Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Hungary
Hungary: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 3.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Hungary, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Hungary stood at 3.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Hungary peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.
That places Hungary 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.0% | — |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -35.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +77.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +72.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +83.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +52.2% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 22 Switzerland 3.5% compare
- 23 Slovakia 3.4% compare
- 25 France 3.1% compare
- 26 Sweden 2.9% compare
- 27 Austria 2.8% compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.8% compare
- 27 United Kingdom 2.8% compare
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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Hungary?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Hungary was 3.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- How does Hungary rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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