Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Hungary
Hungary: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 28.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Hungary, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Hungary is 28.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Hungary peaked at 42.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2022.
That places Hungary 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.1% | — |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.2% | 31.7% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 22.6% | 32.0% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Hungary?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Hungary was 28.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Hungary ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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