In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Hungary
Hungary: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 6.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Hungary is 6.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Hungary peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2022.
That places Hungary 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.0% | — |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +52.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +69.8% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Hungary?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Hungary was 6.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Hungary ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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