Population loss in Hungary accelerates: record-low number of births again

Preliminary data show 6,703 children were born and 10,009 people died in August, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) said on Friday.

There were 1,020 fewer children born in August than in the same month a year earlier. The number of deaths rose by 123 from the base period.

The data show 6,710 couples got married, 128 more than a year earlier.

For the period January-August, the fertility rate was estimated at 1.37 down from 1.52 in the base period. Authorities registered a lower fertility rate only in 2013.

Number of births at historic low

According to 444.hu, August was another historic low concerning the number of births. Fewer than 7,000 kids were never born in any month before. Last August, more than 7,700 babies were born.

In the first 8 months, 51,463 kids were born, which is 10% lower than in 2023. The worsening tendency accelerates: between January and March, the number of births was 9.1% lower than in the previous year, but that rate grew to 13% between May and August.

The number of deaths between January and August was 83,400, which is 1.4% lower than in 2023. The natural population loss was 31,937 in the first eight months, which is 18% more than between January and August of 2023. That is the population of Gödöllő or Salgótarján.

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