Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Hungary
Hungary: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.4
in 2011
All-time low
0.1
in 1996
Years of data
30
1996–2025
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Hungary, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.1 for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Hungary peaked at 0.4 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1996.
That places Hungary 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1 | — |
| 1997 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.125 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.27 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 6 Bulgaria 0.2 compare
- 6 Italy 0.2 compare
- 6 Portugal 0.2 compare
- 9 Belgium 0.1
- 9 Cyprus 0.1 compare
- 9 Germany 0.1 compare
- 9 Finland 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 compare
- 9 Sweden 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 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 persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Hungary?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Hungary was 0.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1996.
- How does Hungary rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- Hungary ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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