Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Hungary
Hungary: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU was 18.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Hungary, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 18.3% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Hungary peaked at 34.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2020.
That places Hungary 30th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.1% | — |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 28.2% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 19.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
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 or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Hungary?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Hungary was 18.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu?
- Hungary ranks 30th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 or social exclusion by tenure status - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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