Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 19.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Hungary, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Hungary is 19.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Hungary peaked at 34.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 25th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.9% | — |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 19.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 19.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.0% | 18.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.8% | 19.7% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Hungary?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Hungary was 19.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Hungary ranks 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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