In Hungary, there is a national youth survey every 4 years. These surveys continuously study young people's interest in political issues and their level of participation (based on self-assessment). According to the 2020 survey [Hungarian Youth 2020 (Magyar Fiatalok 2020)], young Hungarians are more interested in politics than in previous years. The proportion of those who state that they are interested in politics has increased since 2012. Additionally, 28% of young people have a politically active friend. The results of this research also show that the interest of Hungarian young people in public life has also increased in the last 4 years.

One of the indicators of active engagement in politics is membership in an organisation. The more interested young people are in politics, the more likely they are to be members of a non-governmental organisation. The main reasons for this are friends and community or the opportunity for advocacy.

Promoting youth participation is a goal of the Hungarian government, which is reflected in several documents and action plans. The primary strategy dealing with this issue was the National Youth Strategy 2009-2024.