October 6th, the date of the execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad, has been a national day of mourning since 2001 (pursuant to Government Decree 237/2001. (XII. 10.) on national mourning). A total of 128 death sentences were carried out between January 1849 and February 1850 as part of the retaliations following the 1848–49 Revolution and War of Independence. However, the sacrifice of those executed was not in vain; they became symbols of patriotism, solidarity, and national cohesion, setting our nation on the path of civic development.
06/10/2025

World Space Week is held between 4 and 10 October each year, since the two dates refer to significant ones each in space research: Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite was launched on 4 October 1957, and the treaty laying down that space research can be used only for peaceful purposes entered into effect on 10 October 1967. Hungary’s space history, thanks to Tibor Kapu’s mission, is written even today.
03/10/2025

Every year on 1 October, various countries around the world celebrate the International Day of Older Persons with events. The tradition dates back three decades, with the UN first organising it in 1991. The goal was to draw attention to a dignified old age and raise the issue of reintegrating older people into the economy.
In Hungary, the proportion of the elderly population is gradually increasing year by year. At the beginning of 2025, 21% of the population was 65 years of age or older.
Further information on the older people can be found in our compilation entitled The Youth and the Elderly.

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Latest update: 02/10/2025

Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices was HUF 81,447.7 billion in 2024, increasing by 0.6% at constant prices compared to the previous year. The amount of gross domestic product per capita was HUF 8.5 million, or EUR 30,391 in purchasing power standard. The deficit of the general government sector was HUF 4,089.6 billion, or 5.0% of GDP, according to the preliminary data of national accounts.
30/09/2025

In 2025, European Mobility Week (16–22 September) is held for the twenty-fourth time, and it ends in Car-Free Day. This series of events aims to draw attention to the problems caused by increased car traffic – air pollution, noise, congestion and accident risks among others –, and, as an alternative, to popularise environment-friendly and sustainable (micro)mobility – public transport, cycling and walking. The number of passenger cars has risen more than four-fold (to 4.3 million) in Hungary since 1980, while passenger traffic in urban passenger transport has had a decreasing trend.
22/09/2025

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19/09/2025

In regard to telecommunication services close to HUF 339 billion revenue has been realised at service providers in the 2nd quarter of 2025, 59% of this coming from mobile voice and mobile internet services. The average time for fixed line calls (nearly 6 minutes) and mobile calls (nearly 3.5 minutes) both increased by 2.5% compared to the same year.
18/09/2025

The number of fixed-line internet services subscriptions surpassed by 2.9% the one year earlier data in the 2nd quarter of 2025, due to the 9.8% increase of the optical segment. Packages offering at least 500 Mbit/s nominal download speed reached 61% of all subscriptions. Fixed-line internet download traffic was 21%, mobile data traffic 19% higher than in the same period of 2024.
18/09/2025

The rise in rental prices slowed in August 2025: nationwide they increased by 1.1%, and in Budapest by 0.7% compared to the previous month. In August, the nominal rent index exceeded the 2015 base by 129% nationwide and by 116% in the capital, while in real terms the increases were 32% and 25%, respectively. Over the course of a year, nominal rents grew by around 7–8%, while real rents rose by approximately 3%.
17/09/2025