Hungary - Female Labor Participation 2021
52.21%
+0.87pp from 2020
Hungary's female labor participation was 52.21% in 2021, increased +0.87pp from 51.34% in 2020. This was the 95th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Madagascar | 82.81% | 0.8% |
| 2nd | Solomon Islands | 82.26% | 0.8% |
| 3rd | Burundi | 80.49% | 2.5% |
| 4th | Tanzania | 80.43% | 1.4% |
| 5th | Mozambique | 76.79% | -0.1% |
| 6th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 76.48% | 0.2% |
| 7th | Nigeria | 75.89% | 1.3% |
| 8th | Benin | 74.75% | 1.6% |
| 9th | Angola | 74.70% | 4.7% |
| 10th | Uganda | 74.67% | 0.9% |
| 11th | Cambodia | 73.71% | -4.4% |
| 12th | Eritrea | 72.62% | 0.9% |
| 13th | Liberia | 71.70% | 0.4% |
| 14th | South Sudan | 71.34% | 0.5% |
| 15th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 71.06% | 9.3% |
| 16th | Moldova | 70.67% | 3.8% |
| 17th | Iceland | 69.15% | -0.2% |
| 18th | Viet Nam | 69.11% | 0.0% |
| 19th | Niger | 67.80% | 6.5% |
| 20th | Burkina Faso | 67.67% | -2.6% |
| 21st | Bahamas, The | 66.86% | 2.6% |
| 22nd | New Zealand | 65.60% | 1.4% |
| 23rd | Bhutan | 64.90% | 3.0% |
| 24th | Peru | 64.85% | 8.3% |
| 25th | Central African Republic | 64.80% | 0.0% |
| 26th | Singapore | 64.41% | 4.4% |
| 27th | Macao SAR, China | 64.07% | 0.7% |
| 28th | Kazakhstan | 64.07% | 0.7% |
| 29th | Congo, Republic of | 64.02% | 1.2% |
| 30th | Kenya | 62.67% | 0.8% |
| 31st | Switzerland | 62.63% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Norway | 62.18% | -0.5% |
| 33rd | Haiti | 62.10% | 1.2% |
| 34th | Netherlands | 61.89% | 0.2% |
| 35th | Australia | 61.52% | 2.3% |
| 36th | Timor-Leste | 61.21% | 1.2% |
| 37th | China | 61.18% | 2.5% |
| 38th | Azerbaijan | 61.17% | -5.0% |
| 39th | Sweden | 60.70% | 0.2% |
| 40th | Canada | 60.63% | 2.1% |
| 41st | Qatar | 60.58% | 1.9% |
| 42nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 60.48% | 0.4% |
| 43rd | St. Lucia | 60.38% | 22.4% |
| 44th | Lao PDR | 60.32% | 2.8% |
| 45th | Zimbabwe | 60.12% | 1.2% |
| 46th | Paraguay | 59.85% | 4.8% |
| 47th | Israel | 59.70% | 0.5% |
| 48th | Cyprus | 59.53% | 0.8% |
| 49th | Thailand | 59.18% | 0.1% |
| 50th | Barbados | 58.96% | -1.2% |
| 51st | Botswana | 58.94% | 5.0% |
| 52nd | Malawi | 58.79% | -6.9% |
| 53rd | Jamaica | 58.40% | 1.4% |
| 54th | Guinea-Bissau | 58.38% | 2.8% |
| 55th | Denmark | 58.16% | 0.5% |
| 56th | Belarus | 58.02% | 0.2% |
| 57th | United Kingdom | 58.02% | -0.4% |
| 58th | Ireland | 57.85% | 5.1% |
| 59th | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.85% | 2.4% |
| 60th | Estonia | 57.78% | 1.1% |
| 61st | Lithuania | 57.37% | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Cameroon | 57.09% | -1.7% |
| 63rd | Luxembourg | 56.93% | 1.8% |
| 64th | Ghana | 56.85% | -1.9% |
| 65th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.46% | 0.6% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 56.03% | 3.3% |
| 67th | Finland | 55.93% | 1.4% |
| 68th | Togo | 55.66% | 0.6% |
| 69th | United States | 55.63% | -0.1% |
| 70th | Austria | 55.35% | 0.2% |
| 71st | Russian Federation | 55.13% | 0.9% |
| 72nd | Armenia | 55.12% | 1.5% |
| 73rd | Germany | 55.02% | -0.2% |
| 74th | Brunei Darussalam | 54.79% | 0.6% |
| 75th | Vanuatu | 54.62% | 2.2% |
| 76th | Slovak Republic | 54.62% | 5.5% |
| 77th | Latvia | 54.17% | -3.0% |
| 78th | Guam | 54.13% | 1.0% |
| 79th | Zambia | 54.12% | -0.5% |
| 80th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 53.72% | 0.0% |
| 81st | Korea | 53.65% | 1.0% |
| 82nd | Ecuador | 53.63% | 11.2% |
| 83rd | Slovenia | 53.47% | 0.7% |
