Share of population living below national poverty lines in Hungary
Hungary: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 12.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Hungary, 2004–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 12.1% for share of population living below national poverty lines in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Hungary peaked at 15.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2021.
That places Hungary 55th out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.5% | — |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 15.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 2 |
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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Hungary?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Hungary was 12.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Hungary ranks 55th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.