Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Budapest
Budapest: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 73.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Budapest, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Budapest stood at 73.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Budapest peaked at 73.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2013.
That places Budapest 50th out of 437 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 by NUTS 2 region in Budapest, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 61.5% | — |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.4% | 61.5% | 66.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 67.6% | 73.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Budapest
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 2.17 million Persons (2023)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,288 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 911.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,288 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 911.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.8% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.8 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 78.8% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 911.8 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Budapest?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Budapest was 73.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Budapest?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Budapest?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2013.
- How does Budapest rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Budapest ranks 50th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Budapest?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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