Over the considered years, unemployment in Hungary decreased overall in all groups of age with some oscillation. Unemployment figures increased in 2020 as a consequence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the number of unemployed people between the ages of 25 to 54 years old to 135 thousand. In 2023, there were 203 thousand unemployed individuals in the country, the highest figure recorded since 2016.
Unemployment figures in Hungary from 2014 to 2023, by age group
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
15-24
25-54
55-74
2023
40
134
29
2022
32
118
26
2021
42
129
25
2020
40
135
23
2019
37
105
17
2018
34
119
19
2017
36
130
26
2016
45
158
32
2015
59
210
39
2014
68
235
40
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