Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Hungary
Hungary: Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization was 790.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Hungary, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 790.0% for severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Hungary peaked at 2,269.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 790.0%, in 2025.
That places Hungary 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,269.0% | — |
| 2016 | 1,981.0% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 1,537.0% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 1,128.0% | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 1,014.0% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 1,005.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 981.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 841.0% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 963.0% | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 870.0% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 790.0% | -9.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 790.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 261.5%, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 790.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 236.0%, 3.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,585.8% | 1,014.0% | 2,269.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 908.3% | 790.0% | 1,005.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More urban development data for Hungary
- Population in the largest city 26.5% (2025)
- Population density 104.78 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 13.72 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- 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 1.78 million (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 severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Hungary?
- Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Hungary was 790.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2,269.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 790.0% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization?
- Hungary ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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