ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Hungary

Hungary: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 90 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
90 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 72 countries
All-time high
91.7 %
in 2018
All-time low
85.5 %
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

0204060801002001201220242001: 85.5 %2002: 86.4 %2003: 87.6 %2004: 86.7 %2005: 87.7 %2006: 88.3 %2007: 88.9 %2008: 89.1 %2009: 88.4 %2010: 89 %2011: 89.2 %2012: 90.1 %2013: 90.6 %2014: 90 %2015: 90.9 %2016: 91.1 %2017: 91.3 %2018: 91.7 %2019: 91.5 %2020: 90.3 %2021: 89.8 %2022: 89.7 %2023: 89.9 %2024: 90 %

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

Analysis

Hungary recorded 90 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Hungary peaked at 91.7 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 85.5 %, in 2001.

Hungary ranks 7th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Hungary, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 85.5 %
2002 86.4 % +1.1%
2003 87.6 % +1.4%
2004 86.7 % -1.0%
2005 87.7 % +1.2%
2006 88.3 % +0.7%
2007 88.9 % +0.7%
2008 89.1 % +0.2%
2009 88.4 % -0.8%
2010 89 % +0.7%
2011 89.2 % +0.2%
2012 90.1 % +1.0%
2013 90.6 % +0.6%
2014 90 % -0.7%
2015 90.9 % +1.0%
2016 91.1 % +0.2%
2017 91.3 % +0.2%
2018 91.7 % +0.4%
2019 91.5 % -0.2%
2020 90.3 % -1.3%
2021 89.8 % -0.6%
2022 89.7 % -0.1%
2023 89.9 % +0.2%
2024 90 % +0.1%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 90 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 90 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.62 % 85.5 % 89.1 % 9
2010s 90.54 % 89 % 91.7 % 10
2020s 89.94 % 89.7 % 90.3 % 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14.8 % compare
  2. 4 Brunei Darussalam 91.7 % compare
  3. 5 Denmark 90.7 % compare
  4. 5 Germany 90.7 % compare
  5. 8 Russian Federation 89.3 % compare
  6. 9 Bulgaria 88.7 % compare
  7. 10 Luxembourg 88.1 % compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Hungary?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Hungary was 90 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 91.7 % in 2018.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 85.5 % in 2001.
How does Hungary rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Hungary ranks 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share of 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
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.