Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Hungary
Hungary: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Hungary, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Hungary is 78.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Hungary peaked at 78.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1993.
That places Hungary 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.8% | — |
| 1991 | 61.5% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.5% | 61.4% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 62.1% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 64.1% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 74.9% | 78.3% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Hungary?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Hungary was 78.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1993.
- How does Hungary rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Hungary ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.