Orbán’s family support has not been a success, the Hungarian population is falling

The number of births fell by 6.9 percent in November compared with the same month in the previous year, while deaths dropped by 5.6 percent, according to preliminary data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday.

Meanwhile, the number of marriages decreased by 2.2 percent in the same period.

Fully 6,780 children were born in November, while there were 10,351 deaths. Altogether, 3,107 couples got married.

The natural population loss was 3,571 people compared with 3,678 in October 2022.

Fully 78,579 children were born between January 2023 and November 2023, 3.1 percent fewer than in the same period of last year. Altogether 114,950 people died between January 2023 and November 2023, 7.2 percent fewer than in the same period of last year.

According to KSH, in the same period, 47,480 couples tied the knot, 22 percent fewer than in the same period of last year.

There were 8.9 live births and 13.1 deaths per thousand inhabitants, the former 0.02 of a percentage point lower than in the January-October 2022 period, while the death rate was 0.09 of a percentage point lower.

As we wrote earlier, Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) has revealed the detailed results of the 2022 census, providing interesting data about the knowledge of languages, ethnicity and religion of Hungarians, details HERE.

Also we wrote about more than 400 thousand Hungarian will disappear by 2050, as population decline seems irreversible. But this number is not that scary if we put it into other perspectives, read more details HERE.

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