Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Hungary
Hungary: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 14.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Hungary, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Hungary is 14.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Hungary peaked at 23.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2017.
That places Hungary 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.7% | — |
| 1992 | 23.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 18.9% | 23.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.1% | 15.1% | 6 |
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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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Hungary?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Hungary was 14.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2017.
- How does Hungary rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Hungary ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.