Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Hungary
Hungary: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Hungary, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Hungary is 2.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Hungary peaked at 3.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
That places Hungary 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.2% | — |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Hungary?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Hungary was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- Hungary ranks 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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