Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Hungary

Hungary: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
16th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Hungary, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.82001200820162001: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.88 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.876 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.855 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.852 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.85 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.847 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.801 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.823 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.832 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.847 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.878 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.879 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.87 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.9% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in 2016.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Hungary peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.

Hungary ranks 16th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Hungary, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2001 0.0%
2002 0.0%
2003 0.0%
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% -2.4%
2007 0.9% -0.3%
2008 0.9% -0.2%
2009 0.8% -0.3%
2010 0.8% -5.5%
2011 0.8% +2.8%
2012 0.8% +1.1%
2013 0.8% +1.8%
2014 0.9% +3.6%
2015 0.9% +0.2%
2016 0.9% -1.0%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.0% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 13 Estonia 0.9% compare
  2. 14 Portugal 0.9% compare
  3. 15 Finland 0.9% compare
  4. 17 Poland 0.9% compare
  5. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  6. 19 Belgium 0.9%

See the full ranking of 94 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Hungary?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Hungary was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
How does Hungary rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Hungary ranks 16th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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