Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary
Hungary: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 78.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 45 countries
All-time high
78.6%
in 2024
All-time low
57.1%
in 1997
Years of data
30
1996–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary is 78.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary peaked at 78.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1997.
Hungary ranks 18th 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.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 57.8% | — |
| 1997 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 57.1% | 59.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 59.4% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 61.9% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 73.0% | 78.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 16 Austria 78.9% compare
- 17 Portugal 78.8% compare
- 19 Ireland 78.4% compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 78.1% compare
- 20 United Kingdom 78.1% compare
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 labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary was 78.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1997.
- How does Hungary rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Hungary ranks 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).