Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Hungary
Hungary: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 2.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 41 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2020
All-time low
2.0%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Hungary, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 2.0% for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Hungary peaked at 3.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.
Hungary ranks 29th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 50% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 6 |
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 transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Hungary?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Hungary was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- How does Hungary rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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