Labour force participation rates … country NUTS 2 region in Budapest
Budapest: Labour force participation rates … country NUTS 2 region was 81.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Budapest, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Budapest is 81.4, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Budapest peaked at 81.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.2, in 2013.
That places Budapest 68th out of 441 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates … country NUTS 2 region in Budapest, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.2 | — |
| 2014 | 71.8 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 72.9 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 76 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 76.2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.7 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.3 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.7 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 80.5 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 81.4 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.9 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 81.4 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.16 | 70.2 | 76.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.65 | 77.7 | 81.9 | 6 |
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 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,288 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 911.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 911.8 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 911.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Budapest?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Budapest was 81.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Budapest?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Budapest?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2 in 2013.
- How does Budapest rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Budapest ranks 68th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Budapest?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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