Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Hungary
Hungary: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 17.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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
Hungary recorded 17.2% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Hungary peaked at 19.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1987.
Hungary ranks 76th 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 60% of the median in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8.1% | — |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | +32.6% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +52.0% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 11.6% | 17.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.6% | 19.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.2% | 19.6% | 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 60% of the median in Hungary?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Hungary was 17.2% 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 60% of the median recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1987.
- How does Hungary rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Hungary ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2017.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 60% 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 60% of the median.