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A total of 5,410 children were born in April 2026, 1.3% or 69 more than in April 2025. Meanwhile, 9,946 people died, 0.2% or 18 more than a year earlier.
As a result, Hungary’s natural population decrease came to 4,536 in April, compared with 4,587 in the same month of 2025.
The number of marriages dropped significantly, with 3,012 couples tying the knot in April, 14% or 474 fewer than a year earlier.
In April, there were 6.9 live births and 12.8 deaths per 1,000 population. The rates of both live births and deaths were 0.1 per mille points higher than in April 2025. The natural decrease stood at 5.8 per 1,000 population, nearly unchanged from a year earlier. The marriage rate was 3.9 per 1,000 population, 0.6 per mille points lower than in April 2025.
In the first four months of 2026, 22,802 children were born, 2.3% or 528 fewer than in the same period of the previous year. Within this, the number of live births was 3.3% lower in January-March and 1.3% higher in April than in the corresponding months of 2025.
There were 34.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-49, unchanged from a year earlier. The total fertility rate was estimated at 1.27 per woman, compared with 1.28 a year earlier.
Deaths fell more noticeably in January-April. A total of 43,060 people died, 5.4% or 2,435 fewer than one year earlier. The number of deaths was 6.9% lower in January-March and 0.2% higher in April than in the same months of the previous year.
Due to the balance of births and deaths, the natural decrease was 20,258, 8.6% lower than the 22,165 recorded in January-April 2025.
The number of marriages rose in the four-month period despite the April decline. A total of 10,963 couples got married, 8.6% or 865 more than a year earlier. Marriages were up 20% in January-March but down 14% in April compared with the corresponding months of 2025.
There were 7.3 live births and 13.8 deaths per 1,000 population in January-April. The live birth rate was 0.1 per mille points lower and the death rate 0.7 per mille points lower than a year earlier. The rate of natural decrease decreased by 0.6 per mille points to 6.5 per 1,000 population.
Infant deaths stood at 4.3 per 1,000 live births, 1.0 per mille point higher than in the same period of the previous year. The marriage rate was 3.5 per 1,000 population, 0.3 per mille points higher than a year earlier.
Between May 2025 and April 2026, 71,472 children were born in Hungary, 5.1% or 3,838 fewer than in the previous 12 months.
Deaths totaled 121,765, 5.9% or 7,641 fewer than in the previous 12-month period. Meanwhile, 47,465 couples got married, 3.4% or 1,561 more than in the preceding 12 months.
There were 7.5 live births and 12.8 deaths per 1,000 population over the 12-month period. The live birth rate was 0.4 per mille points lower and the death rate 0.7 per mille points lower than in the previous 12 months. The marriage rate stood at 5.0 per 1,000 population, 0.2 per mille points higher than a year earlier.
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