ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Hungary

Hungary: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 88.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.99 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 79 countries
All-time high
88.99 %
in 2024
All-time low
72.43 %
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Hungary, 2001–2024

0204060802001201220242001: 72.8 %2002: 72.4 %2003: 74.5 %2004: 73.8 %2005: 74.1 %2006: 76.1 %2007: 76.4 %2008: 76.4 %2009: 76.5 %2010: 77.4 %2011: 78 %2012: 78.2 %2013: 78.5 %2014: 81.2 %2015: 82.6 %2016: 82.9 %2017: 84.3 %2018: 85.2 %2019: 85.1 %2020: 83.7 %2021: 87.4 %2022: 88.3 %2023: 88.7 %2024: 89 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Hungary is 88.99 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Hungary peaked at 88.99 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.43 %, in 2002.

That places Hungary 21st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Hungary, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 72.82 %
2002 72.43 % -0.5%
2003 74.52 % +2.9%
2004 73.79 % -1.0%
2005 74.09 % +0.4%
2006 76.07 % +2.7%
2007 76.36 % +0.4%
2008 76.44 % +0.1%
2009 76.53 % +0.1%
2010 77.39 % +1.1%
2011 78.03 % +0.8%
2012 78.2 % +0.2%
2013 78.51 % +0.4%
2014 81.2 % +3.4%
2015 82.64 % +1.8%
2016 82.9 % +0.3%
2017 84.33 % +1.7%
2018 85.22 % +1.1%
2019 85.08 % -0.2%
2020 83.67 % -1.7%
2021 87.36 % +4.4%
2022 88.33 % +1.1%
2023 88.7 % +0.4%
2024 88.99 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.78 % 72.43 % 76.53 % 9
2010s 81.35 % 77.39 % 85.22 % 10
2020s 87.41 % 83.67 % 88.99 % 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 18 Belgium 89.64 % compare
  2. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.4 % compare
  3. 20 Portugal 89.33 % compare
  4. 22 Serbia 88.23 % compare
  5. 23 New Zealand 88.15 % compare
  6. 24 Slovakia 87.81 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Hungary?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Hungary was 88.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 88.99 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 72.43 % in 2002.
How does Hungary rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Hungary ranks 21st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.