Number of Hungarians still drastically decreasing

Fully 7,222 children were born in September, while there were 9,111 deaths. That means the number of Hungarians are still decreasing unstoppably. Meanwile, 6,948 couples got married.

The number of births fell by 7 percent in September compared with the same month in the previous year, while deaths dropped by 11 percent, according to preliminary data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday. Meanwhile, the number of marriages decreased by 9.8 percent in the same period.

Fully 7,222 children were born in September, while there were 9,111 deaths. Altogether, 6,948 couples got married.

The natural population loss was 1,889 people compared with 2,529 in September 2022.

Fully 64,655 children were born between January 2023 and September 2023, 2.4 percent fewer than in the same period of last year. Altogether 93,600 people died between January 2023 and September 2023, 7.7 percent fewer than in the same period of last year.

In the same period, 40,111 couples tied the knot, 25 percent fewer than in the same period of last year.

There were 9.0 live births and 13.0 deaths per thousand inhabitants, the former 0.01 lower than in the January-September 2022 period, while the death rate was 0.1 of a percentage point lower.

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Hungary jobless rate 3.9 pc in September

Hungary’s jobless rate stood at 3.9 percent in September, edging down from 4 percent in August but up from 3.7 percent twelve months earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday. The rate covers unemployment among people between the ages of 15 and 74.

In absolute terms, there were 191,200 unemployed in September, 4,200 fewer than in August but 11,400 more than twelve months earlier. The rolling three-month average jobless rate stood at 4.1 percent in September, unchanged from August and up from 3.6 percent twelve months earlier.