At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Hungary
Hungary: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 10.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.8%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
44th
of 47 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2006
All-time low
10.4%
in 2022
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 10.8% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Hungary peaked at 21.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.9% | — |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 18.4% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 14.2% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 13.6% | 6 |
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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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Hungary?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Hungary was 10.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Hungary ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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