Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Hungary
Hungary: Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person was 16.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 16.3 for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Hungary peaked at 54 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.2, in 2024.
That places Hungary 26th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.3 | — |
| 2006 | 54 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 50.3 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 51.4 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 49.8 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 50.3 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.4 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 49.3 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.4 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 46.2 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 45.6 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 45.2 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.4 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.4 | -50.7% |
| 2019 | 22.6 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.7 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 20.1 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.9 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 17.3 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 16.2 | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 16.3 | +0.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 16.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.35, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 16.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -50.7% | 45.4 | 22.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.76 | 49.8 | 54 | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.48 | 22.4 | 50.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.25 | 16.2 | 20.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 24 Czechia 17.5 compare
- 25 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 16.7 compare
- 27 Sweden 14.4 compare
- 28 Austria 14.3 compare
- 29 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 13.9 compare
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)
- Population growth rate -0.215 (2100)
- Population density 81.75 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 324,096 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Hungary?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Hungary was 16.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2006.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2 in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- Hungary ranks 26th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. 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 Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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