Poverty and living standards in Hajdú-Bihar (Észak-Alföld, Hungary): official figures
Hajdú-Bihar County had a registered crime rate of 1,447 offences per 100,000 residents in 2024 (7,531 offences), against 2,442 for Hungary; that ranks the lowest of 20 counties.
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How many murders were there in Hajdú-Bihar County?
Hajdú-Bihar County recorded 4 completed intentional homicides, 367 assaults and 185 cases of vandalism in 2024.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyWhat is the average pension in Hajdú-Bihar County?
The average monthly pension or related benefit paid to residents of Hajdú-Bihar County was 208,491 forints in January 2025, compared with 222,423 forints nationally; this ranks 7th lowest of 20 counties.
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- The number of registered offences in Hajdú-Bihar County went from 6,219 in 2020 to 7,531 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 5.2% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Larceny was the most common registered crime in Hajdú-Bihar County in 2024 with 1,806 cases (347 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 1,061 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Of 8,417 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in Hajdú-Bihar County in 2024, 8.1% were committed by under-18s and 19.0% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 120,260 people in Hajdú-Bihar County drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 99,287 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 152,617 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- An average of 16,747 children in Hajdú-Bihar County received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 32.2 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 4,002 people in Hajdú-Bihar County received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (7.7 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 5,659 people in Hajdú-Bihar County were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 10.9 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 2,953 minors in Hajdú-Bihar County had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (56.8 per 10,000 residents), and 5,100 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Shelters and homes for homeless people in Hajdú-Bihar County had 228 beds in 2024, with 228 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 57,066 families in Hajdú-Bihar County received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Hajdú-Bihar compares with other counties in Hungary
Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 20 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Somogy | 1,760 |
| 15 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1,759 |
| 16 | Pest | 1,732 |
| 17 | Fejér | 1,710 |
| 18 | Zala | 1,699 |
| 19 | Komárom-Esztergom | 1,686 |
| 20 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1,447 |
Average monthly pension and benefit (HUF), January 2025 (2025)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 14 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average monthly pension and benefit (HUF), January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Baranya | 213,974 forints |
| 12 | Tolna | 211,623 forints |
| 13 | Nógrád | 210,596 forints |
| 14 | Hajdú-Bihar | 208,491 forints |
| 15 | Csongrád-Csanád | 206,516 forints |
| 16 | Somogy | 206,131 forints |
| 17 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 204,768 forints |
Recipients of regular child protection allowance per 1,000 residents (2024)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 6 of 20, highest first. Population derived from the KSH crime table (offences divided by the rate per 100,000).
| Rank | Area | Recipients of regular child protection allowance per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nógrád | 44.5 |
| 4 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 38.4 |
| 5 | Heves | 35.3 |
| 6 | Hajdú-Bihar | 32.2 |
| 7 | Somogy | 30.8 |
| 8 | Tolna | 25.3 |
| 9 | Baranya | 22.1 |
Recipients of employment-substituting support per 1,000 residents (2024)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 8 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Recipients of employment-substituting support per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Heves | 10.6 |
| 6 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 9.7 |
| 7 | Baranya | 8.0 |
| 8 | Hajdú-Bihar | 7.7 |
| 9 | Tolna | 7.6 |
| 10 | Békés | 7.2 |
| 11 | Zala | 4.1 |
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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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