Activity Budapest County seats Other towns Villages
males females total males females total males females total males females total
1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025 1986/1987 1999/2000 2009/2010 2024/2025
Socially fixed activities .. 440 432 507 .. 467 474 524 .. 455 455 516 .. 461 438 495 .. 498 473 515 .. 481 456 505 .. 468 441 525 .. 508 489 519 .. 489 466 522 .. 476 454 504 .. 523 502 537 .. 500 479 520
Income producing activity 430 453 399 452 371 389 350 412 401 422 375 433 449 431 414 445 369 362 317 416 410 399 366 431 445 415 380 447 339 342 319 412 395 381 351 432 445 393 357 438 304 291 283 404 376 345 323 423
Of which:
main job 473 480 431 454 449 439 405 416 462 461 419 436 480 484 479 458 454 439 414 435 468 464 449 447 486 495 471 464 453 452 425 436 472 476 450 452 493 498 458 460 440 450 424 447 473 478 443 454
agricultural activity (for own household) 153 177 151 196 135 124 54 94 144 147 98 124 183 179 174 86 144 148 148 84 164 164 159 85 188 196 142 101 137 148 114 57 164 174 129 79 188 196 144 86 144 139 109 83 166 169 128 85
Learning, self-education 285 311 372 289 277 311 238 214 281 311 302 247 342 338 268 324 300 331 327 232 321 335 298 282 297 346 293 312 289 352 332 248 293 349 312 278 311 332 349 235 314 320 303 244 313 326 324 240
Of which:
formal education 332 346 385 319 304 347 279 263 318 346 330 289 372 365 283 351 323 359 362 275 348 362 325 319 329 375 323 324 310 376 338 265 319 376 331 293 332 350 367 278 328 336 326 275 330 343 345 276
self-education 114 131 177 168 114 112 82 70 114 122 133 103 134 147 179 127 116 121 138 49 124 134 160 77 134 145 119 93 97 143 173 80 119 144 144 85 132 143 115 72 118 127 138 90 126 135 131 81
Household work, works around the house .. .. 97 105 .. .. 166 150 .. .. 139 132 .. .. 103 128 .. .. 183 189 .. .. 152 164 .. .. 115 145 .. .. 202 199 .. .. 166 177 .. .. 122 166 .. .. 221 217 .. .. 179 193
Of which:
cooking, setting the table, serving food 33 41 43 64 78 78 82 83 65 69 69 76 33 39 44 71 86 92 88 104 72 77 74 92 32 38 41 65 88 94 95 112 73 80 78 96 29 36 40 69 102 108 105 114 87 91 85 98
dish washing 26 26 37 23 33 34 47 30 32 33 44 28 26 26 31 25 36 36 43 35 35 35 41 32 28 29 31 28 39 40 47 35 37 38 44 34 29 31 35 28 40 43 48 36 39 42 46 34
cleaning, tidying up the dwelling 45 41 52 70 57 58 59 70 53 53 56 70 39 38 36 48 57 56 54 74 52 50 49 65 39 36 52 50 55 58 60 67 52 52 58 62 37 31 37 56 55 58 59 69 53 52 56 64
laundry, ironing 52 51 43 48 71 65 63 53 69 64 61 52 62 55 38 37 83 72 56 52 82 71 54 49 53 59 39 43 85 83 62 48 84 82 60 48 56 73 43 36 96 90 66 48 95 90 65 46
sewing, mending clothinga 65 77 0 .. 98 96 115 .. 97 95 115 .. 134 62 80 .. 110 113 103 .. 111 112 102 .. 120 30 0 .. 102 102 106 .. 102 100 106 .. 92 85 0 .. 112 100 100 .. 111 100 100 ..
