At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Hungary
Hungary: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Hungary, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Hungary stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Hungary peaked at 18.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 30th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.4% | — |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 5.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 5.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 9.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More poverty & inequality data for Hungary
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,630 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.19 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Hungary?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Hungary was 5.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Hungary ranks 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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