Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Hungary

Employment-to-population ratio in Hungary in 2025 — 57.84%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 10.95 pp.

2025 57.84% −0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 91of 182
Period maximum 58.13%2023
Period minimum 44.88%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Hungary, 1991–2025404550556019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 46.89%1992: 46.04%1993: 44.88%1994: 45.47%1995: 45.75%1996: 45.78%1997: 46.27%1998: 46.28%1999: 47.38%2000: 47.8%2001: 48.56%2002: 48.86%2003: 48.96%2004: 49.14%2005: 48.56%2006: 48.48%2007: 48.43%2008: 48.1%2009: 46.39%2010: 46.18%2011: 46.47%2012: 47.05%2013: 48.08%2014: 50.76%2015: 52.38%2016: 54.37%2017: 55.43%2018: 56.16%2019: 56.48%2020: 55.96%2021: 56.74%2022: 57.71%2023: 58.13%2024: 57.93%2025: 57.84%
Change over the period: +10.95 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Hungary 57.84%
World 58.06%
Eastern Europe computed 58.22%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 57.84 −0.09 pp
2024 57.93 −0.2 pp
2023 58.13 +0.41 pp
2022 57.71 +0.97 pp
2021 56.74 +0.77 pp
2020 55.96 −0.51 pp
2019 56.48 +0.32 pp
2018 56.16 +0.73 pp
2017 55.43 +1.06 pp
2016 54.37 +1.98 pp
2015 52.38 +1.62 pp
2014 50.76 +2.69 pp
2013 48.08 +1.02 pp
2012 47.05 +0.58 pp
2011 46.47 +0.29 pp
2010 46.18 −0.21 pp
2009 46.39 −1.71 pp
2008 48.1 −0.34 pp
2007 48.43 −0.05 pp
2006 48.48 −0.08 pp
2005 48.56 −0.58 pp
2004 49.14 +0.18 pp
2003 48.96 +0.09 pp
2002 48.86 +0.3 pp
2001 48.56 +0.76 pp
2000 47.8 +0.42 pp
1999 47.38 +1.1 pp
1998 46.28 +0.02 pp
1997 46.27 +0.49 pp
1996 45.78 +0.03 pp
1995 45.75 +0.28 pp
1994 45.47 +0.58 pp
1993 44.88 −1.16 pp
1992 46.04 −0.85 pp
1991 46.89

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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