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Hungary and the European Union

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Hungary

the European Union

The widest gap is Disposable income per person: the European Union €22,939 against Hungary €8,792, 2.61× apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Hungary
the European Union

People

Median age0.1 years
44.8 years
44.9 years
Life expectancy at birth4.7 years
76.8 years
81.5 years
People47.24×
9.5m
450.6m
People per square kilometre5.2%
105 per km²
110 per km²
Women in the population0.7 points
51.7%
51.0%
Born abroad7.1 points
7.3%
14.4%
Born outside the EU6.8 points
3.6%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person2.61×
€8,792
€22,939
Average net income2.54×
€10,211
€25,952
Take-home pay, average-wage worker94.1%
€15,432
€29,954
Gross pay, average-wage worker88.1%
€23,206
€43,658
In work, age 20 to 645.0 points
81.1%
76.1%
Out of work1.6 points
4.4%
6.0%
Hours worked a week2.2 hours
39.5 hours
37.3 hours
At risk of poverty2.3 points
14.0%
16.3%
Housing costs over 40% of income2.4 points
5.3%
7.7%
GDP per person81.3%
€23,000
€41,700

Family and home

People at home
2.3
2.3
Households with children1.2 points
29.9%
28.7%
Children per woman5.2%
1.41
1.34
Own their home21.3 points
89.8%
68.5%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds25.6%
637 per 100,000 people
507 per 100,000 people
Doctors0.8%
371 per 100,000 people
374 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree5.3 points
31.6%
36.9%
Students per 1,000 people30.9%
32.4 per 1,000 people
42.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them94.4%
€10,135
€19,707
Tax raised per person2.13×
€7,594
€16,198
Government debt7.1 points
74.6%
81.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area45.43×
93,012 km²
4,225,104 km²
Railway density66.0%
81.5 per 1,000 km²
49.1 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density11.5%
20.8 per 1,000 km²
18.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people26.7%
461 per 1,000 people
584 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.9 points
93.9%
94.8%
Tourist nights per resident93.9%
3.47
6.73

Environment

Renewable energy6.6 points
19.6%
26.2%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Hungary

the European Union

Function
Hungary
the European Union
21.2%
12.4%
4.2%
3.0%
3.7%
3.5%
16.3%
10.8%
0.8%
1.7%
2.0%
1.5%
10.0%
15.0%
5.2%
2.4%
10.4%
9.7%
26.0%
40.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Hungary and the European Union

  1. Where do more people live: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 47.24×: the European Union 450.6m, Hungary 9.5m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 45.43×: the European Union 4,225,104, Hungary 93,012. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Which spends more on health per resident: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.92×: the European Union €2,959, Hungary €1,015. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  4. Who has more to spend, the typical person in Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.61×: the European Union €22,939, Hungary €8,792. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. ilc_di03 · 2025. See the figure

  5. Where is more tax raised per resident: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.13×: the European Union €16,198, Hungary €7,594. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. gov_10a_taxag · 2024. See the figure

  6. Which spends a larger share on recreation and culture: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 2.8 points: Hungary 5.2%, the European Union 2.4%. Sport and recreation, libraries, museums, broadcasting, and places of worship. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  7. Where do more people own their home: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 21.3 points: Hungary 89.8%, the European Union 68.5%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where does more energy come from renewables: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 6.6 points: the European Union 26.2%, Hungary 19.6%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 30.9%: the European Union 42.4, Hungary 32.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Hungary or the European Union?

    The gap is 25.6%: Hungary 637, the European Union 507. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.