A hinge for doors of electrical household appliances, including a box-shaped element and a first lever pivoted on the box-shaped element by means of a pin; one of either the box-shaped element or the first lever being fixable to a frame and the other being fixable to a door, to make the door tiltably movable relative to the frame between a closed position and an open position; first elastic means supported by the box-shaped element and designed to apply an elastic action on the first lever, a rod for connecting the first lever to the first elastic means, positioned in a slidable fashion inside the box-shaped element; a hydraulic damping member for applying a damping action during the reciprocal motion between the first lever and the box-shaped element.