Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Hungary
Hungary: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 42.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Hungary, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 42.8% for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Hungary peaked at 45.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2008.
That places Hungary 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.5% | — |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 38.8% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.2% | 43.1% | 6 |
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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 monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Hungary?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Hungary was 42.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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