Unemployment rate,Percent in Hungary

Hungary: Unemployment rate,Percent was 4.4% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
4.4%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
47th
of 71 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 2010
All-time low
3.3%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Hungary, 1999–2025

468101999201220251999: 6.52000: 62001: 5.32002: 5.42003: 5.52004: 5.72005: 6.82006: 72007: 72008: 7.42009: 9.72010: 10.82011: 10.72012: 10.72013: 9.82014: 7.52015: 6.62016: 52017: 42018: 3.62019: 3.32020: 4.22021: 4.12022: 3.62023: 4.12024: 4.52025: 4.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Hungary is 4.4%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Hungary peaked at 10.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2019.

That places Hungary 47th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 1
2000s 6.6% 5.3% 9.7% 10
2010s 7.2% 3.3% 10.8% 10
2020s 4.1% 3.6% 4.5% 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 44 Norway 4.5% compare
  2. 45 Croatia 4.5% compare
  3. 46 Iceland 4.5% compare
  4. 48 Cyprus 4.4% compare
  5. 49 United States 4.3% compare
  6. 50 Australia 4.1% compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Hungary

All data for Hungary β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Hungary?
Unemployment rate,percent in Hungary was 4.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
How does Hungary rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Hungary ranks 47th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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