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

Latest (2024)
1,292 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1,457 1000 No
in 2007
All-time low
1,126 1000 No
in 2012
Years of data
24
2001–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Hungary, 2001–2024

05001.0k1.5k2001201220242001: 1.4k 1000 No2002: 1.4k 1000 No2003: 1.4k 1000 No2004: 1.4k 1000 No2005: 1.4k 1000 No2006: 1.4k 1000 No2007: 1.5k 1000 No2008: 1.4k 1000 No2009: 1.4k 1000 No2010: 1.4k 1000 No2011: 1.4k 1000 No2012: 1.1k 1000 No2013: 1.1k 1000 No2014: 1.2k 1000 No2015: 1.3k 1000 No2016: 1.4k 1000 No2017: 1.3k 1000 No2018: 1.3k 1000 No2019: 1.3k 1000 No2020: 1.2k 1000 No2021: 1.2k 1000 No2022: 1.3k 1000 No2023: 1.3k 1000 No2024: 1.3k 1000 No

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Hungary, 2001 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 23 Guatemala 1,620 1000 No compare
  2. 24 Serbia 1,521 1000 No compare
  3. 25 Austria 1,399 1000 No compare
  4. 27 Sweden 1,185 1000 No compare
  5. 28 Ecuador 1,050 1000 No compare
  6. 29 Slovakia 1,003 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
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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.