Austria vs Hungary: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Austria
1.84 million people
in 2023
Hungary
2.02 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
54th
Hungary rank
52nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Austria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.02 million people against 1.84 million people in Austria, a difference of 176,530 people.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 54th and Hungary ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 784,640 people | 801,974 people | 17,334 people | Hungary |
| 1960s | 948,423 people | 1.04 million people | 86,813 people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.11 million people | 1.31 million people | 199,171 people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.11 million people | 1.35 million people | 241,876 people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.20 million people | 1.46 million people | 259,784 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.33 million people | 1.56 million people | 235,093 people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1.58 million people | 1.77 million people | 187,757 people | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1.77 million people | 1.99 million people | 216,232 people | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Austria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 2.02 million people against 1.84 million people in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Austria and Hungary?
- 176,530 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Austria ranks 54th and Hungary ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.