Hungary - Female Labor Participation 2009

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
45.85% −0.79pp from 2008 Global rank: 125th

Hungary's female labor participation was 45.85% in 2009, decreased +0.79pp from 46.64% in 2008. This was the 125th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 84.75% -1.0%
2nd Madagascar 83.98% -0.1%
3rd Mozambique 83.48% -0.9%
4th Solomon Islands 82.72% 0.1%
5th Burundi 78.77% 0.7%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.64% 0.1%
7th Cambodia 77.38% 7.5%
8th Nigeria 76.45% -0.2%
9th Angola 75.63% 0.0%
10th Burkina Faso 75.07% -0.3%
11th Eritrea 73.85% -0.1%
12th Cameroon 73.19% -3.4%
13th Malawi 72.15% -2.2%
14th Viet Nam 71.91% 0.5%
15th Liberia 71.77% 0.0%
16th South Sudan 71.72% 0.2%
17th Kenya 71.00% 0.1%
18th Uganda 70.77% -0.1%
19th Peru 70.56% 0.4%
20th Iceland 70.22% -0.6%
21st Bahamas, The 69.43% 0.1%
22nd Benin 68.62% 0.7%
23rd Niger 68.58% 0.0%
24th Ghana 67.68% -0.2%
25th Congo, Republic of 67.06% 0.1%
26th Kazakhstan 66.47% -0.4%
27th Congo, Democratic Republic of 66.38% -1.9%
28th Central African Republic 65.87% 0.1%
29th Bhutan 65.62% 0.6%
30th Macao SAR, China 64.74% 1.3%
31st Thailand 64.66% -0.3%
32nd Barbados 64.55% -0.2%
33rd Norway 64.32% -0.4%
34th China 64.11% -0.7%
35th Timor-Leste 62.39% -0.9%
36th Vanuatu 62.27% -6.2%
37th Canada 61.89% 0.0%
38th Switzerland 61.65% 0.5%
39th New Zealand 61.52% 0.1%
40th Sierra Leone 61.22% -1.5%
41st Georgia 60.94% 0.4%
42nd Zimbabwe 60.69% -0.1%
43rd Virgin Islands (US) 60.48% -0.5%
44th Mali 60.40% -0.1%
45th Lesotho 60.28% -1.2%
46th Haiti 60.16% 0.7%
47th Netherlands 60.14% -0.2%
48th St. Lucia 60.03% 1.4%
49th Moldova 59.93% 1.2%
50th Denmark 59.77% -0.5%
51st Côte d'Ivoire 59.41% 1.7%
52nd Sweden 59.38% -0.8%
53rd New Caledonia 58.93% -0.2%
54th Australia 58.79% 0.3%
55th Azerbaijan 58.09% 2.9%
56th United States 58.05% -0.4%
57th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 57.80% -0.2%
58th Israel 57.13% 1.7%
59th Lao PDR 57.08% -0.3%
60th Belarus 56.96% 0.8%
61st Finland 56.86% -0.9%
62nd Cyprus 56.69% 1.0%
63rd Brunei Darussalam 56.59% 0.3%
64th Brazil 56.57% 0.9%
65th Russian Federation 56.35% 0.3%
66th Ireland 56.10% -1.3%
67th Botswana 55.99% 1.7%
68th Guinea-Bissau 55.81% 0.1%
69th Singapore 55.63% -0.8%
70th Togo 55.62% 0.0%
71st United Kingdom 55.60% 0.3%
72nd Portugal 55.59% -0.4%
73rd Uruguay 55.16% 1.3%
74th Paraguay 55.13% 2.6%
75th Estonia 54.71% -0.1%
76th Guinea 54.50% -2.2%
77th Chad 54.43% -1.2%
78th Armenia 54.37% 2.7%
79th Latvia 54.36% -0.9%
80th Rwanda 54.09% 0.1%
81st Colombia 53.92% 7.1%
82nd Jamaica 53.75% -3.5%
83rd Mongolia 53.54% 0.3%
84th Austria 53.54% 1.3%
85th Slovenia 53.51% -0.2%
86th Guam 53.32% 4.9%
87th Trinidad and Tobago 53.00% -2.9%
88th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.78% 0.5%
89th Germany 52.62% 1.2%
90th Hong Kong SAR, China 52.56% 0.2%
91st Equatorial Guinea 52.32% 0.2%
92nd Ukraine 52.11% -0.6%
93rd Lithuania 52.02% 3.1%
94th Myanmar 51.95% -0.6%
95th Channel Islands 51.84% 0.2%
96th Namibia 51.64% 1.0%
97th Zambia 51.41% 0.1%
98th Kyrgyz Republic 51.10% -0.6%
99th France 51.07% 0.6%
100th Spain 51.01% 2.2%
101st Indonesia 50.30% -0.2%
102nd Slovak Republic 50.05% -1.4%
103rd Ecuador 49.66% -4.5%
