Hungary birth rate falls to record monthly low despite €30,000 offer to 3 child families

Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, takes a selfie photograph with a boy, after voting at a polling station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Prime Minister Viktor Orbans party was tied with the opposition in a poll published a day before Hungarys election, raising the possibility that the race will be even tighter than previously predicted. (Credit: Akos Stiller—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s right-wing prime minister, has several populist policies, one of which has been to grow Hungary’s native population.

But early successes appear to be running out of steam in Hungary, as its birth rate is still falling despite huge incentives being offered to new parents.