Subjective poverty by sex and age in Hungary
Hungary: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
20.1%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 45 countries
All-time high
58.1%
in 2012
All-time low
19.8%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Hungary, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by sex and age in Hungary stood at 20.1%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Hungary peaked at 58.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2024.
That places Hungary 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56.8% | — |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 20.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 20.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.0% | 27.7% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 19.8% | 27.3% | 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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Hungary?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Hungary was 20.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Hungary ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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