Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Hungary
Hungary: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.311 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Hungary stood at 0.311.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Hungary peaked at 0.379 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.245, in 2022.
That places Hungary 31st out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.354 | — |
| 2006 | 0.379 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.346 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.328 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.332 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.315 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.306 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.301 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.294 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.303 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.297 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.301 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.275 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.327 | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.318 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.28 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.256 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.245 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.266 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.257 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.311 | +21.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.311 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.328, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.311 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.314, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3478 | 0.328 | 0.379 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3037 | 0.275 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2692 | 0.245 | 0.311 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Hungary?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Hungary was 0.311 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.379 in 2006.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.245 in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Hungary ranks 31st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.