| Yeara | Live births | Total fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| total | per thousand inhabitants | ||
| 1900 | 268,019 | 39.7 | 5.32b |
| 1910 | 265,457 | 35.1 | 4.86c |
| 1920 | 249,458 | 31.4 | 3.80d |
| 1930 | 219,784 | 25.4 | 2.84e |
| 1941 | 177,047 | 18.9 | 2.48f |
| 1949 | 190,398 | 20.6 | 2.54 |
| 1950 | 195,567 | 20.9 | 2.62 |
| 1951 | 190,645 | 20.2 | 2.54 |
| 1952 | 185,820 | 19.6 | 2.48 |
| 1953 | 206,926 | 21.6 | 2.75 |
| 1954 | 223,347 | 23.0 | 2.97 |
| 1955 | 210,430 | 21.4 | 2.81 |
| 1956 | 192,810 | 19.5 | 2.60 |
| 1957 | 167,202 | 17.0 | 2.29 |
| 1958 | 158,428 | 16.0 | 2.16 |
| 1959 | 151,194 | 15.2 | 2.09 |
| 1960 | 146,461 | 14.7 | 2.02 |
| 1961 | 140,365 | 14.0 | 1.94 |
| 1962 | 130,053 | 12.9 | 1.79 |
| 1963 | 132,335 | 13.1 | 1.82 |
| 1964 | 132,141 | 13.1 | 1.81 |
| 1965 | 133,009 | 13.1 | 1.82 |
| 1966 | 138,489 | 13.6 | 1.89 |
| 1967 | 148,886 | 14.6 | 2.01 |
| 1968 | 154,419 | 15.1 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 154,318 | 15.0 | 2.03 |
| 1970 | 151,819 | 14.7 | 1.98 |
| 1971 | 150,640 | 14.5 | 1.93 |
| 1972 | 153,265 | 14.7 | 1.92 |
| 1973 | 156,224 | 15.0 | 1.93 |
| 1974 | 186,288 | 17.8 | 2.27 |
| 1975 | 194,240 | 18.4 | 2.34 |
| 1976 | 185,405 | 17.5 | 2.23 |
| 1977 | 177,574 | 16.7 | 2.15 |
| 1978 | 168,160 | 15.8 | 2.06 |
| 1979 | 160,364 | 15.0 | 2.00 |
| 1980 | 148,673 | 13.9 | 1.91 |
| 1981 | 142,890 | 13.4 | 1.87 |
| 1982 | 133,559 | 12.5 | 1.79 |
| 1983 | 127,258 | 11.9 | 1.74 |
| 1984 | 125,359 | 11.8 | 1.75 |
| 1985 | 130,200 | 12.3 | 1.85 |
| 1986 | 128,204 | 12.2 | 1.84 |
| 1987 | 125,840 | 12.0 | 1.82 |
| 1988 | 124,296 | 11.9 | 1.81 |
| 1989 | 123,304 | 11.9 | 1.80 |
| 1990 | 125,679 | 12.1 | 1.86 |
| 1991 | 127,207 | 12.3 | 1.87 |
| 1992 | 121,724 | 11.7 | 1.77 |
| 1993 | 117,033 | 11.3 | 1.68 |
| 1994 | 115,598 | 11.2 | 1.64 |
| 1995 | 112,054 | 10.8 | 1.57 |
| 1996 | 105,272 | 10.2 | 1.45 |
| 1997 | 100,350 | 9.8 | 1.37 |
| 1998 | 97,301 | 9.5 | 1.32 |
| 1999 | 94,645 | 9.2 | 1.28 |
| 2000 | 97,597 | 9.6 | 1.32 |
| 2001 | 97,047 | 9.5 | 1.31 |
| 2002 | 96,804 | 9.5 | 1.30 |
| 2003 | 94,647 | 9.3 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 95,137 | 9.4 | 1.27 |
| 2005 | 97,496 | 9.7 | 1.30 |
| 2006 | 99,871 | 9.9 | 1.34 |
| 2007 | 97,613 | 9.7 | 1.31 |
| 2008 | 99,149 | 9.9 | 1.35 |
| 2009 | 96,442 | 9.6 | 1.32 |
| 2010 | 90,335 | 9.0 | 1.25 |
| 2011 | 88,049 | 8.8 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 90,269 | 9.1 | 1.34 |
| 2013 | 88,689 | 9.0 | 1.34 |
| 2014 | 91,510 | 9.3 | 1.42 |
| 2015 | 91,690 | 9.4 | 1.45 |
| 2016 | 93,063 | 9.5 | 1.51 |
| 2017 | 91,577 | 9.4 | 1.51 |
| 2018 | 89,807 | 9.3 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | 89,193 | 9.2 | 1.51 |
| 2020 | 92,338 | 9.5 | 1.59 |
| 2021 | 93,039 | 9.7 | 1.61 |
| 2022 | 88,491 | 9.2 | 1.55 |
| 2023 | 85,225 | 8.9 | 1.51 |
| 2024 | 77,511 | 8.1 | 1.39 |
| a | The present area of Hungary, in 1900 and 1910 based on the partly estimated vital events data. |
|---|---|
| b | 1901. |
| c | 1910–11. |
| d | 1921. |
| e | 1930–31. |
| f | 1940–41. |