works around the house 87 122 118 55 71 84 94 49 79 106 109 52 93 97 103 92 60 74 75 52 80 88 93 71 80 102 107 93 50 69 73 63 67 90 95 80 82 101 104 101 47 58 68 64 66 83 91 87
repair, maintenance of building, premise 162 186 274 156 189 236 232 85 168 191 259 144 237 200 148 257 166 197 112 247 223 199 143 255 220 210 210 177 177 249 164 87 210 217 202 149 233 228 220 258 190 224 205 135 221 227 218 236
other repair, maintenance (car, household appliance) 87 105 126 84 52 77 20 77 85 103 117 82 115 108 112 71 50 106 20 90 112 108 110 72 98 119 114 100 42 63 44 31 94 117 108 89 91 116 110 78 44 52 40 23 89 114 104 75
Shopping, commercial and administrative services 52 53 60 67 57 58 62 73 55 56 61 71 47 56 53 55 49 58 54 65 48 57 54 61 46 54 51 63 48 51 47 68 47 52 48 66 46 53 46 53 42 45 39 60 43 48 41 57
Of which:
shoppingb 42 46 55 57 47 49 58 65 45 48 57 61 38 43 46 50 40 47 49 55 39 46 48 53 34 40 42 55 38 41 40 59 37 40 41 57 33 36 40 45 33 35 33 51 33 35 35 48
Childcare (own child) 81 101 110 128 125 150 165 166 106 132 145 152 81 100 129 126 132 136 174 171 115 122 156 155 74 90 95 114 120 127 158 159 102 113 134 140 64 85 95 122 118 122 156 181 101 109 133 156
Physical care and supervision 48 45 62 88 92 85 112 123 77 73 95 110 56 52 73 68 107 85 126 118 94 76 107 103 46 45 58 63 93 78 117 106 80 70 102 89 45 47 58 81 93 76 111 105 84 70 99 96
Reading, playing 69 88 80 100 73 103 89 82 71 97 86 88 67 85 91 105 64 87 100 96 65 87 96 100 63 79 80 90 63 83 98 101 63 81 91 96 58 76 79 85 60 78 83 118 59 77 82 103
Joint learning 65 69 69 49 56 70 66 70 59 69 67 63 51 68 72 72 53 62 63 59 53 64 67 62 58 69 63 55 49 67 58 67 51 68 60 64 51 63 65 43 51 68 62 70 51 67 63 64
Transport 98 94 102 115 88 82 96 116 93 88 99 116 78 79 84 101 69 69 72 95 74 74 78 98 78 73 81 103 68 68 73 93 73 70 77 98 78 75 83 104 64 68 77 85 71 71 80 95
Physiologically fixed activities 666 678 714 630 675 685 709 641 671 682 711 636 658 664 700 637 663 675 703 642 661 670 702 639 669 685 722 630 673 689 714 640 671 687 718 635 675 690 721 646 676 682 709 649 676 686 715 647
Of which:
sleeping 508 504 496 486 516 516 495 493 512 511 495 489 502 509 501 490 514 522 513 494 508 516 507 492 505 510 506 475 519 522 513 485 512 517 510 480 510 510 508 489 523 520 512 491 516 515 510 490
meals 84 95 110 94 80 88 107 89 82 91 108 92 80 82 97 88 77 79 90 85 78 80 93 86 84 87 106 93 81 83 97 90 82 85 101 92 85 90 106 96 81 84 95 91 83 87 100 94
dressing, personal hygiene 53 61 87 60 52 60 83 70 53 61 85 65 52 55 74 73 49 54 70 73 51 54 72 73 51 59 75 71 47 57 71 73 49 58 73 72 48 55 74 67 43 53 68 73 45 54 71 70
Leisure activities 294 341 306 312 253 299 267 286 273 318 285 299 279 330 320 328 227 274 272 293 252 300 294 310 258 305 294 303 223 256 245 291 240 280 269 297 238 293 280 308 202 245 235 267 220 269 257 288
Of which:
leasure time spent socially 101 100 87 105 89 93 83 109 95 96 85 107 102 111 89 111 96 95 86 101 99 103 87 106 96 108 93 90 92 92 83 86 94 101 88 88 102 108 93 88 87 90 84 79 95 100 89 83
