Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Budapest
Budapest: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 70.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
36th
of 437 regions
All-time high
71.3%
in 2024
All-time low
56.3%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Budapest, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Budapest stood at 70.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Budapest peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 2013.
That places Budapest 36th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Budapest, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 56.3% | — |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.5% | 56.3% | 64.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 65.4% | 71.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Budapest
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 2.17 million Persons (2023)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 911.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,288 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,288 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 911.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.8 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 78.8% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 911.8 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Budapest?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Budapest was 70.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Budapest?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Budapest?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2013.
- How does Budapest rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Budapest ranks 36th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Budapest?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Budapest data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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