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At risk of poverty or social exclusion
Share of the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion since 2015, compared with the EU.
- Latest
- 19.5%2025
- over one year
- +0.2 pp2024: 19.3%
- Record high
- 30.6%2015
- Record low
- 18.8%2022
- Data since
- 201530.6%
At risk of poverty or social exclusion
% of population
19.5%
2025
+0.2 ppover one year
HungaryEU average
Fidesz
Source: Eurostat
About this indicator
The EU's AROPE indicator counts people who are at risk of income poverty, severely materially and socially deprived, or living in a household with very low work intensity.
The latest figure (2025) is 19.5%, under the Orbán Viktor government. The series goes back to 2015; the highest value was 30.6% (2015) and the lowest 18.8% (2022).
Source: Eurostat (ilc_peps01n) · Updated: 27 Oct 2026 21:41 UTC · Download data (CSV)
By government
The value when each government took office and when it left (or the latest figure), plus the average during the term.
| Government | At start | At end / now | Change | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Magyar Péter (Tisza)Magyar · 2026–in office | no data yet | – | – | – |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán II–V · 2010–2026 | 30.6%* | 19.5% | −11.1 pp | 22.1% |
* The series starts during this term, so the starting value is the first available observation.
Data table
| Date | Hungary | EU average |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.5% | 20.9% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | 21.0% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | 21.3% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | 21.6% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | 21.7% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | 21.5% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | 21.7% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | 22.4% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | 23.7% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | 24.0% |