Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Hungary
Hungary: Employed persons working: % of total employment … home was 5.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Hungary, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Hungary stood at 5.7.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Hungary peaked at 8.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2019.
Hungary ranks 34th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.5 | — |
| 1998 | 4.6 | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 5.2 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 5.2 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 5.8 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6 | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 6.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.9 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 5.4 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 5.9 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.3 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 6.8 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 6.3 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3 | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 7.5 | +120.6% |
| 2021 | 8.9 | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 7.9 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9 | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 5.1 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 5.7 | +11.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 5.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 5.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +120.6% | 3.4 | 7.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.47 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 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 employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Hungary?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Hungary was 5.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- Hungary ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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