Distribution of income by quantiles in Hungary

Hungary: Distribution of income by quantiles was 6,696 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6,696
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
6,696
in 2025
All-time low
2,590
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Distribution of income by quantiles in Hungary, 2005–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k2005201520252005: 2.6k2006: 2.7k2007: 3.0k2008: 3.3k2009: 3.6k2010: 3.2k2011: 3.3k2012: 3.5k2013: 3.3k2014: 3.3k2015: 3.3k2016: 3.5k2017: 3.6k2018: 3.9k2019: 4.5k2020: 4.6k2021: 4.9k2022: 5.4k2023: 5.6k2024: 6.3k2025: 6.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for distribution of income by quantiles in Hungary is 6,696, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distribution of income by quantiles in Hungary peaked at 6,696 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,590, in 2005.

Hungary ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Distribution of income by quantiles in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Distribution of income by quantiles in Hungary, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 2,590
2006 2,748 +6.1%
2007 2,974 +8.2%
2008 3,285 +10.5%
2009 3,585 +9.1%
2010 3,215 -10.3%
2011 3,296 +2.5%
2012 3,450 +4.7%
2013 3,273 -5.1%
2014 3,279 +0.2%
2015 3,307 +0.9%
2016 3,478 +5.2%
2017 3,639 +4.6%
2018 3,930 +8.0%
2019 4,499 +14.5%
2020 4,591 +2.0%
2021 4,897 +6.7%
2022 5,445 +11.2%
2023 5,601 +2.9%
2024 6,341 +13.2%
2025 6,696 +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,036 2,590 3,585 5
2010s 3,537 3,215 4,499 10
2020s 5,595 4,591 6,696 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 28 Latvia 8,892 compare
  2. 29 Lithuania 8,853 compare
  3. 30 Greece 8,150 compare
  4. 32 Bulgaria 5,724 compare
  5. 33 Romania 5,696 compare
  6. 34 Serbia 5,237 compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is distribution of income by quantiles in Hungary?
Distribution of income by quantiles in Hungary was 6,696 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distribution of income by quantiles recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 6,696 in 2025.
What is the lowest distribution of income by quantiles recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 2,590 in 2005.
How does Hungary rank for distribution of income by quantiles?
Hungary ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is distribution of income by quantiles rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of income by quantiles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distribution of income by quantiles
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 932 data points, 1995–2025
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