Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Hungary, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Hungary stood at 88.2%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Hungary peaked at 89.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 1992.
Hungary ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.8% | — |
| 1992 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 82.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 79.5% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 84.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.4% | 88.2% | 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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Hungary?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Hungary was 88.2% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 1992.
- How does Hungary rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.