Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Hungary
Hungary: Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy was 4.45 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Hungary, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Hungary is 4.45 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Hungary peaked at 4.45 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.49 million, in 1996.
That places Hungary 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.52 million | — |
| 1996 | 3.49 million | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.53 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.58 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.67 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.70 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.70 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.78 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.72 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.74 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.78 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.67 million | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.66 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.63 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.75 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.93 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.02 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.17 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.32 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.35 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.28 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.32 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.38 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.45 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.55 million | 3.49 million | 3.62 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.72 million | 3.66 million | 3.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 million | 3.62 million | 4.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 million | 4.28 million | 4.45 million | 6 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 185.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.81 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,566 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Hungary?
- Economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy in Hungary was 4.45 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 million in 1996.
- How does Hungary rank for economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy?
- Hungary ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — dependent employment, total economy rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Dependent employment, total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org