Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0306 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Hungary, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Hungary is 0.0306 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 185.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Hungary peaked at 0.0306 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1995.
That places Hungary 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Hungary, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0014 units per person | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 units per person | +57.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0057 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 units per person | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0114 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0154 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0174 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0208 units per person | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0242 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0279 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0306 units per person | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0229 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0306 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 19 South Korea 0.0398 units per person compare
- 20 Guinea 0.0373 units per person compare
- 21 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0333 units per person compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 0.0289 units per person compare
- 24 Cape Verde 0.0286 units per person compare
- 25 Chile 0.0253 units per person compare
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 (local currency), per capita in Hungary?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Hungary was 0.0306 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0306 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1995.
- How does Hungary rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Hungary ranks 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.