Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Hungary
Hungary: Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment was 646,516 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Hungary, 1995–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2026, economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Hungary stood at 646,516. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Hungary peaked at 846,101 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 646,516, in 2026.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 846,101 | — |
| 1996 | 820,391 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 783,987 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 778,127 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 775,754 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 773,704 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 780,193 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 786,573 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 808,340 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 783,009 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 772,797 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 755,920 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 717,804 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 692,333 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 717,109 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 740,878 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 704,361 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 720,387 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 753,735 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 819,028 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 832,490 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 836,931 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 804,675 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 775,133 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 742,317 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 730,983 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 708,692 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 671,733 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 659,450 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 651,700 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 649,108 | -0.4% |
| 2026 | 646,516 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 800,872 | 775,754 | 846,101 | 5 |
| 2000s | 758,778 | 692,333 | 808,340 | 10 |
| 2010s | 772,994 | 704,361 | 836,931 | 10 |
| 2020s | 674,026 | 646,516 | 730,983 | 7 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5845 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,143 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 10.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 9.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 242,814 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Hungary?
- Economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Hungary was 646,516 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 846,101 in 1995.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 646,516 in 2026.
- How does Hungary rank for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment?
- Hungary ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 117 — General government employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP