Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Hungary
Hungary: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population was 1.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Hungary, 1997–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Hungary is 1.87, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Hungary peaked at 2.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1997.
That places Hungary 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.01 | — |
| 1998 | 1.03 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.11 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.12 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.19 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.19 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.23 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.28 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.31 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.22 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.69 | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.87 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.93 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2.01 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.88 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.87 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.23, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.87 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.27, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +30.0% | 1.3 | 1.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.11 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.17 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 | 1.87 | 2.01 | 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 share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Hungary?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Hungary was 1.87 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1997.
- How does Hungary rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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