Part-time employment in Hungary
4.7% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Hungary worked part-time in 2025.
Hungary, 2025
4.7%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
17.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.8%
Position in 2025
28th of 34
Part-time employment in Hungary over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.7% | 17.7% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | 17.7% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6%b (break in time series) | 17.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | 18.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | 18.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2%b (break in time series) | 18.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | 18.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | 18.7% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | 18.7% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | 18.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | 18.1% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | 17.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | 17.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | 16.9% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | 16.4% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | 16.3% |
| 2005 | 3.9%b (break in time series) | 16.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 4.3% | 15.3% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | 14.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | 14.2% |
| 2001 | 3.3%b (break in time series) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 4.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.7%, the figure has changed by −1.0 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 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.
More for Hungary
All statistics for Hungary
Usual weekly working hours
39.5 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.1%
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
13.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.0%
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