Social care protection
Certain members of the society are entitled to certain benefits, provided in cash, in kind or as institutional social services, on a universal basis or on the basis of need or the principle of merit. Welfare statistics takes into account the system of institutions and benefits related to illness, old age, survivors, child raising, family and children, unemployment, housing and social exclusion, as well as the sources of their maintenance.
Key figures
Social protection benefits as a percentage of GDP
Indicator description
Social protection benefits calculated according to the EU methodology as a percentage of the gross domestic product.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2022
The pensions and other provisions as a percentage of average net nominal earnings
Indicator description
Average monthly amount of benefits in cash per recipient paid by the Pension Payment Directorate as a percentage of average net nominal earnings.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2022
Number of active places in infant nurseries
Indicator description
Number of active places in infant nurseries (on 1 May of the reference year; infant nursery, mini infant nursery, workplace infant nursery, family infant nursery together).
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
Expenditure on family benefits as a percentage of GDP
Indicator description
Total amount of expenditure spent on family allowance, maternity allowance, child care allowance, child raising support, infant care benefit and child care as a percentage of GDP.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2022
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Snapshots, 2023 – Pensions and other benefits
In Hungary, 2,423 thousand people were in receipt of a pension or other pension-type benefits in early 2024. Of those eligible, 76% received old-age pension over retirement age.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022
Tens of thousands of data of the approximately 500 tables, graphs and maps offer an overview of Hungary’s demographic, social and economic processes, its environmental specifics and their timely changes. Unemployment in the 15–74 age group decreased year-on-year, being 3.6% in 2022. We amass this year commercial, private and other accommodation establishments in one unit, a novelty approach of our publication, providing a better picture about tourist traffic. Tourism nights at accommodation establishments were 39 million 821 thousand in 2022.
Settlement and district related data regarding 2022 are presented here
Datasets from the Dissemination Database regarding settlements and Budapest’s districts have been updated with 2022 data, as such settlement and district related data for 2022 are available since 31 August, concerning, among others, data on basic child welfare provision, long- and short-term residential social institutions and social benefits.
Hungary, 2022
The processes taken place in 2022 were mainly determined by the uncertain global environment due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the general and considerable price increases worldwide. Despite these challenges, the Hungarian economy's performance expanded by 4.6% year-on-year, above the EU average. Employment reached a new record high and average earnings rose significantly, but the impact of this was gradually eroded by surging inflation. Population decline continued at a lower pace than in the previous year.
Average daily number of sick pay recipients has followed the trend over the last two months
The average daily number of sick pay recipients was exceptionally high in November and December 2020, approaching the seasonal trend in January and merging into that in February and March. In March, 2.2% more people (71.8 thousands) were on sick leave per day than in the same period last year. The average daily number of employed sick pay recipients - nearly nine tenths of all sick pay recipients - rose by 2.9%, while the average daily number of self-employed sick pay recipients fell by 3.1%.
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Methodological information
Publications |
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Hungary, quarters 1-3 of 2023 – On the path of disinflation | 10/01/2024 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 17/01/2024 |
Hungary, 1st semester of 2023 – disinflation started | 19/10/2023 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 23/11/2023 |
Hungary, 2023 Q1 | 30/08/2023 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2022 | 14/06/2023 |
Hungary, 2022 | 28/06/2023 |
Hungary in figures, 2022 | 11/07/2023 |
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022 | 06/02/2023 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021 | 10/01/2023 |
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