Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Hungary
Hungary: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.9%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
37th
of 47 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2015
All-time low
13.5%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Hungary, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Hungary stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Hungary peaked at 23.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 37th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.9% | — |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +25.3% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -10.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 16.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 16.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.2% | 14.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 13.5% | 18.8% | 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 by level of disability (activity) in Hungary?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Hungary was 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Hungary ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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