Hungary Poverty Rate 2004-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Hungary poverty rate for 2019 was 2.50%, a 0.3% decline from 2018.
  • Hungary poverty rate for 2018 was 2.80%, a 1.2% decline from 2017.
  • Hungary poverty rate for 2017 was 4.00%, a 0.7% increase from 2016.
  • Hungary poverty rate for 2016 was 3.30%, a 0.6% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.10%
Argentina 11.20%
Uruguay 5.10%
Greece 3.90%
Spain 2.80%
Latvia 2.60%
Hungary 2.50%
Croatia 2.40%
Slovak Republic 2.00%
United States 1.70%
Lithuania 1.60%
Portugal 1.50%
Estonia 1.40%
Sweden 0.90%
Austria 0.80%
Malta 0.70%
Norway 0.50%
Netherlands 0.40%
Denmark 0.40%
Cyprus 0.30%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Belgium 0.20%
Finland 0.20%
Slovenia 0.10%
Hungary Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2019 2.50% -0.30%
2018 2.80% -1.20%
2017 4.00% 0.70%
2016 3.30% -0.60%
2015 3.90% -1.50%
2014 5.40% -1.90%
2013 7.30% -0.50%
2012 7.80% 2.00%
2011 5.80% 0.40%
2010 5.40% 1.40%
2009 4.00% 0.70%
2008 3.30% -0.70%
2007 4.00% 0.00%
2006 4.00% -3.40%
2005 7.40% 1.70%
2004 5.70% 1.70%