Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Hungary
Hungary: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 30.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.1%
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
57.0%
in 2017
All-time low
13.1%
in 2011
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Hungary stood at 30.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Hungary peaked at 57.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2011.
Hungary ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.2% | — |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +38.2% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +102.1% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -39.1% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.5% | 23.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 13.1% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 21.2% | 38.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 5 Netherlands 30.7% compare
- 5 Netherlands 30.7% compare
- 8 Iceland 29.9% compare
- 9 Serbia 29.5% compare
- 10 Norway 29.0% 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Hungary?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Hungary was 30.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2011.
- How does Hungary rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Hungary ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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