Median Equivalised Net Income in Hungary (2025)
Hungary's Median Equivalised Net Income: 8,792 EUR per person in 2025, +3.6% YoY, roughly 38% of the EU-27 average. Eurostat (ILC_DI03), 2010–2025.
Data
| Year | EUR per person | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,792 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 8,488 | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 7,391 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 7,250 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 6,605 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 6,049 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 5,842 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 5,424 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 4,988 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 4,768 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 4,556 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,512 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4,449 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 4,696 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4,493 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 4,241 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Hungary's median equivalised net income — the typical per-person disposable income after adjusting household income for household size — reached approximately 8,792 EUR in 2025, according to Eurostat's EU-SILC series (ILC_DI03), a 3.6% increase from 8,488 EUR in 2024, following a +14.8% jump in 2024, the largest single-year gain in the series.
The key metric is convergence: Hungary's median income has likely grown from approximately 29% of the EU-27 average in 2010 to 38% in 2025. Over the same 15 years, Hungary's income more than doubled (+107%) while the EU-27 average rose 58% (from about 14,521 EUR to approximately 22,939 EUR). The absolute gap has widened considerably in nominal terms, from approximately 10,280 EUR in 2010 to 14,147 EUR in 2025, even as the proportional gap has likely narrowed — a reminder that percentage convergence and euro-denominated convergence do not necessarily move together.
Convergence has not been linear. The series shows a single contraction year in 2013 (-5.3%, to 4,449 EUR), likely tied to the aftermath of Hungary's 2011–2012 fiscal and banking-sector strains and a weaker forint, before resuming modest growth through 2017. Momentum then accelerated from 2018 through 2022, with five consecutive years of gains above 3.5%, before slowing to +1.9% in 2023, spiking to +14.8% in 2024, and settling at +3.6% in 2025.
Coverage and methodology: Eurostat compiles median equivalised net income annually from EU-SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) microdata, adjusting household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD equivalence scale (first adult = 1, each additional adult 14+ = 0.5, each child under 14 = 0.3). Figures are denominated in current-year euros and are not adjusted for inflation, so cross-year comparisons reflect nominal rather than real purchasing-power changes. The EU-27 aggregate used for comparison uses Eurostat's EU27_2020 composition. The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) provides the underlying EU-SILC microdata.