Baffling Hungarian pension figures revealed: hundreds of thousands get less than EUR 250/month
Meanwhile, Viktor Orbán announced today that the government can top up Hungarian pensions because Hungary’s budget funds are not tied up in Ukraine.
Some Hungarian pensioners are thriving
Startling pension data, based on statistics from Hungary’s Central Statistical Office (KSH), was released by MTI. According to the latest figures from January 2025, over 182,000 Hungarian pensioners receive less than HUF 100,000 (EUR 257) per month. More than 442,000 pensioners live on pensions below HUF 140,000 (EUR 360), while around 400,000 earn between HUF 140,000 and 180,000 (EUR 360 and 462) monthly.
At the same time, nearly half a million pensioners—495,786 in total—receive monthly pensions of HUF 300,000 (EUR 770) or more. Among them, 77,394 enjoy pensions exceeding HUF half a million (EUR 1,285), and 14,431 can manage comfortably on more than HUF 700,000 (EUR 1,800) each month.
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Could Hungary lower the retirement age?
Given the grim economic data, mounting pension costs, and the country’s demographic challenges, the chances of lowering the retirement age are slim—even though life expectancy figures in Hungary might justify such a step.
Some countries, like Finland, adopt a more flexible approach to retirement age, allowing it to rise or fall. This flexibility takes into account factors such as increased mortality rates linked to pandemic effects and rising geopolitical tensions, which shorten life expectancy after retirement. As a result, in some northern European nations, retirement ages may even be lowered.
This philosophy is grounded in the idea that every retiree should have the opportunity to genuinely enjoy their retirement, ideally in good health, embracing the benefits of a less active lifestyle. Unfortunately, Hungary fares poorly in this regard. While the EU average life expectancy after retirement is 21 years for women and 19 years for men, a 65-year-old in Hungary can expect just 14.6 years for men and 18.6 years for women. When it comes to years lived in good health after retirement, Hungary trails behind, with fewer than five years on average, according to András Farkas, a pension expert cited by 24.hu.
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No retirement age increase on the horizon?
Across the European Union, almost all countries are planning to raise retirement ages; there are no reports of reductions.
Hungary has advanced quickly in raising its retirement age—from 62 to 65—but this increase outpaced gains in life expectancy. From this perspective, there is no immediate need to further increase the retirement age in Hungary. Of course, decisions about pension age typically hinge more on budgetary and demographic factors than on life expectancy alone.
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Orbán’s government announces pension top-ups
The government is finalising the decree for a supplementary pension rise in November 2025. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shared on Facebook that every pensioner will receive what they are owed by the end of the year, hoping payments can start as early as November.
Orbán explained that inflation has surpassed earlier forecasts, prompting the usual pension adjustments. He emphasised, “Precise accounting, long-term trust—we promised pensions would not lose value, and we have honoured this vow every year, including this one.”
The prime minister added that each pensioner would receive an additional amount corresponding to their individual pension, averaging 51,000 forints.
“It’s significant. Across Europe, people are tightening their belts and enduring because their money has been sent to Ukraine. If your funds are stuck in Ukraine, you cannot raise pensions or support families and young people. But we refused to let Hungarian money flow there. That’s why family support is increasing; we can launch housing schemes for young people, and pensioners will get what they deserve. Besides, today is the day to celebrate the elderly. Long live our pensioners!” Orbán declared.
Bleeders of millions upon millions of Hungarians is this Victor Mihaly. Orban lead Fidesz Government.
Appalling – the abuse, the disrespect the allocation of funding of Orban his Government, to play a “two way” feed that have “palm the hands” arrangements at the expense of million upon millions of Hungarian tax payers, the deprive place millions of Hungarians pensioners in this position, living life on the “smell of an oily rag”.
Hungary, an “ageing” decreasing population , that over the (15) fifteen years of Governance under the Orban/Fidesz Government of Hungary has witnessed yearly more deaths of DNA Hungarians than new “little ones” their DNA Hungarian being born.
Hungary population of 9.6 millions of which 1.2 million are living in POVERTY.
Replusive and deserving of what will happening come Spring of 2026 – the outing, the DOWNFALL for the FUTURE of Hungary, of Victor Mihaly. Orban and his Fidesz Government, the DEVASTATORS – of Hungary.