Age dependency ratio in Hungary
Hungary: Age dependency ratio was 55.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Age dependency ratio in Hungary, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Hungary is 55.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Hungary peaked at 55.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2007.
That places Hungary 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 48.8% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.8% | 47.2% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 51.5% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 46.9% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 45.0% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 45.3% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.0% | 55.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 106 Romania 55.5% compare
- 107 Liechtenstein 55.3% compare
- 108 Haiti 55.2% compare
- 110 New Zealand 55.0% compare
- 111 United States 55.0% compare
- 112 Gibraltar 54.9% compare
More health data for Hungary
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 45,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 51,885 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 49,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 51,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 48,896 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 6.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 46,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 48,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 50,193 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Hungary?
- Age dependency ratio in Hungary was 55.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2007.
- How does Hungary rank for age dependency ratio?
- Hungary ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.