Annual working hours per worker in Hungary
Hungary: Annual working hours per worker was 1,668 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Hungary, 1980–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1,668 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Hungary peaked at 2,132 hours per worker in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,658 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Hungary 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,916 hours per worker | 2,132 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,908 hours per worker | 1,817 hours per worker | 1,956 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,842 hours per worker | 1,759 hours per worker | 1,934 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,745 hours per worker | 1,721 hours per worker | 1,767 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,678 hours per worker | 1,658 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Hungary?
- Annual working hours per worker in Hungary was 1,668 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2,132 hours per worker in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,658 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Hungary ranks 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.