Part time employment, female in Hungary
Hungary: Part time employment, female was 7.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Hungary, 1996–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in Hungary stood at 7.2%.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Hungary peaked at 9.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1996.
Hungary ranks 97th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.4% | — |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +26.7% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +6.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 7.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.3%, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 part time employment, female in Hungary?
- Part time employment, female in Hungary was 7.2% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1996.
- How does Hungary rank for part time employment, female?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.