Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Hungary
Hungary: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 14.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Hungary is 14.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Hungary peaked at 51.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2024.
That places Hungary 27th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49.9% | — |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -50.4% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 14.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 14.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -50.4% | 40.5% | 20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 46.8% | 51.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 20.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 24 Czechia 16.7% compare
- 25 Sweden 15.7% compare
- 26 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.6% compare
- 28 Austria 14.2% compare
- 29 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.2% compare
- 30 Portugal 12.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -26.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 233.67 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 170.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Hungary?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Hungary was 14.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Hungary ranks 27th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. 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 Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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