The Hungarian population is shrinking drastically
Hungary’s population is shrinking: the number of births fell by 8.4 percent in November compared with the same month in the previous year, while deaths went down by 4.7 percent, according to preliminary data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the number of marriages went down by 12 percent with 2,724 couples tying the knot.
Fully 6,196 children were born in November, while there were 10,267 deaths, KSH reports.
The natural population loss was 4,071 people compared with 4,005 in November 2023.
Fully 77,703 children were born between December 2023 and November 2024, 9.7 percent less than in the same period twelve months earlier. Altogether 127,835 people died between December 2023 and November 2024, 0.2 percent less than in the year before.
There were 8.1 live births and 13.1 deaths per thousand inhabitants in the first eleven months.
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