Belgium vs Hungary: Age dependency ratio, old
Belgium
33.1%
in 2025
Hungary
32.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
27th
Hungary rank
29th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Belgium
- Hungary
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 33.1% against 32.8% in Hungary, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Hungary ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Hungary in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.9% | 15.4% | 4.5% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 18.7% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 19.5% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 20.9% | 3.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 22.6% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 26.6% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.9% | 0.4% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Belgium or Hungary?
- Belgium, at 33.1% against 32.8% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Belgium and Hungary?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Hungary ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.