Despite economic growth, the concentration of income of the Hungarian population has remained virtually unchanged over the past 10 years, according to the Central Statistical Office. In 2019 – as in 2010 –, the richest 10% had nearly a quarter (23%) of the total income of the population and the top 30% about half of […]

One-fifth of the adult Hungarian population is planning to buy real estate this year, and the majority of prospective buyers are the youngest, aged 18-29, according to a joint research by Duna House and Reacty Digital. Károly Benedikt, the head of analysis at the Duna House property agency, highlights that in the last two years, […]

The Hungarian government has postponed the national census originally planned for 2021 by one year by amending the government decree on additional protection measures to be applied in times of emergency. According to the the Hungarian Gazette published Friday night, the census will have to take place in 2022. Data collection will be carried out […]

2020 produced the second worst demographic result in 120 years in Hungary. A total of 139,549 Hungarians died – no such high number recorded for 21 years – and 9,946 more than a year earlier. The death toll really jumped last September. In 2020, 92,233 children were born and 139,549 people died according to preliminary […]

There were 8.6% fewer live births and the number of deaths rose considerably, by 26%, in November 2020 compared to the previous month, the natural decrease going up from 4,216 in October to 8,032 by November. In January–November 2020, the number of births was 4.4% and that of deaths 3.3% larger, as a result of which the […]

In January–July 2020, the number of births was 4.9% more and that of deaths 5.1% less than in the corresponding period of 2019 according to preliminary data reported by the Central Statistical Office. As a result, the natural decrease declined by 23% or 6,480 compared to January–July 2019. In July 2020, the number of live […]

According to a forecast by Eurostat, the population decline of Hungary will be gradual, but after 2070, it will become slower and slower: starting from the current 9.8 million people, the population may decrease to 8.9 million by 2070, and to 8.7 million by 2100. World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the […]