Észak-Magyarország
NUTS 2 HU31 Part of: Hungary › Alföld és Észak
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Hungary →
Population on 1 January1,072,2322025-1.0% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100472024 p-1 year on year8 of 8 · HungaryUnemployment rate (15–74)7.0%2025+0.1 pp year on year8 of 8 · HungaryHousehold disposable income per inhabitant11,700 PPS2023+13.6% year on year8 of 8 · HungaryLife expectancy at birth75.12024+0.2 year on year8 of 8 · HungaryPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education21.1%2025+0.1 pp year on year8 of 8 · Hungary
How it compares with the other regions of Hungary
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Hungary, for the same period. Észak-Magyarország in blue; the dark grey line marks Hungary. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Hungary | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 14,412 M€ | +2.1% | — | 7 / 8 | 234 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 13,400 € | +3.1% | 21,500 € | 8 / 8 | 245 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 18,900 PPS | +3.3% | 30,400 PPS | 8 / 8 | 256 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 47 | -1 | 76 | 8 / 8 | 255 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 12,384 M€ | +1.3% | — | 7 / 8 | 233 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 3,959 M€ | -9.3% | — | 6 / 8 | 139 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 2,729 M€ | +12.3% | — | 4 / 8 | 145 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 380.9 | -0.5% | — | 7 / 8 | 190 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 67,878 | -7.4% | — | 8 / 8 | 156 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 9.6% | +0.0 pp | 9.4% | 4 / 8 | 104 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 2,674,329 | +2.4% | — | 5 / 8 | 240 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 2,469 | +2.4% | 3,467 | 5 / 8 | 228 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Hungary | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 7.0% | +0.1 pp | 4.4% | 8 / 8 | 186 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 2.7% | 0.0 pp | 1.5% | 8 / 8 | 180 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 16.8% | -0.2 pp | 13.9% | 5 / 7 | 106 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population2.2 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 75.8% | +0.2 pp | 81.1% | 8 / 8 | 168 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 81.4% | 0.0 pp | 85.1% | 7 / 8 | 134 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 70.0% | +0.5 pp | 77.0% | 8 / 8 | 186 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 19.2% | -0.2 pp | 10.6% | 8 / 8 | 241 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 21.1% | +0.1 pp | 31.6% | 8 / 8 | 263 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 32.7% | +0.4 pp | 43.8% | 8 / 8 | 247 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.60% | -0.14 pp | 1.31% | 6 / 8 | 122 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Hungary | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 | 11,700 PPS | +13.6% | 15,500 PPS | 8 / 8 | 236 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 30.5% | +1.7 pp | 19.5% | 8 / 8 | 222 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 75.1 | +0.2 | 76.8 | 8 / 8 | 264 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 5.6 | -0.1 | 3.8 | 8 / 8 | 206 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Hungary | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 1,072,232 | -1.0% | — | 5 / 8 | 195 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 44.4 | +0.3 | 44.8 | 5 / 8 | 152 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 33.1% | +0.6 pp | 32.2% | 5 / 8 | 128 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 81.1 | -1.0% | 104.8 | 5 / 8 | 186 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | -10.3 | -0.7 | -4.7 | 8 / 8 | 286 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | -4.9 | +0.1 | 0.4 | 8 / 8 | 280 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 9.3 | -0.8 | 8.2 | 2 / 8 | 56 / 294 | |