Population living in slums in Hungary
Hungary: Population living in slums was 7.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Hungary, 2000–2016
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2016, population living in slums in Hungary stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Hungary peaked at 15.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2014.
Hungary ranks 106th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population living in slums in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.4% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 103 Turkmenistan 8.4% compare
- 104 Tunisia 7.6% compare
- 105 Chile 7.3% compare
- 107 Uzbekistan 7.1% compare
- 108 Georgia 7.1% compare
- 109 Republic of Moldova 6.5% 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 population living in slums in Hungary?
- Population living in slums in Hungary was 7.2% in 2016, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for population living in slums?
- Hungary ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.