Rate Of Population Decline In Hungary Slowed Last Year

  • 23 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
Rate Of Population Decline In Hungary Slowed Last Year
Last year more babies were born while the number of deaths declined compared with the year before, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Presenting preliminary data, the KSH said the number of births rose by 3.2% last year compared with 2013, while the death rate was 0.5 % lower.

The rate of natural population decline moderated from 3.9% in 2013 to 3.5% last year.

Marriages rose by 4.6% year on year. It is estimated that Hungary’s population was 9,849,000 at the end of 2014.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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