At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Hungary
Hungary: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 29.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Hungary is 29.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Hungary peaked at 42.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2023.
That places Hungary 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 included in) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.3% | — |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 38.8% | 40.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 34.7% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 27.7% | 32.9% | 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 before social transfers (pensions included in) in Hungary?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Hungary was 29.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Hungary ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 included in 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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