Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 19.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Hungary, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Hungary is 19.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 43.4% 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 24th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.0% | 18.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.8% | 19.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More poverty & inequality data for Hungary
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.49 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,630 (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 revenues vs income inequality 34.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.213 (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 19.7% in 2023, 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 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. 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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