Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Hungary
Hungary: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 74.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Hungary, 1987–2017
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Hungary is 74.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Hungary peaked at 98.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2017.
Hungary ranks 76th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 86.1% | — |
| 1989 | 98.7% | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 94.1% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 89.1% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | -4.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 74.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 3.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 74.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.4% | 86.1% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 87.1% | 94.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 84.9% | 88.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 74.3% | 86.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More poverty & inequality data for Hungary
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Hungary?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Hungary was 74.3% in 2017, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2017.
- How does Hungary rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Hungary ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.