Austria vs Hungary
Austria vs Hungary: People aged 65 and over
People aged 65 and over in 2023: 20.2% in Austria and 20.8% in Hungary, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Austria.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Austria.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Austria at 33.4% and Hungary at 29.9% in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Austria | Hungary | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.2 | 20.8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 8.3 |
| 2014 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 18 | 17 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 17 | 15.9 | 7.4 |
| 2006 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 7 |
| 2001 | 15.5 | 15 | 6.9 |
| 2000 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 6.8 |
| 1998 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 6.7 |
| 1997 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 15 | 14 | 6.4 |
| 1993 | 15 | 13.9 | 6.3 |
| 1992 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 15 | 13.6 | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 15 | 13.4 | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 6 |
| 1988 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 6 |
| 1987 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 5.9 |
| 1985 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 5.8 |
| 1982 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 5.8 |
| 1981 | 15.1 | 13.1 | 5.8 |
| 1980 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 5.8 |
| 1979 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 5.8 |
| 1978 | 15.3 | 13.2 | 5.7 |
| 1977 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 5.6 |
| 1976 | 15 | 12.9 | 5.6 |
| 1975 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 5.5 |
| 1974 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 5.5 |
| 1973 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 5.4 |
| 1972 | 14.3 | 12 | 5.4 |
| 1971 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 5.3 |
| 1970 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 5.3 |
| 1969 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 5.2 |
| 1968 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 5.2 |
| 1966 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 5.1 |
| 1965 | 13.2 | 10.4 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 13 | 10.1 | 5 |
| 1963 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 5 |
| 1962 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 5 |
| 1961 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 5 |
| 1960 | 12.2 | 9 | 5 |
| 1959 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 5 |
| 1958 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 5 |
| 1957 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 1956 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 5 |
| 1955 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 1954 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 1953 | 11.1 | 8.1 | 5 |
| 1952 | 10.9 | 8 | 5 |
| 1951 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 1950 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 5.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Austria | Hungary | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.6 | 21 | 10.2 |
| 2025 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 10.4 |
| 2026 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 10.6 |
| 2027 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 10.8 |
| 2028 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 11.1 |
| 2029 | 23.4 | 21.5 | 11.5 |
| 2030 | 24.1 | 21.5 | 11.8 |
| 2031 | 24.7 | 21.6 | 12 |
| 2032 | 25.3 | 21.8 | 12.3 |
| 2033 | 25.9 | 22.1 | 12.6 |
| 2034 | 26.4 | 22.4 | 12.8 |
| 2035 | 26.9 | 22.7 | 13.1 |
| 2036 | 27.4 | 22.9 | 13.4 |
| 2037 | 27.8 | 23.2 | 13.7 |
| 2038 | 28.1 | 23.5 | 13.9 |
| 2039 | 28.4 | 23.9 | 14.1 |
| 2040 | 28.6 | 24.5 | 14.3 |
| 2041 | 28.9 | 25.1 | 14.5 |
| 2042 | 29 | 25.6 | 14.7 |
| 2043 | 29.2 | 26.1 | 14.9 |
| 2044 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 15 |
| 2045 | 29.6 | 26.8 | 15.2 |
| 2046 | 29.9 | 27 | 15.4 |
| 2047 | 30.1 | 27.2 | 15.7 |
| 2048 | 30.4 | 27.3 | 15.9 |
| 2049 | 30.6 | 27.3 | 16.1 |
| 2050 | 30.8 | 27.4 | 16.3 |
| 2051 | 31 | 27.5 | 16.6 |
| 2052 | 31.2 | 27.6 | 16.8 |
| 2053 | 31.4 | 27.7 | 17.1 |
| 2054 | 31.6 | 27.8 | 17.3 |
| 2055 | 31.8 | 27.9 | 17.6 |
| 2056 | 31.9 | 28 | 17.8 |
| 2057 | 32.1 | 28.2 | 18 |
| 2058 | 32.3 | 28.3 | 18.2 |
| 2059 | 32.4 | 28.3 | 18.4 |
| 2060 | 32.5 | 28.4 | 18.5 |
| 2061 | 32.6 | 28.4 | 18.7 |
| 2062 | 32.6 | 28.3 | 18.8 |
| 2063 | 32.6 | 28.2 | 19 |
| 2064 | 32.5 | 28 | 19.1 |
| 2065 | 32.5 | 27.9 | 19.3 |
| 2066 | 32.4 | 27.7 | 19.4 |
| 2067 | 32.3 | 27.6 | 19.6 |
| 2068 | 32.2 | 27.5 | 19.7 |
| 2069 | 32.1 | 27.4 | 19.9 |
| 2070 | 32.1 | 27.3 | 20 |
| 2071 | 32.1 | 27.4 | 20.2 |
| 2072 | 32.1 | 27.4 | 20.3 |
| 2073 | 32.1 | 27.5 | 20.5 |
| 2074 | 32.1 | 27.5 | 20.7 |
| 2075 | 32.1 | 27.6 | 20.9 |
| 2076 | 32.1 | 27.6 | 21.1 |
| 2077 | 32.1 | 27.6 | 21.3 |
| 2078 | 32.2 | 27.6 | 21.5 |
| 2079 | 32.2 | 27.7 | 21.7 |
| 2080 | 32.3 | 27.8 | 21.9 |
| 2081 | 32.3 | 27.9 | 22.1 |
| 2082 | 32.5 | 28.1 | 22.3 |
| 2083 | 32.6 | 28.2 | 22.4 |
| 2084 | 32.7 | 28.3 | 22.6 |
| 2085 | 32.7 | 28.5 | 22.7 |
| 2086 | 32.8 | 28.7 | 22.8 |
| 2087 | 32.9 | 28.8 | 22.9 |
| 2088 | 33 | 28.9 | 22.9 |
| 2089 | 33 | 29 | 23 |
| 2090 | 33.1 | 29.1 | 23.1 |
| 2091 | 33.1 | 29.2 | 23.2 |
| 2092 | 33.1 | 29.3 | 23.3 |
| 2093 | 33.2 | 29.4 | 23.3 |
| 2094 | 33.2 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| 2095 | 33.3 | 29.5 | 23.5 |
| 2096 | 33.3 | 29.6 | 23.6 |
| 2097 | 33.3 | 29.7 | 23.7 |
| 2098 | 33.4 | 29.7 | 23.7 |
| 2099 | 33.4 | 29.8 | 23.8 |
| 2100 | 33.4 | 29.9 | 23.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of the population aged 65 or older.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Hungary
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Hungary: 77 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Hungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Hungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Hungary: 100% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Hungary: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Hungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Hungary: 9.69 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Hungary: 0.07% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Hungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Hungary: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Hungary: 43.3 years in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Hungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Hungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Hungary: $4.62B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Hungary: $518 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Hungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Hungary: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Hungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Hungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Hungary: 402 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Hungary: 11 million TIV in 2024