Work & Labour in Hungary

1,047 indicators covering work & labour for Hungary.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 35.98 Persons 2025 down 59.1% 27th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.19 2024 down 47.0% 77th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 35.67 2024 down 61.3% 63rd
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.757 2024 down 66.3% 79th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 31.63 2024 down 64.9% 43rd
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.7484 2014 unchanged 66th
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6431 2014 unchanged 49th
Labor market, Overall 0.7579 2014 up 11.5% 34th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.7327 2014 up 79.4% 25th
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.7685 2014 unchanged 38th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.72 2024 down 49.7% 66th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 65.52 2024 down 64.0% 55th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 58.78 2025 up 15.2% 34th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,903 2025 up 8.5% 37th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 628.22 2024 up 17.6% 49th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,070 2025 down 17.8% 32nd
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 2.3% 2021 down 26.7% 16th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 89.39 2024 up 11.9% 6th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 92.61 2024 up 8.9% 5th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 3.47 2024 down 42.8% 46th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 1.59 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 28th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 1.59 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 28th
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 1.25 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 27th
Labour force participation rate 61.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 12.3% 19th
Informal employment 37.73 2020 down 91.6% 72nd
Informal employment rate 0.857 2020 down 92.9% 81st
Employment outside the formal sector 35.04 2020 down 91.9% 73rd
Share of employment outside the formal sector 0.795 2020 down 93.1% 81st
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 3.78 million National currency 2024 up 347.9% 3rd
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 5.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 3.5% 27th
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 3,070 Persons 2025 down 17.8% 20th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.42 2025 down 35.2% 56th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 216.48 2025 down 29.7% 39th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 5.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 2.8% 26th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 4.69 million Persons 2025 up 11.3% 25th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 216,500 Persons 2025 down 29.7% 29th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 4.90 million Persons 2025 up 8.5% 26th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.78 2024 down 62.2% 65th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 0.961 2024 down 62.3% 70th
Average hourly earnings of employees 3,192 2022 up 70,991.3% 12th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.89 2024 down 14.9% 42nd
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 84.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 12.2% 7th
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 89.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 9.4% 5th
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 5.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 31.4% 24th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 114.7% 23rd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 96.85 2024 down 36.7% 36th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 9.98 2024 down 26.7% 48th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -12 Percentage points 2025 up 19.5% 30th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -12 Percentage points 2025 up 19.5% 30th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 429.1 2024 down 10.1% 51st
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.6 2024 down 20.4% 54th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -12.7 Percentage points 2025 up 19.1% 30th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -12.7 Percentage points 2025 up 19.1% 30th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.2 Percentage points 2025 down 150.0% 24th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.2 Percentage points 2025 down 150.0% 24th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8.95 2024 down 59.2% 42nd
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 9.01 Years 2025 up 6.9% 14th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 0.9% 2020 down 34.3% 76th
Share of male workers in informal employment 0.9% 2020 down 34.3% 76th