Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Hungary

Hungary: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
33rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
11.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2015
All-time low
4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Hungary, 1997–2025

02.557.51012.51997201120251997: 6.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1998: 6.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1999: 6.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2000: 7.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2001: 7.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2002: 7.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2003: 7.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2004: 6.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2005: 7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2006: 6.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2007: 7.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2008: 7.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2009: 8.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2010: 9.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2011: 9.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2012: 9.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2013: 10.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2014: 10.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2015: 11.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2016: 9.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2017: 8.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2018: 7.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2019: 6.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2020: 5.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2021: 5.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2022: 5.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2023: 5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2024: 4.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2025: 4.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

Analysis

In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Hungary stood at 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Hungary peaked at 11.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2025.

Hungary ranks 33rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Hungary, 1997 to 2025.
Year Percentage of population in the same subgroup Change
1997 6.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
1998 6.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +1.5%
1999 6.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -7.3%
2000 7.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +14.5%
2001 7.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +5.2%
2002 7.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -2.7%
2003 7.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +3.4%
2004 6.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -9.3%
2005 7.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +2.9%
2006 6.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -2.3%
2007 7.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +6.5%
2008 7.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +7.5%
2009 8.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +8.4%
2010 9.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +14.4%
2011 9.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -7.0%
2012 9.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +5.0%
2013 10.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +14.7%
2014 10.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -1.3%
2015 11.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +5.2%
2016 9.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -14.3%
2017 8.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -9.5%
2018 7.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -17.9%
2019 6.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -8.9%
2020 5.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -11.1%
2021 5.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.5%
2022 5.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -6.9%
2023 5.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -8.6%
2024 4.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -4.2%
2025 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 3
2000s 7.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 8.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 10
2010s 9.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 11.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 10
2020s 5.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 5.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 30 Ireland 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  2. 31 Australia 5.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  3. 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  4. 34 Costa Rica 4.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  5. 35 United States of America 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  6. 36 Bulgaria 2.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Hungary?
Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Hungary was 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 11.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2015.
What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025.
How does Hungary rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
Hungary ranks 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
51 places, 1,548 data points, 1980–2025
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This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates