Poverty and living standards in Baranya (Dél-Dunántúl, Hungary): official figures

Police and prosecutors registered 6,439 criminal offences in Baranya County in 2024, 1,828 per 100,000 residents, 9th lowest of 20 counties (national rate 2,442).

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• The number of registered offences in Baranya County went from 5,844 in 2020 to 6,439 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 14.7% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in Baranya County in 2024 with 1,430 cases (406 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 777 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 5,992 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Baranya County in 2024, 12.2% were committed by under-18s and 23.3% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 98,619 people in Baranya County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 78,436 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 126,339 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 7,778 children in Baranya County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 22.1 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 2,801 people in Baranya County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (8.0 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 3,424 people in Baranya County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 9.7 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 1,501 minors in Baranya County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (42.6 per 10,000 residents), and 316 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in Baranya County had 447 beds in 2024, with 332 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 36,199 families in Baranya County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Baranya compares with other counties in Hungary

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Baranya ranks 12 of 20, highest first.

Average monthly pension and benefit (HUF), January 2025 (2025)

Baranya ranks 11 of 20, highest first.

Recipients of regular child protection allowance per 1,000 residents (2024)

Baranya ranks 9 of 20, highest first. Population derived from the KSH crime table (offences divided by the rate per 100,000).

Recipients of employment-substituting support per 1,000 residents (2024)

Baranya ranks 7 of 20, highest first.

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Sources

• Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.5 Social care protection (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 430512e0cd70…)
• Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.1 Labour (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d973255c0375…)
• Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.8 Justice (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 57eb93aee154…)

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