Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Hungary
Hungary: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.49 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Hungary, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Hungary stood at 1.49 live births per woman.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Hungary peaked at 2.96 live births per woman in 1954 and was at its lowest, 1.25 live births per woman, in 2011.
Hungary ranks 173rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 170 Argentina 1.5 live births per woman compare
- 170 Serbia 1.5 live births per woman compare
- 172 Grenada 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 175 Dominica 1.48 live births per woman compare
- 176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.47 live births per woman compare
More education data for Hungary
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,255 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.49 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Hungary?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Hungary was 1.49 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 live births per woman in 1954.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 live births per woman in 2011.
- How does Hungary rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Hungary ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.