Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Hungary
Hungary: Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Hungary, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Hungary stood at 15.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Hungary peaked at 41.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 10th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.3% | — |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -6.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 15.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 15.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 20.2% | 41.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 18.3% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Hungary?
- Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status in Hungary was 15.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for material and social deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Hungary ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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