The rate of natural decline in the population decreased by 21 percent in October, with the number of births increasing by 4.2 percent and deaths decreasing by 9.7 percent compared with the previous year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.
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In November, 7,740 children were born, 315 more than in the same month in the previous year, while 14,984 people died, 1,606 fewer than during the same month in 2020. The reason the KSH gave for the big fall in deaths was the high base which coincided with Hungary’s second wave of the coronavirus epidemic.
On the Jan-Nov period,
On the Jan-Nov period,
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there were 85,479 births, up 0.4 percent or 346 from the same period a year earlier.
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The number of deaths was 138,014, up 11 percent or 14,166 from the same period in 2020.
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The rise in deaths and the drop in the birth rate means that the rate of natural population decline was up by 36 percent compared with the same period last year, KSH said.
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The number of marriages grew in November, with 3,866 couples tying the knot,
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6.2 percent more than during the same period in 2020,
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it said.
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Wild ‘tax back’ promises on a slowly bankrupting country haven’t worked, what will orbanistan try next, baby farms?
At list, hungary is safe and neat not like western Europe.
Actually @Anonymous, the article even admitted that there have been more births in November this year than last year. The article even mentions that has been an annual increase of births by. 4 percent.
Thus, the policy is working just that it is really difficult to get to the idealistic TFR goal of 2.1, which is nearly impossible for all developed countries.
However, Hungary is getting there, especially when it was at its lowest of 1.22 before Fidesz got into governemnt. The governemnt has increased it to around 1.6. In the meantime, other developed countries birth rates are abysmal with South Korea falling to .92. Countries like Canada are only keeping their TFR up due to their massive intake of immigrants. It is their choice to do so, but Hungary wants to go its own direction and that is Hungary’s decision (we should respect).
Developed countries birth rates are going to fall regardless of technological or economic incentives, even though economic incentives help somewhat. There has been a cultural component to wanting children and Hungarian parents seem to fall into that category, which can be contributed to the current Hungarian government.