Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Hungary
Hungary: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Hungary, 1996–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 25.3% for part time employment, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Hungary peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2002.
That places Hungary 42nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.5% | — |
| 1997 | 8.9% | -46.1% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +100.9% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -49.7% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +74.4% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +36.8% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +17.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 25.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 25.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +100.9% | 7.9% | 15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 16.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 7.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 17.8% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 39 Luxembourg 27.2% compare
- 40 Israel 26.5% compare
- 41 Philippines 25.5% compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 25.3% compare
- 44 Paraguay 24.9% compare
- 45 Honduras 24.9% 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 part time employment, male in Hungary?
- Part time employment, male in Hungary was 25.3% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2002.
- How does Hungary rank for part time employment, male?
- Hungary ranks 42nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.