Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Hungary
Hungary: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Hungary, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 5.5% for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.7% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Hungary peaked at 10.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
That places Hungary 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.2% | — |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -71.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +353.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +27.7% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -33.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 5.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3%, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 5.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 2.7% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 1.5% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More population data for Hungary
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3612 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,817 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.335 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3021 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 81.75 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 324,096 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Hungary?
- Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Hungary was 5.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at?
- Hungary ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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 Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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