Part time employment, total in Hungary
Hungary: Part time employment, total was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Hungary, 1996–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Hungary is 5.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Hungary peaked at 7.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1996.
That places Hungary 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.2% | — |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5 |
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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, total in Hungary?
- Part time employment, total in Hungary was 5.2% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1996.
- How does Hungary rank for part time employment, total?
- Hungary ranks 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.