Czechia vs Hungary: Old-age dependency ratio
Czechia
32.2%
in 2023
Hungary
32.2%
in 2023
Czechia rank
27th
Hungary rank
28th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Czechia
- Hungary
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 32.2% against 32.2% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 27th and Hungary ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 5 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 0.7% | Czechia |
| 1960s | 16.0% | 15.4% | 0.6% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 18.7% | 1.2% | Czechia |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 19.5% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 20.9% | 1.6% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 22.6% | 2.5% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 26.5% | 0.1% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 0.7% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Czechia or Hungary?
- Czechia, at 32.2% against 32.2% in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Czechia and Hungary?
- 0.0%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Hungary?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and Hungary rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Czechia ranks 27th and Hungary ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).