Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Hungary
Hungary: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 10.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Hungary, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Hungary stood at 10.2%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Hungary peaked at 22.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 36th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.0% | — |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.6% | 22.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 10.2% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 4,587 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,393 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 73.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Hungary?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Hungary was 10.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Hungary ranks 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. 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 receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).