Hungarian Population Falls under 9.5 Mn

Preliminary data show the number of births falling by 10% in October compared with the same month of the previous year, while deaths declined by 6.8%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. Altogether, Hungary's population fell below 9.5 million

5,979 children were born in October and 10,333 people died, while the natural decrease in the population was 4,354 people, compared with 4,424 in October 2024.

Altogether 4,149 couples tied the knot in October, up 14% compared with the same month the previous year.

Altogether 60,304 children were born in Jan-Oct, 7.1% fewer than in the same period of the previous year, while 102,748 people died, 2.2% fewer than a year earlier.

The balance between births and deaths, i.e., natural population decline, was already 42,444 between January and October this year. This latter figure is also important because, with this decline, the population of 9,539,502 on January 1 has now fallen below 9.5 million, which has not happened since 1952.

In Jan-Oct, 41,437 couples got married, down 0.9% year on year.