Social care protection
Certain members of the society are entitled to certain benefits, provided in cash, in kind or as institutional social services, on a universal basis or on the basis of need or the principle of merit. Welfare statistics takes into account the system of institutions and benefits related to illness, old age, survivors, child raising, family and children, unemployment, housing and social exclusion, as well as the sources of their maintenance.
Key figures
Social protection benefits as a percentage of GDP
Indicator description
Social protection benefits calculated according to the EU methodology as a percentage of the gross domestic product.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
The pensions and other provisions as a percentage of average net nominal earnings
Indicator description
Average monthly amount of benefits in cash per recipient paid by the Pension Payment Directorate as a percentage of average net nominal earnings.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
Number of active places in infant nurseries
Indicator description
Number of active places in infant nurseries (on 1 May of the reference year; infant nursery, mini infant nursery, workplace infant nursery, family infant nursery together).
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
Expenditure on family benefits as a percentage of GDP
Indicator description
Total amount of expenditure spent on family allowance, maternity allowance, child care allowance, child raising support, infant care benefit and child care as a percentage of GDP.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2023
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Snapshot, 2023 – Social protection
Over 1 million people received the family allowance based on subjective rights in 2023. The role of child care benefit among family protection benefits is growing, thanks also to the increased possibility to work while receiving child care benefit. Almost 117,000 children were registered at risk, of whom 30,000 minors were taken into protection by the guardianship authorities, which is the highest number in the last 10 years. The focus shifted from children’s home to foster care, with a significant increase in the role of churches as maintainers.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023
The yearbook provides an overview of Hungary's demographic, social and economic processes, environmental characteristics and their changes over time, with the help of tens of thousands of data of 500 tables, graphs and maps. Innovatively, the Tourism, catering chapter in the volume includes the gross receipts of tourist accommodation establishments by type of accommodation. Another change is that this year the Regional data chapter already presents territorial data by tourism area, giving greater emphasis to tourist destinations.
Hungary, 2023
Geopolitical tensions continued to overshadow economic developments in 2023, with the gross domestic product falling by 0.9%. Inflationary pressures gradually eased, but the 17.6% annual increase in consumer prices led to a decline in real earnings and consumption, and negatively affected investment decisions. Despite the economic difficulties, employment has reached a record high. In 2023, the number of deaths and births continued to fall, in addition to the decrease in the number of women of childbearing age.
Snapshots, 2023 – Pensions and other benefits
In Hungary, 2,423 thousand people were in receipt of a pension or other pension-type benefits in early 2024. Of those eligible, 76% received old-age pension over retirement age.
Settlement and district related data regarding 2022 are presented here
Datasets from the Dissemination Database regarding settlements and Budapest’s districts have been updated with 2022 data, as such settlement and district related data for 2022 are available since 31 August, concerning, among others, data on basic child welfare provision, long- and short-term residential social institutions and social benefits.
Average daily number of sick pay recipients has followed the trend over the last two months
The average daily number of sick pay recipients was exceptionally high in November and December 2020, approaching the seasonal trend in January and merging into that in February and March. In March, 2.2% more people (71.8 thousands) were on sick leave per day than in the same period last year. The average daily number of employed sick pay recipients - nearly nine tenths of all sick pay recipients - rose by 2.9%, while the average daily number of self-employed sick pay recipients fell by 3.1%.
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Methodological information
Publications |
Released |
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Hungary, 1st semester of 2024 | 14/10/2024 |
Snapshots, 2023 – Housing market | 30/09/2024 |
Snapshots, 2023 – Social protection | 11/09/2024 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023 | 29/08/2024 |
Hungary, 2024 Q1 | 26/08/2024 |
Hungary, 2023 | 27/06/2024 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2023 | 27/05/2024 |
Hungary, quarters 1-3 of 2023 – On the path of disinflation | 10/01/2024 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 17/01/2024 |
Hungary, 1st semester of 2023 – disinflation started | 19/10/2023 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 23/11/2023 |
Hungary, 2023 Q1 | 30/08/2023 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2022 | 14/06/2023 |
Hungary, 2022 | 28/06/2023 |
Hungary in figures, 2022 | 11/07/2023 |
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022 | 06/02/2023 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021 | 10/01/2023 |
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