religious activities 70 88 66 76 80 79 72 92 76 82 70 85 70 99 102 109 98 98 56 60 92 98 71 81 63 78 70 62 68 81 77 67 67 80 74 65 73 76 97 59 73 72 81 76 73 73 85 69
going to the movies 118 112 147 147 113 114 113 135 116 113 121 143 110 119 110 153 118 116 110 142 114 118 110 148 111 120 137 134 113 126 118 110 112 122 128 119 110 119 154 123 114 115 140 121 111 118 150 121
visiting other cultural establishment 108 154 108 174 119 152 152 193 115 153 143 183 136 197 160 161 100 117 110 110 117 154 139 131 123 168 96 171 113 180 150 175 119 175 133 174 162 182 187 96 94 169 86 158 132 174 152 126
reading 78 88 93 72 78 89 95 81 78 89 94 77 69 69 79 80 61 71 82 86 65 70 80 84 66 69 66 75 62 72 77 80 64 70 72 78 65 63 59 72 59 66 69 81 62 64 64 77
within this:
reading a book 93 89 95 71 87 94 99 59 90 92 98 63 98 101 114 83 90 97 106 109 94 99 109 103 93 93 89 81 86 96 91 86 89 95 90 85 106 88 89 80 89 89 98 86 97 89 95 84
listening to radio 73 83 44 45 78 71 63 65 75 77 55 56 76 66 67 64 71 69 68 52 74 67 68 56 79 77 73 69 66 68 76 60 74 74 74 64 82 86 64 75 77 77 61 35 80 83 63 62
watching tv, video, using the internet 161 194 191 170 147 190 155 155 154 192 171 163 153 193 195 175 135 175 166 152 143 184 180 163 149 193 191 165 132 175 159 150 140 183 174 157 143 189 182 178 128 172 160 149 135 180 171 164
walking, outing, sports, training 119 139 108 94 99 120 86 80 110 130 99 87 129 138 94 110 93 108 91 82 114 124 93 97 120 139 109 122 99 125 87 80 112 133 99 103 105 130 102 127 89 103 76 66 100 119 91 103
within this:
sports, physical trainings 98 112 87 83 72 73 70 72 90 96 82 78 103 107 87 94 57 65 75 75 92 93 83 85 90 99 86 98 54 73 79 69 79 89 83 85 92 95 100 93 59 60 61 64 84 82 90 81
hobbies, caring for plants, pets 69 98 73 69 66 77 71 64 68 86 72 65 65 86 60 64 72 60 69 63 69 72 65 63 65 80 48 53 74 59 49 66 72 69 48 61 61 65 42 53 97 57 42 59 89 61 42 56
within this:
caring for houseplants, pets 42 60 57 61 30 52 66 50 35 55 63 54 35 49 46 51 23 40 43 53 28 43 44 52 42 40 35 45 24 35 36 43 30 37 36 44 27 33 34 41 22 28 29 44 23 30 31 43
Completing the time use diary – – – 44 – – – 47 – – – 46 – – – 32 – – – 45 – – – 41 – – – 48 – – – 42 – – – 45 – – – 41 – – – 53 – – – 47
Other or unspecified activities – – – 144 – – – 90 – – – 117 – – – 57 – – – 116 – – – 93 – – – 91 – – – 91 – – – 91 – – – 46 – – – 40 – – – 45
Total x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Number of observations, n x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Statistical population, thousand people x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Footnotes

*The population aged 15–74.
aFrom 2024/2025 it belongs in the "Hobbies, caring for plants, pets" and "Household work, works around the house" categories.
bFrom 2024/2025 with the inclusion of "Other or unspecified shopping and services".

Explanation of symbols

–
Non-occurrence.
..
Datum not available.
0
Less than half of unit.
x
Not applicable.
blue number
Preliminary datum.
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