ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Hungary
Hungary: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 53.98 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Hungary, 2001–2024
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 53.98 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Hungary peaked at 53.98 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.82 %, in 2001.
Hungary ranks 36th of 79 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37.82 % | — |
| 2002 | 38.12 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.21 % | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 38.56 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 39.21 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 40.34 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 39.95 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.38 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 39.83 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 41.28 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 41.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.02 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 43.94 % | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 45.27 % | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 46.36 % | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 48.63 % | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 48.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.28 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 47.66 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 51.5 % | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 52.66 % | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 53.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 53.98 % | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.16 % | 37.82 % | 40.34 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.81 % | 41.28 % | 48.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.84 % | 47.66 % | 53.98 % | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 4,587 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,393 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 73.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 53.98 % 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 53.98 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.82 % in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Hungary ranks 36th 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 22.8%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.