Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Hungary
Hungary: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 3.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Hungary, 2003–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Hungary is 3.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Hungary peaked at 3.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2003.
That places Hungary 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.1% | — |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +57.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -29.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +69.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -36.2% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Hungary?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Hungary was 3.8% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
- How does Hungary rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Hungary ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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