Percentage of one-person households in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of one-person households was 33.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of one-person households in Hungary, 2005–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 33.2% for percentage of one-person households in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Hungary peaked at 33.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2010.
That places Hungary 17th out of 67 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of one-person households in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.0% | — |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 33.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 33.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of one-person households 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +25.1% | 23.9% | 29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.1% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 23.9% | 33.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of one-person households in Hungary?
- Percentage of one-person households in Hungary was 33.2% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of one-person households recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2010.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of one-person households?
- Hungary ranks 17th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.