Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Hungary

Labor force participation rate in Hungary in 2025 — 60.58%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.04 pp.

2025 60.58% −0.08 pp vs 2024
World rank 97of 182
Period maximum 60.66%2024
Period minimum 50.82%1998

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Hungary, 1990–20255052.55557.56062.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 51.54%1991: 51.24%1992: 51.12%1993: 51.06%1994: 51%1995: 50.93%1996: 50.88%1997: 50.84%1998: 50.82%1999: 50.91%2000: 51.16%2001: 51.48%2002: 51.77%2003: 51.97%2004: 52.18%2005: 52.32%2006: 52.41%2007: 52.31%2008: 52.18%2009: 51.56%2010: 51.99%2011: 52.23%2012: 52.87%2013: 53.52%2014: 55.01%2015: 56.21%2016: 57.3%2017: 57.83%2018: 58.3%2019: 58.47%2020: 58.45%2021: 59.12%2022: 59.86%2023: 60.61%2024: 60.66%2025: 60.58%
Change over the period: +9.04 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Hungary 60.58%
World 60.98%
Eastern Europe computed 59.89%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.58 −0.08 pp
2024 60.66 +0.05 pp
2023 60.61 +0.75 pp
2022 59.86 +0.74 pp
2021 59.12 +0.67 pp
2020 58.45 −0.03 pp
2019 58.47 +0.18 pp
2018 58.3 +0.46 pp
2017 57.83 +0.54 pp
2016 57.3 +1.08 pp
2015 56.21 +1.2 pp
2014 55.01 +1.49 pp
2013 53.52 +0.65 pp
2012 52.87 +0.63 pp
2011 52.23 +0.24 pp
2010 51.99 +0.43 pp
2009 51.56 −0.61 pp
2008 52.18 −0.13 pp
2007 52.31 −0.1 pp
2006 52.41 +0.09 pp
2005 52.32 +0.14 pp
2004 52.18 +0.22 pp
2003 51.97 +0.2 pp
2002 51.77 +0.29 pp
2001 51.48 +0.32 pp
2000 51.16 +0.25 pp
1999 50.91 +0.09 pp
1998 50.82 −0.02 pp
1997 50.84 −0.04 pp
1996 50.88 −0.05 pp
1995 50.93 −0.07 pp
1994 51 −0.06 pp
1993 51.06 −0.06 pp
1992 51.12 −0.12 pp
1991 51.24 −0.3 pp
1990 51.54

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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