Employment of older workers in Hungary

Name: Employment of older workers in Hungary
Creator: Eurostat
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72.1% of people aged 55 to 64 in Hungary were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 % of population aged 55 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Hungary, 2025 72.1% % of population aged 55 to 64

Change from 2024 +1.7percentage points 2024: 70.4%

European Union, 2025 66.4% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 69.4% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 12th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment of older workers in Hungary over time

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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Hungary	European Union
2025	72.1%	66.4%
2024	70.4%	65.2%
2023	69.3%	63.9%
2022	65.6%	62.3%
2021	63.0%	60.4%
2020	59.7%	59.0%
2019	56.9%	58.6%
2018	54.6%b (break in time series)	57.3%
2017	51.7%	55.5%
2016	49.8%	53.5%
2015	45.3%	51.4%
2014	41.8%	49.7%
2013	37.9%	47.9%
2012	36.1%	46.4%
2011	35.3%	45.0%
2010	33.6%	43.7%
2009	31.9%	43.2%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 70.4% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 45.3%, the figure has changed by +26.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 12th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.