Denomination Country total Regions Type of settlements
Central Hungarya Budapestb Pestb Central Transdanubia Western Transdanubia Southern Transdanubia Northern Hungary Northern Great Plain Southern Great Plain capital county seat, town of county rank other towns villages
2021
Percentage distribution of dwellings by the type of occupation
Owner without outstanding mortgage 74.9 71.0 68.1 75.7 80.7 73.0 74.8 77.8 76.7 76.3 68.1 71.4 76.0 81.0
Owner with outstanding mortgage 14.2 15.2 12.7 19.1 12.1 16.9 12.2 13.3 15.9 11.7 12.7 13.9 15.9 13.5
Tenant, rent at market price 4.3 6.6 9.3 2.4 2.9 3.8 5.2 2.9 1.9 3.3 9.3 5.9 2.7 1.3
Tenant, rent at reduced price 3.4 4.0 5.9 1.1 2.2 4.5 4.2 3.3 2.0 2.9 5.9 4.8 2.4 1.7
Tenant, rent free 3.3 3.1 4.0 1.7 2.1 1.9 3.5 2.7 3.5 5.8 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage distribution of dwellings by the type of primary heating system
District heating 16.0 19.6 28.7 5.3 19.7 17.1 21.0 13.5 9.4 8.9 28.7 34.5 8.3 0.8
Central heating, with boilers heating several apartments in a buildingc 6.3 9.1 12.0 4.5 5.7 9.4 6.8 3.5 2.1 4.3 12.0 6.3 5.3 3.5
Central heating for one dwellingd 48.4 48.6 37.9 65.5 55.8 51.0 38.8 43.7 48.5 50.8 37.9 37.0 56.6 55.8
Individual heating systeme 28.9 21.7 20.3 24.1 18.7 22.5 33.1 39.0 39.7 35.8 20.3 21.8 29.4 39.9
Non-fixed heating 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.1 – 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
Without heating 0.0 0.0 – 0.1 – – 0.1 – 0.1 – – – 0.1 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage share of electric or heat pump systems for heating 2.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.2 3.8 1.6 2.9 2.3
Percentage distribution of dwellings by energy sources for heatingf
Gas 61.2 68.7 65.7 73.5 56.5 56.0 43.1 58.8 62.8 64.5 65.7 56.5 67.7 54.6
Electricity 5.1 6.8 7.0 6.4 6.1 3.2 4.0 5.2 3.6 3.7 7.0 3.5 5.6 4.3
Firewood, other wood and plant materialg 32.1 13.2 2.3 30.4 31.4 42.0 46.2 41.6 42.5 40.7 2.3 13.5 34.1 65.4
Coal productsh 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.9 3.0 1.8 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.8 2.9
Fuel oil – – – – – – 0.2 – – – – – – ..
Alternative resourcei 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.0
Other 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 – 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.3
Average area of dwellings, m² 84.3 80.0 71.0 94.2 85.1 91.5 81.9 85.6 86.1 87.1 71.0 74.2 89.7 95.6
2022
Percentage distribution of dwellings by the type of occupation
Owner without outstanding mortgage 78.8 74.1 72.3 77.0 82.7 80.1 79.7 80.6 81.7 80.4 72.3 75.7 80.1 84.2
Owner with outstanding mortgage 10.5 11.8 8.7 16.5 10.3 11.0 6.9 11.0 11.5 8.4 8.7 9.5 11.8 11.0
Tenant, rent at market price 4.5 7.0 10.6 1.5 3.3 2.8 3.9 2.4 2.3 5.1 10.6 6.8 2.5 0.8
Tenant, rent at reduced price 3.1 3.2 4.7 0.9 2.9 4.2 4.4 3.3 1.9 2.3 4.7 4.8 2.5 1.4
Tenant, rent free 3.1 3.9 3.8 4.1 0.9 1.9 5.1 2.7 2.6 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage distribution of dwellings by the type of primary heating system
District heating 15.2 19.0 29.0 3.5 18.9 12.8 17.9 13.5 10.7 8.9 29.0 33.7 6.9 0.6
Central heating, with boilers heating several apartments in a buildingc 6.1 8.8 11.4 4.8 6.5 7.4 4.6 3.8 2.1 5.3 11.4 5.1 5.8 3.4
Central heating for one dwellingd 49.4 50.3 40.2 65.8 55.0 56.7 43.0 46.4 45.5 48.1 40.2 40.6 56.2 54.7
Individual heating systeme 29.0 21.1 18.6 25.1 19.4 23.1 34.3 36.1 41.0 37.2 18.6 20.4 30.7 41.0
Non-fixed heating 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2
Without heating 0.1 0.0 0.1 – – – – 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 – 0.2 0.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Distribution of dwellings by energy source used for primary heating, %"
Gas 57.3 66.9 63.1 72.9 56.1 53.4 37.0 53.4 54.6 58.7 63.1 55.0 64.7 46.5
Electricity 3.6 5.0 5.2 4.6 4.4 1.5 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.8 5.2 2.4 3.7 3.4
Biofuel biomassj 0.1 – – – 0.2 0.3 – – – – – – – 0.2
Firewood 22.8 7.9 1.4 18.1 18.9 31.7 42.0 29.7 30.6 27.3 1.4 8.3 23.7 48.3
Coal productsh 0.1 – – – 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 – 0.2 0.2 0.2
Fuel oil 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 – 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
Alternative resourcei 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 – 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.3
Other 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 – 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1
Average area of dwellings, m² 85.1 81.5 72.0 96.3 84.4 92.0 85.1 87.2 84.9 87.4 72.0 74.7 89.3 97.5

Footnotes

aStatistical large region according to the territorial code system in force since 1 January 2018, formerly planning and statistical region and statistical large region.
bPlanning and statistical region according to the territorial code system in force since 1 January 2018, formerly county.
cThe heat generator is in the building but not in the apartment.
dThe heat generator is in the dwelling, e.g. radiator, underfloor, wall heating.
eE.g. convector, stove, fireplace.
fA household may have several heating methods, district heating is not listed.
gPellets, fabric.
hCoke, briquettes, lignite, black coal, etc.
iSolar, ground heat, wind, etc.
jPellets, wood pellets, other vegetable materials.

Explanation of symbols

–
Non-occurrence.
..
Datum not available.
0
Less than half of unit.
blue number
Preliminary datum.
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