Unemployment rate in Hungary, 2026
Unemployment rate in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Annual value (as of 1 January 2026) — 4.2 % экономически активного населения. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.
Unemployment rate in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 4.2 % экономически активного населения
- Change vs 2025: −0.1 % экономически активного населения (−2.33 %)
- Position in history: below the 47-year average (average — 5.4571 % экономически активного населения)
- Series maximum — 11.2903 % экономически активного населения in 1993 (33 years ago)
- Series minimum — 0.041 % экономически активного населения in 1985 (41 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: International Monetary Fund
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % экономически активного населения |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.05 |
| 2018 | 3.575 |
| 2019 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 4.125 |
| 2021 | 4.05 |
| 2022 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 4.075 |
| 2024 | 4.475 |
| 2025 | 4.3 |
| 2026 | 4.2 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Hungary — on the Unemployment rate page.
Other years
- Unemployment rate in 2011
- Unemployment rate in 2012
- Unemployment rate in 2013
- Unemployment rate in 2014
- Unemployment rate in 2015
- Unemployment rate in 2016
- Unemployment rate in 2017
- Unemployment rate in 2018
- Unemployment rate in 2019
- Unemployment rate in 2020
- Unemployment rate in 2021
- Unemployment rate in 2022
- Unemployment rate in 2023
- Unemployment rate in 2024
- Unemployment rate in 2025