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Income and consumption

The evolution of the income situation of households and of the level and structure of consumption expenditure is among the most important data on the living standards of the population. The Household budget and living conditions survey of HCSO collects data on the income and consumption of households. We utilise these so-called micro-level data for the calculation of national accounts (macrodata) from income and consumption side.

Key figures

Changes in per capita real income

Indicator description

Changes in the annual per capita net income of households in real terms compared to the previous year, taking into account changes in consumer prices.
Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023

Changes in the annual per capita consumption expenditure of households

Indicator description

Changes in the annual per capita net income of households in real terms compared to the previous year, i.e. taking into account changes in consumer prices.
Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023

Annual per capita consumption expenditure of households

Indicator description

Annual per capita consumption expenditure of households calculated at current prices.
Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023

Share of fixed expenditures in total consumption expenditure

Indicator description

Proportion of so-called fixed expenditures of households meeting basic needs (spent on food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing and household energy, transport) in total consumption expenditure.
Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023

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Publication repertory

Summary tables (STADAT) ( infra-annual data annual data )

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All households

14.8.1.2. Number of households and persons by income deciles 04/11/2022
14.8.1.3. Gross labour income per capita by income deciles 04/11/2022
14.8.1.4. Gross social and other income by income deciles 04/11/2022
14.8.1.5. Gross and net income per capita by income deciles 04/11/2022
14.8.1.10. Necessary amount of income on different subsistence level by income deciles 04/11/2022

Consumption

14.1.2.7. Number of households, characteristics of persons by activity status regions and type of settlements 04/11/2022
14.1.2.8. Distribution of households and dwellings by activity status, regions and type of settlements 04/11/2022
14.1.2.9. Average yearly stock of consumer durables by regions and type of settlements 04/11/2022
14.1.2.10. Annual per capita expenditure by COICOP, regions and type of settlements 04/11/2022
14.1.2.11. Annual per capita quantity of food consumption by regions and type of settlements 04/11/2022

Consumption in active, retired and other inactive households

14.1.1.38. Annual per capita expenditure of active, pensioner and other inactive households by COICOP and income quintiles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.39. Dwelling related data of the active, retired and other inactive households by income quintiles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.40. Average annual stock of durable consumer goods of the active, retired and other inactive households by income quintiles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.41. Detailed annual consumption per capita of the active, retired and other inactive households by COICOP grouping, by income quintiles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.42. Annual food consumption volume per capita of the active, retired and other inactive households by income quintiles 04/11/2022

Consumption in all households

14.1.1.23. Number of households, characteristics of household members by their income-earning activities by income deciles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.24. Data on housing by income deciles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.25. Average annual stock of durable consumer goods by income deciles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.26. Annual per capita expenditure by COICOP, income deciles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.27. Annual food consumption volume per capita by income deciles 04/11/2022
14.1.1.28. Number of households, characteristics of household members by their income-earning activities by the age group, educational attainment of the reference person and by the age structure of the members of the household 04/11/2022
14.1.1.29. Dwelling related data by the age group and educational attainment of the reference person and by the age structure of the members of the household 04/11/2022
14.1.1.30. Average yearly stock of consumer durables by age group and educational attainment of reference person and by age structure of household members 04/11/2022
14.1.1.31. Annual per capita expenditure by COICOP, age group and educational attainment of reference person and by age structure of household members 04/11/2022
14.1.1.32. Annual per capita quantity of food consumption by age group and educational attainment of reference person and by age structure of household members 04/11/2022

Consumption in households with and without children, one-person households

14.1.1.33. Number of households with and without children, one-person households, characteristics of the household members by their income-earning activities 04/11/2022
14.1.1.34. Data on housing by households with dependent children, without child and single person households 04/11/2022
14.1.1.35. Average yearly stock of consumer durables by households with dependent children, without child and single person households 04/11/2022
14.1.1.36. Annual per capita expenditure by COICOP in households with dependent children, without child and single person households 04/11/2022
14.1.1.37. Annual per capita quantity of food consumption by households with dependent children, without child and single person households 04/11/2022

Data on housing

14.1.1.22. Data on housing by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.2.6. Data on housing by regions and type of settlements 22/10/2024 22/10/2025

Income

14.1.2.1. Data of total households by regions and type of settlements 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.2.2. Gross labour income per capita by region and type of settlements 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.2.3. Gross social and other income per capita by region and type of settlements 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.2.4. Gross and net income per capita by region and type of settlements 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.2.5. Income amount necessary for the living standard on different subsistence levels by region and type of settlements 22/10/2024 22/10/2025

Income in active, retired and other inactive households

14.1.1.17. Active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households and persons by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.18. Labour income per capita of active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.19. Social and other income per capita of active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.20. Gross and net income per capita of active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.21. Net income amount necessary for the living standard of the active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025

Income in all households

14.1.1.2. Number of households and persons by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.3. Gross labour income per capita by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.4. Gross social and other income by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.5. Gross and net income per capita by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.6. Necessary amount of net income on different subsistence level by income quintiles 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.7. Data of total households by age group and educational attainment of the reference person 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.8. Gross labour income per capita by age group and educational attainment of the reference person 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.9. Gross social and other income per capita by age group and educational attainment of the reference person 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.10. Gross and net income per capita by age group and educational attainment of the reference person 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.11. Necessary amount of net income on different subsistence level by age group and educational attainment of the reference person 22/10/2024 22/10/2025

