Labour Force (Total) rose 3.59% to 4.91 mil in Hungary in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Hungary reached an all time high of 4.91 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.04 mil in 1997. When compared to Hungary's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Austria amounted to 4.66 mil, 5.27 mil in Czechia, 18.2 mil in Poland and 2.77 mil in Slovakia in 2021.
Hungary has been ranked 87th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | mil | 5.31 | 5.35 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 4.61 | 4.67 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | mil | 2.74 | 2.76 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 4.81 | 4.89 | 4.92 | 4.96 | 4.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | mil | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.1 |
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