Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 11.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Hungary, 1987–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 11.5% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2017.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Hungary peaked at 12.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1987.
Hungary ranks 64th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.2% | — |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +45.5% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | +215.6% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -53.5% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +151.1% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -47.5% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +59.7% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +11.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 11.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 11.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +215.6% | 3.2% | 10.1% |
| 1994 | +151.1% | 4.7% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 4.7% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More infrastructure data for Hungary
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.12 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 104.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.52 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2631 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Hungary?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Hungary was 11.5% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1987.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Hungary ranks 64th out of 130 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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