Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Hungary

Hungary: Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption was 1.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
1.7%
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
21st
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2007
All-time low
0.6%
in 2009
Years of data
14
1998–2015

Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Hungary, 1998–2015

0.511.522.51998200620151998: 1.1 %1999: 1 %2000: 1.4 %2001: 1.6 %2002: 1.8 %2003: 2.4 %2004: 2.5 %2005: 2 %2006: 2.1 %2007: 2.6 %2009: 0.638 %2010: 1.3 %2012: 1.2 %2015: 1.7 %

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 1.7% for proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in 2015.

That represents a change of up 36.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Hungary peaked at 2.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2009.

Hungary ranks 21st of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Hungary, 1998 to 2015.
Year % Change
1998 1.1%
1999 1.0% -2.3%
2000 1.4% +33.1%
2001 1.6% +15.5%
2002 1.8% +13.5%
2003 2.4% +31.2%
2004 2.5% +3.1%
2005 2.0% -18.3%
2006 2.1% +6.7%
2007 2.6% +19.8%
2009 0.6% -75.1%
2010 1.3% +96.2%
2012 1.2% -1.1%
2015 1.7% +36.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 2
2000s 1.9% 0.6% 2.6% 9
2010s 1.4% 1.2% 1.7% 3

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.9% compare
  2. 19 Russia 1.8% compare
  3. 20 Belarus 1.7% compare
  4. 22 Mali 1.7% compare
  5. 23 Montenegro 1.6% compare
  6. 24 Cote d'Ivoire 1.6% compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

More reference data data for Hungary

All data for Hungary →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Hungary?
Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Hungary was 1.7% in 2015, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
How does Hungary rank for proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption?
Hungary ranks 21st out of 46 countries with data for 2015.
Is proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Hungary. Statizoid, drawing on Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-pushed-below-the-60-percent-median-consumption-poverty-line-by-2/hungary/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-pushed-below-the-60-percent-median-consumption-poverty-line-by-2/hungary/">Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption in Hungary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
Last refreshed

Percentage of population pushed below 60% of median consumption by out-of-pocket health spending