According to preliminary data, 5,885 children were born and 11,198 people died in March 2025, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports). The number of births lessened by 8.9%, that of marriages by 2.0%, while that of deaths increased by 4.9% compared to the same month of the previous year. In March 2025:A total of 5,885 […]

According to preliminary data, 5,653 children were born and 10,934 people died in Hungary in February 2025, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported this Friday. The number of births lessened by 9.1%, that of deaths by 0.7% and that of marriages by 14% compared to the same month of the previous year. In February 2025:A […]

A recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) highlights a pressing concern: declining fertility rates and aging populations are poised to significantly impede economic growth, particularly in countries like Hungary and various emerging economies. Countries will need to raise fertility rates to avert depopulation—a societal shift without precedent in modern history. Hungary has been […]

The annual natural decrease of the Hungarian population (that is, the difference between the number of births and deaths) has never been as high as last year since the start of measuring it. This has been found by hvg.hu after the publication of data by the country's Central Statistical Office this Thursday. Official figures suggest […]