Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Hungary
Hungary: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 4.2% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Hungary peaked at 13.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
That places Hungary 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5% | — |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 4.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Hungary
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,653 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 24,746 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 337.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 8.74 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Hungary?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Hungary was 4.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Hungary ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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