Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Hungary
Hungary: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Hungary, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 8.5% for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Hungary peaked at 24.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 9th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.1% | — |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 8.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 10.8% | 24.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 6 |
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 severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Hungary?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Hungary was 8.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Hungary ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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