Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Hungary
Hungary: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 11.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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
In 2017, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Hungary stood at 11.5%.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Hungary peaked at 12.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1987.
Hungary ranks 58th 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 50% of the median in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.2% | — |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +49.4% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | +213.5% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -53.6% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +152.0% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -26.3% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 4.7% | 11.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.6% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 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 50% of the median in Hungary?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Hungary was 11.5% 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 50% of the median recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1987.
- How does Hungary rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Hungary ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2017.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 50% 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 50% of the median.