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Hungary among top 8 growth performers in the EU
Hungary is ahead of Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Romania, Latvia and Germany.
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Hungary’s effective minimum wage is midfield in EU comparison
In regional comparison, Hungary is in the top group, ahead of Czechia, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.
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Eurostat: Hungary offers lowest energy prices in Europe
In the second half of 2022, average household electricity prices in the European Union were lowest in Hungary.
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Contrary to Leftist claims, work-based social policy has loosened the grip of poverty in Hungary
Regular opponents of the conservative Hungarian economic model like to point to certain statistics to illustrate their perceived notion of Hungary’s emerging downfall. And yet, the data serve to only...
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Wage gap between men and women is lower in Hungary than EU average
The average pay gap between men and women in all 28 member states stands at 16 percent, but luckily the situation is better in Hungary at 14.2 percent
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Hungarian house prices increase by 7 percent year-on-year in Q3 of 2018
According to fresh data released by Eurostat, Hungary's percentage rate increase is well over the 4.3 percent average seen across the entire European Union
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Number of suicides has fallen by 35 percent since 2010
More than 2,490 people took their own lives in 2010, but this figure fell to just over 1,630 in 2017
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Hungary has the highest number of social media users in Europe
97 percent of people aged between 16-24 are social media users in Hungary
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Hungary's population is shrinking
In 2016, Hungary had a net natural decrease in population of 23,635, which demonstrated a continued downward trend
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Hungary ranked as one of the best EU nations for debt reduction
Compared to the end of March, Hungary’s debt-to-GDP ratio dropped by 1.6 percentage points, the third-largest decline
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Hungarian wages fall below the EU average
The minimum wage in Hungary is 332.76 Euros per month, which is around the average in the region, but lags behind the frontrunners of the EU