104th Korea 49.58% -1.5%
105th Czechia 49.44% 0.4%
106th Qatar 49.08% -0.2%
107th Luxembourg 49.05% 4.0%
108th European Union 49.03% 0.2%
109th Argentina 48.79% 1.5%
110th Japan 48.44% 0.2%
111th Cabo Verde 48.40% 1.2%
112th Bulgaria 48.06% -1.8%
113th French Polynesia 47.97% 0.8%
114th Papua New Guinea 47.92% -0.3%
115th Philippines 47.87% 1.7%
116th Poland 47.81% 1.5%
117th Panama 47.01% -3.2%
118th Belgium 46.98% 0.1%
119th Kuwait 46.69% 0.9%
120th Croatia 46.58% 2.0%
121st South Africa 46.38% -3.5%
122nd El Salvador 46.03% -0.1%
123rd Eswatini 45.98% 0.4%
124th Albania 45.96% 1.0%
125th Hungary 45.85% -1.7%
126th Gambia, The 45.38% 0.5%
127th Costa Rica 44.83% 0.9%
128th Chile 44.62% 1.0%
129th Belize 44.49% 1.2%
130th Malaysia 44.31% 1.0%
131st Tonga 43.73% -0.1%
132nd Nicaragua 43.58% 2.0%
133rd Turkmenistan 43.16% -1.0%
134th Serbia 43.14% -3.6%
135th Mexico 43.08% 1.2%
136th Greece 42.58% 2.5%
137th Cuba 42.46% 2.9%
138th Bahrain 42.27% 3.3%
139th North Macedonia 42.21% -0.3%
140th Fiji 42.09% 4.5%
141st Mauritius 41.91% 1.1%
142nd United Arab Emirates 41.79% 2.7%
143rd Guatemala 41.65% -0.1%
144th Montenegro 41.62% -0.5%
145th Samoa 41.61% -0.1%
146th Honduras 40.92% 3.7%
147th Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.33% -0.3%
148th Suriname 39.84% 1.9%
149th Gabon 39.73% 0.7%
150th Dominican Republic 38.95% -6.9%
151st Romania 38.90% -9.3%
152nd Uzbekistan 38.90% 1.2%
153rd Guyana 38.68% 1.6%
154th Italy 37.95% -1.2%
155th Maldives 36.29% -0.6%
156th Puerto Rico (US) 34.88% -3.5%
157th Sri Lanka 34.19% -0.7%
158th Bangladesh 34.04% 5.1%
159th Libya 33.74% 1.1%
160th Malta 33.58% 1.4%
161st Senegal 33.55% 0.2%
162nd Comoros 32.65% 0.0%
163rd India 29.64% -4.0%
164th Tajikistan 29.31% -7.4%
165th Mauritania 27.59% -0.3%
166th Sudan 26.50% 3.5%
167th Oman 26.08% 1.5%
168th Morocco 25.91% -1.4%
169th Türkiye 25.87% 6.3%
170th Tunisia 24.77% -0.2%
171st Nepal 24.11% 2.1%
172nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 22.92% 4.7%
173rd São Tomé and Principe 22.72% 0.0%
174th Lebanon 22.20% 2.8%
175th Pakistan 20.98% 5.7%
176th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.57% 0.1%
177th Djibouti 17.01% 0.7%
178th Saudi Arabia 16.42% -1.9%
179th Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.69% 6.3%
180th Afghanistan 15.25% 2.0%
181st Jordan 14.59% 4.7%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 14.58% -0.8%
183rd Algeria 14.23% 2.7%
184th Syrian Arab Republic 13.21% -3.6%
185th Iraq 12.13% -0.7%
186th Yemen, Republic of 10.75% -7.0%

FAQ

What was Hungary's female labor participation in 2009?

Hungary's female labor participation in 2009 was 45.85%. This ranked 125th globally.

How did Hungary's female labor participation change in 2009?

Hungary's female labor participation decreased by 1.7% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2009?

Tanzania had the highest female labor participation in 2009 at 84.75%.

What is the female labor participation of Hungary in 2009?

The female labor participation of Hungary in 2009 was 45.85%. This ranked 125th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Hungary's female labor participation?

Hungary's female labor participation went from 46.64% in 2008 to 45.85% in 2009, a 1.7% decrease.