Culture
Culture contributes to the competitiveness of the society by strengthening the foundations of a knowledge-based society, in which the development of public culture and community development also play an important role. Cultural statistics includes the measurement of areas dealing with the cultural activities of society (e.g. theatre, cinema, museum, library, mass media, book production, etc.), the communication of data on cultural spending and funding.
Key figures
Budgetary expenditure on culture as a percentage of GDP
Indicator description
Expenditure on culture as a percentage of the gross domestic product. These expenditures include the ones on books, music and journal publishing, radio, television broadcasting, cultural activities, artistic activities, zoological and botanical gardens, national parks, historic landmarks, as well as other entertainment and cultural activities.
Source of data:
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary
Last data for period:
Number of theatre visits per thousand inhabitants
Indicator description
Number of theatre visits per thousand inhabitants. When determining the number of theatre visits, every visitor is taken into account as many times as many performances he/she attended. The indicator meaures the number of thetre visits per thousand inhabitants.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2019
Number of museum visits per thousand inhabitants
Indicator description
Number of museum visits per thousand inhabitants. When determining the number of museum visits, every visitor is taken into account as many times as many exhibitions he/she attended.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2019
Number of published books, booklets
Indicator description
Number of published books, booklets. Published book: a work prepared by printing or other means of reproduction having min. 49 pages, which is included in the National Bibliographies and made available to the public. Published booklet: a work prepared by printing or other means of reproduction having 4–48 pages, which is not published periodically and is made available to the public. Re-prints of a book are considered as separate publications.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2019
Featured
In 2019 the number of borrowed library units further decreased in the settlement libraries
Library services are available in almost every settlement in our days. There were 3 350 settlement libraries in our country in 2019, the most of them being located in the small villages featuring Borsod-Abauj- Zemplen county. The quantity of the library stock and the number of readers slightly decresed in the past years in Hungary, however the number of borrowed library units was significantly lower (by 25%) than in 2010; altering library-use habits may have played a role in this trend.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2019
The yearbook presents how demographic, socio-economic trends and environmental characteristics changed over time in Hungary. The main indicators are illustrated in time series or regional comparisons by charts and maps; the interactive versions of these are available on our website. Spatial disparities among counties and regions as well as international indicators are presented in separate chapters. The internet annex contains the publication in PDF format and all tables in Excel format.
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2019
Every year the Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary is the first detailed tabular publication comprising all themes, which provides information on socio-economic processes in the previous year according to preliminary data. Its regional chapter presents the different regions, while its international chapter allows for comparisons of major data primarily on member states of the European Union. The interpretation of figures is supported by methodological description and while orientation by several charts.
Hungary, 2018
In 2018, the Hungarian economy performed 4.9% better compared to the previous year. In parallel with economic growth, the labour market continued to expand dynamically. An important pillar of GDP growth was the improvement in the willingness of economic stakeholders to invest and the use of EU funds. In 2018, among factors influencing population number, the number of births declined faster than that of deaths. So the natural decline of the population continued. The total fertility rate was the same as in 2017, and the inclination to have children was significantly above the 2011 low.
Related themes
Publications |
Released |
|---|---|
| Hungary, 1st quarters 2020 | 19/10/2020 |
| Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2019 | 25/09/2020 |
| Statistical pocketbook of Hungary, 2019 | 01/07/2020 |
| Hungary, 1st–3rd quarters 2019 | 20/12/2019 |
| Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2018 | 20/12/2019 |
| Hungary, 1st semester 2019 | 14/10/2019 |
| Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2018 | 30/09/2019 |
| Hungary, 2018 | 27/08/2019 |
| Hungary, 1st quarter 2019 | 14/08/2019 |
| Statistical pocketbook of Hungary, 2018 | 06/08/2019 |
Summary tables (STADAT) ( infra-annual data annual data ) |
Latest update | Next update |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7.1. Published literary, juvenile and children's books | 05/11/2020 | – |
| 2.7. Culture | 28/10/2020 | – |
| 2.7.0. Budgetary expenditures on culture | 18/12/2019 | 16/12/2020 |
| 2.7.1. Cultural institutes | 28/10/2020 | – |
| 2.7.2. Libraries, archives | 28/10/2020 | – |
| 2.7.3. Main data of museums | 28/09/2020 | – |
| 2.7.4. Books and booklets by character | 18/09/2020 | – |
| 2.7.5. Books and booklets by character and authors nationality | 18/09/2020 | – |
| 2.7.6. Distribution of literary books by number of copies | 18/09/2020 | – |
| 2.7.7. Juvenile and children's literary books by age-group | 18/09/2020 | – |
| 2.7.8. Schoolbooks by educational level | 18/09/2020 | – |
| 2.7.9. Public cultural institutes and programmes | 28/09/2020 | – |
| 2.7.10. Television and radio programmes by types | 18/09/2020 | – |
Regional Data | ||
| 6.2.7.1. Public libraries | 28/10/2020 | – |
| 6.2.7.2. Number of theatre and cinema admissions | 28/10/2020 | – |
| 6.2.7.3. Data of museums | 28/09/2020 | – |
Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data ) |
Latest update | Next update |
|---|---|---|
Radio and TV broadcasters | ||
| Broadcasting time in hour | 24/09/2020 | – |
| Broadcasting by languages | 24/09/2020 | – |
| Programme service | 24/09/2020 | – |
Book production | ||
| Juvenile and children's literary | 18/03/2020 | – |
| Books and booklets by published language | 18/03/2020 | – |
| Books and booklets by nationality of author | 18/03/2020 | – |
| Number of books and booklets by number of copies | 18/03/2020 | – |
| Books and booklets by subject | 18/03/2020 | – |
| Literary works by genre | 18/03/2020 | – |
| Types of publication | 18/03/2020 | – |
| Schoolbooks by educational level | 18/03/2020 | – |
Cinema, films | ||
| Feature-length films | 14/10/2020 | – |
| Traffic data of cinemas | 14/10/2020 | – |
| Number of screens in cinemas | 14/10/2020 | – |
Data visualisations
