Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Hungary or United States of America?

Hungary, at 65.2% against 64.8% in United States of America as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States of America?

44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hungary vs United States of America: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)

Hungary

65.2%

in 2025

United States of America

64.8%

in 2025

Hungary rank

101st

United States of America rank

102nd

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) over time

Hungary
United States of America

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 65.2% against 64.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United States of America ahead.

Hungary ranks 101st and United States of America ranks 102nd of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	54.4%	73.8%	19.4%	United States of America
1980s	51.8%	71.5%	19.7%	United States of America
1990s	53.2%	70.9%	17.7%	United States of America
2000s	54.1%	69.3%	15.2%	United States of America
2010s	57.8%	65.1%	7.4%	United States of America
2020s	65.0%	64.5%	0.5%	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%), Hungary or United States of America?: Hungary, at 65.2% against 64.8% in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) between Hungary and United States of America?: 0.4%, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States of America?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Hungary and United States of America rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?: Hungary ranks 101st and United States of America ranks 102nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 4,684 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.