Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Hungary
Hungary: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.6%
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
31st
of 44 countries
All-time high
22.2%
in 2001
All-time low
13.1%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1997–2025
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Hungary, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Hungary stood at 16.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Hungary peaked at 22.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2020.
That places Hungary 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.2% | — |
| 1998 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +49.6% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.4% | 20.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.6% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 13.1% | 19.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 28 Luxembourg 17.7% compare
- 29 Bulgaria 16.8% compare
- 29 Italy 16.8% compare
- 32 Portugal 15.7% compare
- 33 Switzerland 15.5% compare
- 34 Netherlands 14.6% compare
- 34 Netherlands 14.6% compare
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 employees working shifts - % of total employees in Hungary?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Hungary was 16.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Hungary ranks 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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