Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Hungary
Hungary: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 30.1% 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 30.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Hungary peaked at 30.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2002.
That places Hungary 45th 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, total (% of total employment) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.5% | — |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +83.5% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +60.0% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | +13.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 30.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 30.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 10.8% | 20.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 14.6% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 23.0% | 30.1% | 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, total in Hungary?
- Part time employment, total in Hungary was 30.1% 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 30.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2002.
- How does Hungary rank for part time employment, total?
- Hungary ranks 45th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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, 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.