Severe material and social deprivation in Hungary
8.5% of people in Hungary were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Hungary, 2025
8.5%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
7th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Hungary over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.5% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 10.8%b (break in time series) | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | 9.7% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 9.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 24.1%, the figure has changed by −15.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
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Income inequality (Gini)
29.5 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
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Gini index
30.6 (0 to 100)
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