Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Hungary

Employment in industry in Hungary in 2025 — 30.5%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.6 pp.

2025 30.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 182
Period maximum 36.1%1991
Period minimum 29.8%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Hungary, 1991–202528303234363819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 36.1%1992: 35.5%1993: 34.3%1994: 33.5%1995: 33%1996: 33.6%1997: 33.6%1998: 35.1%1999: 34.6%2000: 34%2001: 34.6%2002: 34.3%2003: 33.5%2004: 33%2005: 32.5%2006: 32.4%2007: 32.5%2008: 32.2%2009: 31.2%2010: 30.7%2011: 30.8%2012: 29.8%2013: 29.9%2014: 30.5%2015: 30.3%2016: 30.4%2017: 31.5%2018: 32.5%2019: 32.1%2020: 31.9%2021: 31.4%2022: 31.3%2023: 31%2024: 30.8%2025: 30.5%
Change over the period: −5.6 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hungary

Hungary 30.5%
World 23.7%
Eastern Europe computed 27.8%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30.5 −0.3 pp
2024 30.8 −0.2 pp
2023 31 −0.3 pp
2022 31.3 −0.1 pp
2021 31.4 −0.5 pp
2020 31.9 −0.2 pp
2019 32.1 −0.3 pp
2018 32.5 +0.9 pp
2017 31.5 +1.1 pp
2016 30.4 +0.1 pp
2015 30.3 −0.2 pp
2014 30.5 +0.6 pp
2013 29.9 +0.1 pp
2012 29.8 −1 pp
2011 30.8 +0.1 pp
2010 30.7 −0.5 pp
2009 31.2 −1.1 pp
2008 32.2 −0.3 pp
2007 32.5 +0.2 pp
2006 32.4 −0.2 pp
2005 32.5 −0.5 pp
2004 33 −0.5 pp
2003 33.5 −0.8 pp
2002 34.3 −0.3 pp
2001 34.6 +0.6 pp
2000 34 −0.7 pp
1999 34.6 −0.5 pp
1998 35.1 +1.5 pp
1997 33.6 −0 pp
1996 33.6 +0.6 pp
1995 33 −0.5 pp
1994 33.5 −0.8 pp
1993 34.3 −1.3 pp
1992 35.5 −0.6 pp
1991 36.1

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.