Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Hungary
Hungary: Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship was 58.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Hungary, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Hungary is 58.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Hungary peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1997.
Hungary ranks 17th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 43.5% | — |
| 1997 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 43.3% | 45.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 44.9% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 44.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 54.7% | 58.8% | 6 |
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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 employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Hungary?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Hungary was 58.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1997.
- How does Hungary rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship?
- Hungary ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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