Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Hungary
Hungary: Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of was 10.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Hungary, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Hungary stood at 10.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Hungary peaked at 20.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 5th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.0% | — |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | -12.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 10.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 13.4% | 20.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More urban development data for Hungary
- Population in the largest city 26.5% (2025)
- Population density 105.11 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 13.72 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.78 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1873 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1039 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 19.48 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.78 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 2 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Hungary?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of in Hungary was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of?
- Hungary ranks 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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 who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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