Number of public paid employees in Hungary

Hungary: Number of public paid employees was 1,330 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
1,330
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
64th
of 80 countries
All-time high
4,420
in 2004
All-time low
1,330
in 2020
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Number of public paid employees in Hungary, 2004–2020

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2004201220202004: 4.4k2005: 4.3k2006: 1.6k2007: 1.9k2008: 1.9k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.3k2011: 2.8k2012: 2.8k2013: 2.5k2014: 2.5k2015: 1.9k2016: 2.0k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.6k2019: 1.4k2020: 1.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 1,330 for number of public paid employees in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees in Hungary peaked at 4,420 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,330, in 2020.

That places Hungary 64th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,728 1,602 4,420 6
2010s 2,157 1,368 2,839 10
2020s 1,330 1,330 1,330 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 61 Latvia, Republic of 1,371 compare
  2. 62 Bulgaria 1,334 compare
  3. 63 Cambodia 1,333 compare
  4. 65 Lithuania, Republic of 1,319 compare
  5. 66 Croatia, Republic of 1,281 compare
  6. 67 Iceland 1,276 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

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All data for Hungary β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees in Hungary?
Number of public paid employees in Hungary was 1,330 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 4,420 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 1,330 in 2020.
How does Hungary rank for number of public paid employees?
Hungary ranks 64th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of public paid employees rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,013 data points, 2000–2022
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