Hungary vs New Zealand: Age dependency ratio
Hungary
55.1%
in 2025
New Zealand
55.0%
in 2025
Hungary rank
109th
New Zealand rank
110th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Hungary
- New Zealand
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 55.1% against 55.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Hungary ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 110th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 69.9% | 18.9% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 49.8% | 64.0% | 14.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 54.6% | 2.1% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 52.6% | 4.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 51.2% | 5.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 52.3% | 4.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 54.1% | 0.1% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Hungary or New Zealand?
- Hungary, at 55.1% against 55.0% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Hungary and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and New Zealand rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Hungary ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 110th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 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.