Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Hungary
12.1% of people in Hungary lived below the national poverty line in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2004.
Hungary, 2021
12.1%
Change from 2020
−0.5percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Position in 2021
62nd of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Hungary over time
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Hungary
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.1% |
| 2020 | 12.6% |
| 2019 | 12.3% |
| 2018 | 12.3% |
| 2017 | 12.8% |
| 2016 | 13.4% |
| 2015 | 14.5% |
| 2014 | 14.9% |
| 2013 | 15.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3% |
| 2010 | 14.1% |
| 2009 | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 12.4% |
| 2007 | 12.4% |
| 2006 | 12.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% |
| 2004 | 13.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 12.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 14.3%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Hungary has the 62nd highest value.
More for Hungary
All statistics for Hungary
Extreme poverty rate
0.9%
2017 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
14.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
19.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
29.5 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.68 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
8.5%
2025 · Eurostat