Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Hungary
Hungary: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 65.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65.2
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 33 countries
All-time high
65.2
in 2025
All-time low
48.7
in 2010
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Hungary, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Hungary stood at 65.2. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Hungary peaked at 65.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.7, in 2010.
Hungary ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.1 | 48.8 | 50.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.77 | 48.7 | 61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8 | 60.4 | 65.2 | 6 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Hungary?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Hungary was 65.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7 in 2010.
- How does Hungary rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Hungary ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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