Germany vs Hungary: Birth rate, crude

Germany
8.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Hungary
8.2 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Germany rank
189th
Hungary rank
187th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Germany
  • Hungary
05101520196019922024

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 8.2 per 1,000 people against 8.1 per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 189th and Hungary ranks 187th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 17.06 per 1,000 people 13.92 per 1,000 people 3.14 per 1,000 people Germany
1970s 10.96 per 1,000 people 16 per 1,000 people 5.04 per 1,000 people Hungary
1980s 10.93 per 1,000 people 12.31 per 1,000 people 1.38 per 1,000 people Hungary
1990s 9.91 per 1,000 people 10.81 per 1,000 people 0.9 per 1,000 people Hungary
2000s 8.53 per 1,000 people 9.61 per 1,000 people 1.08 per 1,000 people Hungary
2010s 8.93 per 1,000 people 9.36 per 1,000 people 0.43 per 1,000 people Hungary
2020s 8.84 per 1,000 people 9.22 per 1,000 people 0.38 per 1,000 people Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Germany or Hungary?
Hungary, at 8.2 per 1,000 people against 8.1 per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Germany and Hungary?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Germany ranks 189th and Hungary ranks 187th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.