Hungary - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Hungary was 46.63 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.63 in 2021, while its lowest value was 43.51 in 1995.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 45.41
1991 45.42
1992 45.45
1993 45.26
1994 44.85
1995 43.51
1996 43.83
1997 43.57
1998 44.48
1999 44.68
2000 44.70
2001 44.73
2002 44.99
2003 45.31
2004 45.42
2005 45.69
2006 45.61
2007 45.46
2008 45.58
2009 45.73
2010 46.28
2011 46.15
2012 46.30
2013 45.99
2014 46.00
2015 45.95
2016 45.81
2017 45.64
2018 45.56
2019 45.32
2020 45.24
2021 46.63

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Hungary was 4,921,575 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,921,575 in 2021 and a minimum value of 4,043,564 in 1997.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 4,464,142
1991 4,497,324
1992 4,529,838
1993 4,385,274
1994 4,256,189
1995 4,183,015
1996 4,098,704
1997 4,043,564
1998 4,108,877
1999 4,186,347
2000 4,208,931
2001 4,157,735
2002 4,163,117
2003 4,231,205
2004 4,213,076
2005 4,275,426
2006 4,312,431
2007 4,284,099
2008 4,250,546
2009 4,248,177
2010 4,285,963
2011 4,309,846
2012 4,376,366
2013 4,412,415
2014 4,529,757
2015 4,611,255
2016 4,680,832
2017 4,716,109
2018 4,746,435
2019 4,774,046
2020 4,748,466
2021 4,921,575

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure