Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Hungary

Hungary: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.4745 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.4745
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
92nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.4745
in 2016
All-time low
0.4343
in 2012
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Hungary, 1998–2016

00.10.20.30.40.51998200720161998: 0.4651999: 0.4722001: 0.462002: 0.4532003: 0.4412004: 0.442005: 0.4432006: 0.462007: 0.4482008: 0.4462009: 0.4362010: 0.4362011: 0.4382012: 0.4342013: 0.4422014: 0.4482015: 0.4522016: 0.475

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Hungary is 0.4745, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Hungary peaked at 0.4745 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4343, in 2012.

Hungary ranks 92nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Hungary, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 0.4653 —
1999 0.4719 +1.4%
2001 0.4601 -2.5%
2002 0.4526 -1.6%
2003 0.4409 -2.6%
2004 0.4398 -0.3%
2005 0.4425 +0.6%
2006 0.4596 +3.9%
2007 0.4482 -2.5%
2008 0.446 -0.5%
2009 0.436 -2.2%
2010 0.4362 +0.1%
2011 0.4385 +0.5%
2012 0.4343 -1.0%
2013 0.4423 +1.8%
2014 0.4476 +1.2%
2015 0.4525 +1.1%
2016 0.4745 +4.9%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.4745 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5226, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.4745 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.52, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4686 0.4653 0.4719 2
2000s 0.4473 0.436 0.4601 9
2010s 0.4466 0.4343 0.4745 7

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 89 Malta 0.4811 compare
  2. 90 Austria 0.4808 compare
  3. 91 Belarus 0.4756 compare
  4. 93 India 0.4639 compare
  5. 94 Costa Rica 0.462 compare
  6. 95 Kosovo 0.455 compare
  7. 95 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.455 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Hungary?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Hungary was 0.4745 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.4745 in 2016.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4343 in 2012.
How does Hungary rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Hungary ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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