International data

In order to assess Hungary’s role, share and position in the world and in the EU, it is essential to have comparable and reliable data on other countries. It may be difficult for users to find the appropriate data sources, routinely use international databases, reconcile data from different sources as well as identify and assess the reasons for any methodological differences. In order to make it easier, we have collected on this page our international publications and tables as well as links to major international databases, publication repertories, methodological collections.

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On the road – data on European mobility

In our days European people travel much more than before. Mobility may be studied from several aspects, the reasons behind traveling could be very diverse: change of residency, studying, work or tourism. The present digital publication shows these movements with the help of the most recent data, from different perspectives, laying stress on people – and not commodities. The Eurostat publication – beside brief analyses – contains interactive visualisation tools and infographics as well.

World Population Day, 2020

At present, 7.8 billion people live on the Earth. More developed countries fight with low fertility, accelerating ageing of society, and problems of sustainability of provision systems, while shortage of food, poverty, lack of education, unemployment and the provision of basic health and social services are serious challenges in less developed regions. The UN declared 11 July World Population Day in 1989, the aim of which was to draw attention to the extent of global population growth and the implied problems.

Exports of goods fall in almost all EU Member States

Measures taken to contain the corona virus epidemic seriously affected international trade, too. The goods exports of countries of the European Union (EU27_2020) amounted to some 300 billion euros in total in April 2020, which was 31% less than a year earlier. The value of goods exports fell the most in France and Italy out of the largest exporters. The decrease was similar to the EU average in Germany and lower than that in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Word internet day – 18 May

In 2002, the International Telecommunication Union initiated the introduction of World Internet Day. Nowadays, internet use has become a daily routine for most people. In 2019, 75% of the population aged 16–74-year-olds in Hungary and 79% in the EU used the internet on a daily basis: among other things, looking for health-related information, making phone calls or looking for a job.

Virtual presence of households with children

Both society and the economy are becoming more and more digital, making it essential that more people have access to the internet. Children are being educated online due to the coronavirus epidemic, which also makes it important for households with children to access the world wide web. Between 2010 and 2019, the share of Hungarian households with children having internet access increased from 76% to 98%, reaching the EU average.

Key Figures on Europe, 2019

The digital publication of Eurostat allows a quick and interactive overview of the status of countries and offers the possibility of their comparison with other European countries. The different visualisation tools offer a playful way to look into selected statistics focusing on population, living conditions, health, working life, income and expenditure and social life.

Ageing Europe – 2019

The digital publication of Eurostat allows a quick and interactive overview of the status of countries and offers the possibility of their comparison with other European countries. The different visualisation tools offer a playful way to look into selected statistics focusing on population, living conditions, health, working life, income and expenditure and social life.