Denomination 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Inactivity rate 36.6 36.0 35.5 34.3 33.3 31.2 29.5 27.9 26.9 25.8 25.1 24.8 23.7 22.7 21.8 21.4
By sex
men 32.2 32.2 31.6 30.4 29.0 26.6 24.7 23.0 21.8 20.8 19.8 19.5 18.7 18.0 17.4 17.5
women 40.8 39.7 39.3 38.1 37.4 35.7 34.1 32.6 31.9 30.7 30.5 30.1 28.6 27.5 26.4 25.3
By education
Primary school, less than 8 completed school years 85.0 78.5 80.1 79.0 78.8 76.0 72.1 71.4 71.4 72.6 72.8 72.1 72.6 70.5 72.0 69.7
Primary school, 8 completed school years 64.6 64.3 64.2 63.9 63.2 59.9 57.5 56.2 54.8 53.7 54.3 55.7 54.8 55.1 52.8 54.4
Vocational school 26.4 26.1 26.0 25.4 24.4 23.1 21.4 20.2 19.4 18.3 17.0 17.0 16.0 15.2 14.4 14.4
Secondary general school 50.5 50.8 49.6 47.9 46.7 44.2 41.2 36.8 36.0 35.7 34.7 33.2 33.1 32.2 32.5 30.8
Other graduation exam 23.7 23.2 23.4 22.5 21.1 19.4 17.6 16.6 16.3 16.2 14.8 14.5 13.5 12.5 12.1 11.1
College 15.4 15.7 14.5 13.8 14.2 13.9 13.7 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.1 10.4 10.4 9.3 8.6 8.9
University 13.7 12.8 12.1 11.8 10.8 10.0 8.7 7.2 7.5 6.4 7.0 6.8 6.4 4.9 5.5 5.7
By age-group, year-old
15–19 96.1 96.3 96.6 96.2 95.1 94.4 93.4 93.1 92.9 92.5 91.9 93.5 93.1 93.0 92.1 91.9
20–24 54.7 54.3 55.0 53.6 52.0 49.3 47.9 45.5 44.7 44.5 45.6 44.6 45.1 46.5 45.8 44.4
25–29 17.4 17.9 18.2 17.0 17.4 15.1 14.8 14.5 14.0 14.5 13.7 13.8 14.4 13.2 13.3 12.9
30–34 12.8 12.7 12.2 11.5 11.2 10.2 10.3 9.5 9.2 9.1 9.5 11.5 10.7 9.1 9.0 8.3
35–39 12.5 12.4 12.5 11.7 10.7 9.7 9.4 9.0 8.9 8.6 8.8 9.9 9.3 8.4 7.8 7.4
40–44 14.1 13.5 13.3 12.0 11.2 9.8 8.7 8.5 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.7 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.8
45–49 18.3 16.3 15.2 14.1 13.3 11.9 11.1 10.9 9.3 8.9 8.8 9.3 8.6 7.6 7.2 7.5
50–54 24.8 23.8 22.6 19.4 19.4 17.8 14.7 13.8 13.0 11.9 11.9 11.0 10.0 9.5 9.1 8.1
55–59 48.5 44.1 41.0 39.6 37.0 32.7 29.9 27.2 26.3 24.1 23.8 22.2 18.7 17.9 15.4 14.5
60–64 86.8 86.8 85.3 85.2 83.4 79.0 72.6 65.9 63.2 60.5 57.1 53.0 50.7 46.9 42.8 41.6
Proportion of inactive people in the same age population by intention to work
Doesn't want to work 31.7 30.9 29.9 28.8 27.7 26.4 25.0 23.7 23.1 22.2 21.4 20.5 20.8 20.4 20.0 19.6
Want a regular job, but not looking for 4.7 4.9 5.4 5.3 5.4 4.6 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.2 2.6 2.1 1.6 1.6
Looking for a job, but not available 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
By region
Budapesta 29.8 29.5 28.7 26.7 26.6 25.8 24.5 21.3 21.3 21.9 21.6 20.1 19.5 18.6 19.0 18.1
Pestb 33.8 33.5 33.7 32.4 30.5 29.3 27.9 27.4 26.6 24.8 23.7 23.2 22.1 22.3 21.2 20.6
Central Hungaryc 31.5 31.2 30.8 29.1 28.2 27.3 25.9 23.9 23.5 23.2 22.5 21.4 20.7 20.2 20.0 19.2
Central Transdanubia 34.5 34.1 32.4 32.2 31.2 29.6 27.1 27.1 25.4 24.7 24.5 23.9 22.4 21.3 20.2 19.6
Western Transdanubia 32.9 33.2 33.2 32.0 30.6 28.7 28.0 26.6 24.9 23.2 22.4 22.4 21.7 21.1 20.1 19.9
Southern Transdanubia 40.2 38.7 39.4 39.2 38.3 35.3 33.3 32.2 31.3 30.1 29.6 29.9 28.6 26.3 25.0 25.3
Transdanubia 35.7 35.2 34.9 34.3 33.2 31.0 29.3 28.5 27.0 25.8 25.3 25.2 24.0 22.7 21.6 21.3
Northern Hungary 41.5 41.1 40.7 40.1 39.8 36.6 33.9 32.6 31.3 29.6 28.6 29.0 27.9 25.8 24.9 24.9
Northern Great Plain 42.5 41.3 40.2 38.6 36.8 33.7 32.3 30.3 29.1 27.5 27.1 27.2 25.9 24.7 22.8 22.8
Southern Great Plain 38.7 37.7 37.4 36.1 34.8 32.7 30.7 28.5 27.8 26.6 25.5 25.3 23.8 23.8 23.6 22.2
Great Plain and North 41.0 40.0 39.4 38.2 37.0 34.2 32.3 30.4 29.3 27.8 27.1 27.1 25.8 24.8 23.7 23.2

Footnotes

*From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census. The data has been extrapolated back to 2018 using the new base. Source: Labour Force Survey, HCSO.
aAccording to the territorial classification system in force from 1 January 2018: capital city and planning-statistical region, territorial level corresponding to the former capital city.
bAccording to the territorial classification system in force from 1 January 2018: county and planning-statistical region, formerly county level.
cAccording to the territorial classification system in force from 1 January 2018: statistical large region, formerly planning-statistical region and statistical large region.

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