Poverty and living standards in Pest, Hungary: official figures

Disposable household income was 15,600 PPS per person in 2023; 2nd highest of 8 regions in Hungary.

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• 94% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• The number of registered offences in the Pest region went from 15,691 in 2020 to 23,113 in 2024, and the rate per 100,000 was up 6.3% on 2023. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Larceny was the most common registered crime in the Pest region in 2024 with 6,825 cases (511 per 100,000 residents), followed by fraud with 3,482 cases. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Of 16,059 perpetration incidents (offences linked to a known offender) recorded in the Pest region in 2024, 10.2% were committed by under-18s and 15.2% by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 284,126 people in the Pest region drew a pension, benefit or annuity in January 2025, 240,566 of them old-age pensioners, compared with 310,751 benefit holders in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• An average of 11,487 children in the Pest region received the means-tested regular child protection allowance in 2024, 8.6 per 1,000 residents against 19.9 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 2,661 people in the Pest region received employment-substituting support, the basic benefit for working-age people without a job, in an average month of 2024 (2.0 per 1,000 residents; national 5.5). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 1,113 people in the Pest region were in the public works scheme (közfoglalkoztatás) in December 2024, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 3,353 minors in the Pest region had been taken into child protection by the end of 2024 (25.1 per 10,000 residents), and 1,374 children and young adults were placed with foster parents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Shelters and homes for homeless people in the Pest region had 254 beds in 2024, with 243 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 162,453 families in the Pest region received the family allowance (családi pótlék) in an average month of 2024. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Pest compares with other statistical regions

Registered criminal offences per 100,000 residents (2024)

Pest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.

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

Pest ranks 2 of 8, highest first.

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

Pest ranks 5 of 8, 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)

Pest ranks 7 of 8, highest first.

At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)

Pest ranks 6 of 8, highest first.

Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)

Pest ranks 4 of 8, highest first.

People in households with very low work intensity (2025)

Pest ranks 6 of 8, highest first.

Disposable household income per person (euros) (2023)

Pest ranks 2 of 8, highest first.

People who use the internet regularly (2025)

Pest ranks 3 of 8, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Disposable household income per person (PPS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd6019768e9f…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps11n: At risk of poverty or social exclusion, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 94dcf245d20e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_broad_h: Households with broadband, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b02c9a1ef222…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_iuse_i: Individuals regularly using the internet by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fb4ff8800853…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_li41: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 27849ad61b9a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_mdsd18: Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 62e6e6fba571…)
• 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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_lvhl21n: People living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8b5e993ae943…)
• 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 3.5 Social care protection (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 430512e0cd70…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Income of households by NUTS 2 region (euros per inhabitant), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7441dafca51…)

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