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 48 countries
All-time high
78.6%
in 2024
All-time low
59.4%
in 2001
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary stood at 78.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is 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, 59.4%, in 2001.
Hungary ranks 18th of 48 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.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.6% | — |
| 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 | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 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 59.4% in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Hungary ranks 18th out of 48 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, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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