Regional data

Regional statistics offers data relating to units of area, settlements, about economic, social and environmental phenomena, processes, respectively contributes to regional impoundment. The goal of regional statistics is to provide reference, information for users by making public regionally detailed data originating from the HCSO data collection system, as well as data and information taken over from external bodies. It incorporates detailed and comprehensive statistics about the situation and development of regions, counties, districts, settlements and units of area outside administrative boundaries (e.g. in-settlements georeferenced data).

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Regional Statistics, Volume 15, Number 4, 2025

The latest issue of the scientific journal features studies on the following topics: proposal for creating regional gender equality indices in Europe; exploring regional and settlement patterns of residential energy awareness in Hungary; application of the 15-minute city concept in Madrid; impact of economic complexity on the balance of payments; patterns of Dutch lifestyle migration to Hungary; life and security of Hungarians along the Serbian–Hungarian border; competence requirements in Hungary and in European regions by enterprise size; changes in the territorial focus of Hungary’s tourism competitiveness.

Day of Debrecen, 11 April 2025

King Leopold I gave Debrecen free royal town status in a patent dated 11 April 1693, in commemoration of this event the city is celebrating since 1998 its day on 11 April. Debrecen was the capital of the country twice, since the mid-1980s it is the second most populous city of Hungary (preceding Miskolc). It is a significant economic and educational-cultural centre. The city is the first in the rank of county seats considering the number of registered enterprises, and the University of Debrecen hosts, among the tertiary educational institutions of Hungary, the most foreign students.

World Theatre Day, 27 March 2025

A stage performance is not only entertainment but also the guardian and mediator of the cultural values and identity of a community, region or nation. In Hungary, the overall attendance at the 240 national theatres rose to 6.9 million in 2023 (by 10%). Similar to the previous year, 1.6 million people attended the performances of the 11 nationally accredited theatre arts organisations, with the National Circus Arts Centre, the Hungarian State Opera House and the Budapest Operetta Theatre attracting the highest attendance (together almost 900,000 visitors).

Concentration in the business economy – Weight of the TOP 5 enterprises, key sectors and foreign control in the Hungarian economy

Hungarian enterprises are characterised by strong concentration, the 5 enterprises with the highest turnover generated more than ten percent (10,1%) of total turnover in 2023. The ten largest weight representing divisions, all of these representing industrial, construction or trade activities, realised 58% of total sales revenue. The share of foreign-controlled enterprises in the turnover of the leading economic divisions was 52%, with German and Austrian companies’ dominance and an increasing Asian presence.

Michelin-star restaurants

The star rating system, published by the Michelin Guide in 1936, is one of the most prestigious gastronomic awards in the world. In 2024, France and Tokyo had the highest number of Michelin-starred restaurants among countries and cities respectively. The first Hungarian restaurant to receive a Michelin star was in 2010, and the list has been expanded to include restaurants in Budapest and in rural areas. In addition, some domestic restaurants have been awarded Green Star status in recent years.

Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023

The publication sums up main demographic, social and economic indices of counties and regions, and presents certain data of EU regions as well. Territorial comparison is in the focus of the yearbook, presenting them through tables and maps. Revenues of accommodation establishments is a new feature of the Tourism, hospitality chapter. Our publication comes with an online annex, displaying tables, graphs and maps.

Census Maps

With the Census Maps application you can create thematic maps for different territorial levels of Hungary (region, county, district, municipality). A number of setting and filtering options are available for displaying demographic, education, economic activity, ethnicity, religion, housing and other data from the 2022 and 2011 Censuses, and for selecting the territorial units. The maps and data produced can be downloaded and interpreted using methodological information.