Employers, female (% of female employment) in Hungary
Hungary: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Hungary, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Hungary is 2.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Hungary peaked at 2.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2003.
That places Hungary 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.7% | — |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 94 Ireland 2.0% compare
- 95 Channel Islands 2.0% compare
- 96 Germany 2.0% compare
- 98 Turkmenistan 2.0% compare
- 99 Colombia 1.9% compare
- 100 Macau, China 1.9% 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Hungary?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Hungary was 2.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does Hungary rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).