Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Hungary
Hungary: Persons who cannot afford a personal car was 10.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Hungary stood at 10.4%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Hungary peaked at 25.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 6th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.5% | — |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -7.8% |
| 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 5.7%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 20.4% | 23.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 13.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 13.7% | 6 |
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 persons who cannot afford a personal car in Hungary?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Hungary was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car?
- Hungary ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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