Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Hungary
Hungary: Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national was 20.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
20.0%
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
27th
of 45 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 2015
All-time low
11.8%
in 2023
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 20.0% for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in 2025.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Hungary peaked at 20.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2023.
Hungary ranks 27th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.7% | — |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -30.2% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +46.6% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 18.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 11.8% | 20.0% | 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 share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Hungary?
- Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Hungary was 20.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Hungary ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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