were born and 9,565 people died. Marriages declined by 5.4 percent, KSH said in a statement on Thursday. The natural population decline was 4,242 people, compared with 3,618 in April last year. KSH data show that 3,488 couples t…

According to preliminary data, 5,323 children were born and 9,565 people died in April 2025. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of births decreased by 14, marriages by 5.4, and deaths by 2.3%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced.