Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Hungary
Hungary: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 6.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Hungary is 6.1%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 43.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Hungary peaked at 7.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
Hungary ranks 60th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | — |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -38.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +52.7% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -39.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +43.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.3% | 7.6% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Hungary?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Hungary was 6.1% in 2017, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Hungary rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Hungary ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2017.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.