Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Budapest
Budapest: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 3.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Budapest, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Budapest is 3.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Budapest peaked at 8.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 2022.
Budapest ranks 369th of 437 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Budapest, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.5 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | -32.6% |
| 2018 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 2.9 | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3 | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6 | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 3.2 | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.77 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Budapest
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 2.17 million Persons (2023)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,288 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.8 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,288 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 911.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.8 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 911.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 78.8 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 911.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Budapest?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Budapest was 3.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Budapest?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Budapest?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2022.
- How does Budapest rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Budapest ranks 369th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Budapest?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Budapest data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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