Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hungary
Hungary: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hungary, 1979–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hungary stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hungary peaked at 12.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1979.
Hungary ranks 115th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 9.9% | +13506.8% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +21.8% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -1.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 90% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 4.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 79% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +13506.8% | 0.1% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 6.9% | 12.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 3.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hungary?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hungary was 4.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1979.
- How does Hungary rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Hungary ranks 115th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.