Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Hungary
Hungary: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 15.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Hungary, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 15.6% for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Hungary peaked at 27.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 23rd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.0% | — |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | -17.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 15.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.1%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 15.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.9% | 19.4% | 27.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 15.6% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Hungary?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Hungary was 15.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Hungary ranks 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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