Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Hungary
Hungary: Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working was 11.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 in Hungary, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Hungary stood at 11.8.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Hungary peaked at 15.1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2018.
Hungary ranks 10th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.1 | — |
| 2008 | 15.1 | +65.9% |
| 2009 | 13.5 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1 | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3 | +46.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4 | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2 | -43.5% |
| 2016 | 10.8 | +107.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -79.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8 | +457.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 9.5 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 12.6 | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 12 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 11.8 | -1.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 11.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.75, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 11.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.7, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … working in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +457.1% | 1.4 | 7.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.57 | 9.1 | 15.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.88 | 1.4 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Hungary?
- Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 in Hungary was 11.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2?
- Hungary ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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