ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Hungary
Hungary: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,292 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Hungary stood at 1,292 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Hungary peaked at 1,457 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,126 1000 No, in 2012.
That places Hungary 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Hungary, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,424 1000 No | — |
| 2002 | 1,439 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,406 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,368 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,374 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,409 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,457 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1,415 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,360 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,392 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,394 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,126 1000 No | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 1,149 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,224 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1,299 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1,365 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,286 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,279 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,272 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,221 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1,242 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,279 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,292 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,292 1000 No | -0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1,292 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1,292 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,406 1000 No | 1,360 1000 No | 1,457 1000 No | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,278 1000 No | 1,126 1000 No | 1,394 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,265 1000 No | 1,221 1000 No | 1,292 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -60.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.2468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -6,395 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -69.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -14.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.2837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7,351 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Hungary?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Hungary was 1,292 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1,457 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,126 1000 No in 2012.
- How does Hungary rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Hungary ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.