Income in households with and without children, one-person households

14.1.1.12. Number of households and persons with or without children as well as one-person households 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.13. Labour income per capita of households with or without children as well as one-person households 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.14. Social and other income of households with or without children or single person 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.15. Gross and net income of households with or without children or single person 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.16. Necessary amount of net income on different subsistence level by households with or without dependent children, or single person 22/10/2024 22/10/2025

Poverty, social exclusion

5.1.1.2. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (EU2030 target) 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.3. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by household type 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.4. At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold by sex, age, educational attainment, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type and dwelling tenure status 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.5. Severe material and social deprivation rate by sex, age, income quintiles and household type (EU2030 target) 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.6. Proportion of those affected by each item of material and social deprivation (EU2030 target) 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.7. People living in households with very low work intensity by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (0–64 years old) (EU2030 target) 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.8. Relative at risk of poverty gap by age and sex 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.9. Income inequality by the Gini coefficient and the S80/S20 ratio 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.10. Share of persons living in overcrowded dwelling by age 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.2.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2030 target) 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.2.2. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by region and degree of urbanisation 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.2.3. Severe material and social deprivation rate by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2030 target) 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.2.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by region and degree of urbanisation (0–64 years old) (EU2030 target) 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.8.1.2. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (EU2020 strategy) 04/11/2022
5.8.1.5. Severe material deprivation rate by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity (EU2020 strategy) 04/11/2022
5.8.1.6. Proportion of those affected by each item of material deprivation (EU2020 strategy) 04/11/2022
5.8.1.7. People living in households with very low work intensity by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (0–59 years old) (EU2020 strategy) 04/11/2022
5.8.2.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2020 strategy) 04/11/2022
5.8.2.3. Severe material deprivation rate by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2020 strategy) 04/11/2022
5.8.2.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by region and degree of urbanisation (0–59 years old) (EU2020 strategy) 04/11/2022
5.8.3.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country, group of countries 06/04/2021
5.8.3.2. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by country, group of countries 06/04/2021
5.8.3.3. Severe material deprivation rate by country, group of countries 06/04/2021
5.8.3.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by country, group of countries 06/04/2021

Subjective Well-being

5.1.1.11. Life satisfaction by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.15. Trust by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.16. Sense of security by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.2.5. Changes in satisfaction by region and type of settlement 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.2.9. Changes in trust by region and type of settlement 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.2.10. Changes in sense of security by region and type of settlement 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.1.1.13. Emotions by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status 06/11/2023
5.1.1.14. Social connections by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status 06/11/2023
5.1.2.7. Changes in emotions by region and type of settlement 06/11/2023
5.1.1.12. Feeling useful by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status 11/08/2023
5.1.2.8. Changes in relationships by region and type of settlement 11/08/2023
5.1.2.6. Changes in feeling useful by region and type of settlement 04/11/2022
5.8.3.5. Satisfaction by country, group of countries 06/04/2021
5.8.3.6. Frequency of feeling happiness by country, group of countries 06/04/2021

Summary table

5.1.1.1. Main indicators of poverty or social exclusion, by reference year (EU2030 target) 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
14.1.1.1. Data of all households' income and consumption 22/10/2024 22/10/2025
5.8.1.1. Main indicators of poverty or social exclusion, by reference year (EU2020 strategy) 04/11/2022

Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data )

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Level and structure of consumption

Consumption of the Hungarian private households 09/12/2022
Consumption of the Hungarian private households 09/12/2022
Consumption by deciles 09/12/2022
Consumption by regions 09/12/2022
Number of households and household structure by deciles 09/12/2022
Number of households and household structure by regions 09/12/2022
Data on housing by deciles 09/12/2022
Data on housing by regions 09/12/2022
Average yearly stock of consumer durables by deciles 09/12/2022
Average yearly stock of consumer durables by regions 09/12/2022
Consumption by regions 18/08/2018
Consumption of the Hungarian private households 18/08/2018
Number of households and household structure by regions 18/08/2018
Data on housing by regions 18/08/2018
Average yearly stock of consumer durables by regions 18/08/2018

Income, poverty

Annual per capita receipts and incomes 20/12/2023
Annual per capita receipts and incomes by sources and regions 20/12/2023
Poverty or social exclusion 17/11/2023
Poverty or social exclusion 17/11/2023
Poverty or social exclusion 17/11/2023
Poverty or social exclusion 17/11/2023
Poverty or social exclusion 17/11/2023
Poverty or social exclusion 17/11/2023
Poverty or social exclusion 17/11/2023
Poverty or social exclusion 17/11/2023
Well being 17/11/2023
Well being 17/11/2023
Well being 17/11/2023
Annual per capita receipts and incomes by sources and deciles 09/12/2022
Poverty or social exclusion 19/01/2022
Poverty or social exclusion 19/01/2022
Poverty or social exclusion 19/01/2022
Poverty or social exclusion 19/01/2022
Poverty or social exclusion 19/01/2022
Poverty or social exclusion 19/01/2022
Poverty or social exclusion 10/03/2020
Annual per capita receipts and incomes by sources and regions 18/08/2018

Data visualisations

Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023 – charts
International Beer Day, 2024
Environmental habits of households
Inflation kaleidoscope
Interactive Mapping Application
Preparing for Easter
Christmas preparations
Flour from wheat, bread from flour
Day of fish
World Bread Day, 16 October