Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Hungary
Hungary: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 17.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Hungary, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 17.8% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Hungary peaked at 34.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 29th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.0% | 18.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More poverty & inequality data for Hungary
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.49 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,630 (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 revenues vs income inequality 34.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.213 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Hungary?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Hungary was 17.8% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor