Hungary vs United States of America: Age dependency ratio
Hungary
55.1%
in 2025
United States of America
55.0%
in 2025
Hungary rank
109th
United States of America rank
111th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Hungary
- United States of America
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 55.1% against 55.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Hungary ranks 109th and United States of America ranks 111th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 66.1% | 15.1% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 49.8% | 56.0% | 6.2% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 50.1% | 2.4% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 51.5% | 3.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 48.6% | 3.1% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 50.1% | 2.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.7% | 0.5% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Hungary or United States of America?
- Hungary, at 55.1% against 55.0% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Hungary and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and United States of America rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Hungary ranks 109th and United States of America ranks 111th 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.