Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Hungary

Labor force in Hungary in 2025 — 4,936,333 people. Ranked 84 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 15.7%.

2025 4.94M people −0.58% vs 2024
World rank 84of 182
Period maximum 4.97M people2023
Period minimum 4.27M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Hungary, 1990–20254.2M4.4M4.6M4.8M5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 4,265,575 people1991: 4,268,634 people1992: 4,280,411 people1993: 4,291,598 people1994: 4,299,242 people1995: 4,303,818 people1996: 4,306,901 people1997: 4,309,332 people1998: 4,310,955 people1999: 4,319,306 people2000: 4,344,023 people2001: 4,378,291 people2002: 4,404,391 people2003: 4,420,410 people2004: 4,441,310 people2005: 4,456,354 people2006: 4,468,587 people2007: 4,463,496 people2008: 4,452,834 people2009: 4,400,693 people2010: 4,434,705 people2011: 4,449,987 people2012: 4,485,535 people2013: 4,520,977 people2014: 4,626,892 people2015: 4,709,412 people2016: 4,780,556 people2017: 4,807,691 people2018: 4,835,700 people2019: 4,843,975 people2020: 4,829,178 people2021: 4,864,077 people2022: 4,912,669 people2023: 4,971,665 people2024: 4,965,018 people2025: 4,936,333 people
Change over the period: +670,758 (+15.72%) Average annual rate: 0.42 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Hungary 4.94M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Eastern Europe computed 122M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.94M −28,685 −0.58%
2024 4.97M −6,647 −0.13%
2023 4.97M +58,996 +1.2%
2022 4.91M +48,592 +1%
2021 4.86M +34,899 +0.72%
2020 4.83M −14,797 −0.31%
2019 4.84M +8,275 +0.17%
2018 4.84M +28,009 +0.58%
2017 4.81M +27,135 +0.57%
2016 4.78M +71,144 +1.51%
2015 4.71M +82,520 +1.78%
2014 4.63M +105,915 +2.34%
2013 4.52M +35,442 +0.79%
2012 4.49M +35,548 +0.8%
2011 4.45M +15,282 +0.34%
2010 4.43M +34,012 +0.77%
2009 4.4M −52,141 −1.17%
2008 4.45M −10,662 −0.24%
2007 4.46M −5,091 −0.11%
2006 4.47M +12,233 +0.27%
2005 4.46M +15,044 +0.34%
2004 4.44M +20,900 +0.47%
2003 4.42M +16,019 +0.36%
2002 4.4M +26,100 +0.6%
2001 4.38M +34,268 +0.79%
2000 4.34M +24,717 +0.57%
1999 4.32M +8,351 +0.19%
1998 4.31M +1,623 +0.04%
1997 4.31M +2,431 +0.06%
1996 4.31M +3,083 +0.07%
1995 4.3M +4,576 +0.11%
1994 4.3M +7,644 +0.18%
1993 4.29M +11,187 +0.26%
1992 4.28M +11,777 +0.28%
1991 4.27M +3,059 +0.07%
1990 4.27M

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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