| 84th | Japan | 53.46% | 0.7% |
| 85th | Mongolia | 53.16% | -5.2% |
| 86th | Namibia | 53.11% | 1.3% |
| 87th | Georgia | 53.06% | -3.9% |
| 88th | Mali | 52.98% | 4.6% |
| 89th | New Caledonia | 52.95% | -0.8% |
| 90th | Portugal | 52.89% | -0.5% |
| 91st | Rwanda | 52.58% | -7.2% |
| 92nd | Albania | 52.52% | 0.5% |
| 93rd | Brazil | 52.48% | 4.3% |
| 94th | Malta | 52.22% | 1.9% |
| 95th | Hungary | 52.21% | 1.7% |
| 96th | Spain | 52.18% | 2.5% |
| 97th | Indonesia | 52.07% | -2.1% |
| 98th | Virgin Islands (US) | 51.80% | 2.3% |
| 99th | Colombia | 51.68% | 1.1% |
| 100th | France | 51.61% | 3.1% |
| 101st | Czechia | 51.56% | 0.2% |
| 102nd | Sierra Leone | 51.47% | 0.7% |
| 103rd | Malaysia | 51.37% | 0.0% |
| 104th | Dominican Republic | 51.06% | 7.7% |
| 105th | European Union | 50.99% | 1.4% |
| 106th | Poland | 50.97% | 3.3% |
| 107th | Equatorial Guinea | 50.95% | 1.6% |
| 108th | Channel Islands | 50.89% | 0.7% |
| 109th | Papua New Guinea | 50.57% | 1.5% |
| 110th | United Arab Emirates | 50.45% | -13.3% |
| 111th | Argentina | 50.26% | 8.1% |
| 112th | Costa Rica | 50.25% | 3.3% |
| 113th | Belgium | 49.37% | 1.5% |
| 114th | Bulgaria | 49.19% | -0.7% |
| 115th | Nicaragua | 49.08% | 2.0% |
| 116th | Serbia | 49.00% | 6.2% |
| 117th | Panama | 48.89% | -12.6% |
| 118th | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.88% | -0.9% |
| 119th | French Polynesia | 48.27% | -0.2% |
| 120th | Lesotho | 48.25% | -0.5% |
| 121st | Chad | 48.12% | 0.1% |
| 122nd | Honduras | 48.07% | 2.2% |
| 123rd | Ukraine | 47.74% | -0.8% |
| 124th | Cabo Verde | 47.64% | 1.9% |
| 125th | Kuwait | 47.51% | 2.1% |
| 126th | Comoros | 47.07% | 4.9% |
| 127th | Eswatini | 46.90% | 1.0% |
| 128th | Belize | 46.81% | 12.9% |
| 129th | Chile | 46.58% | 2.5% |
| 130th | Croatia | 45.87% | 3.2% |
| 131st | South Africa | 45.41% | 2.9% |
| 132nd | El Salvador | 45.22% | 4.7% |
| 133rd | Gambia, The | 44.97% | 0.3% |
| 134th | Mexico | 44.62% | 7.0% |
| 135th | Philippines | 44.20% | 3.6% |
| 136th | Kyrgyz Republic | 44.00% | 0.3% |
| 137th | Suriname | 43.58% | 1.5% |
| 138th | Greece | 43.26% | 1.3% |
| 139th | Romania | 42.75% | 0.0% |
| 140th | Tonga | 42.60% | 0.7% |
| 141st | Guatemala | 42.50% | 11.0% |
| 142nd | Cuba | 42.43% | 0.3% |
| 143rd | Bangladesh | 42.18% | 4.6% |
| 144th | Guinea | 41.99% | 0.3% |
| 145th | Montenegro | 41.43% | -4.4% |
| 146th | Bahrain | 41.20% | 0.4% |
| 147th | Myanmar | 41.04% | -8.2% |
| 148th | North Macedonia | 40.93% | -2.2% |
| 149th | Guyana | 40.75% | 1.1% |
| 150th | Mauritius | 40.56% | -5.9% |
| 151st | Italy | 39.88% | 1.0% |
| 152nd | Gabon | 39.76% | 1.8% |
| 153rd | Uzbekistan | 39.59% | 1.3% |
| 154th | Maldives | 38.00% | 2.4% |
| 155th | Turkmenistan | 37.84% | 0.6% |
| 156th | Senegal | 37.71% | 1.7% |
| 157th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.42% | 0.8% |
| 158th | Fiji | 36.55% | 1.0% |
| 159th | Puerto Rico (US) | 35.60% | 5.3% |
| 160th | Saudi Arabia | 34.22% | 16.8% |
| 161st | Samoa | 33.49% | -4.9% |
| 162nd | Türkiye | 32.77% | 6.3% |
| 163rd | Libya | 31.35% | 1.1% |
| 164th | Sri Lanka | 31.33% | -1.1% |
| 165th | Oman | 29.56% | 1.7% |
| 166th | India | 27.72% | 6.6% |
| 167th | Nepal | 27.26% | 0.2% |
| 168th | Tunisia | 26.70% | 1.6% |
| 169th | Mauritania | 26.07% | 0.8% |
| 170th | Pakistan | 24.37% | 4.1% |
| 171st | Lebanon | 23.88% | -7.9% |
| 172nd | São Tomé and Principe | 22.94% | 1.3% |
| 173rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 20.93% | 0.2% |
| 174th | Morocco | 20.70% | 0.0% |
| 175th | Tajikistan | 20.59% | 0.5% |
| 176th | Djibouti | 18.54% | 1.5% |
| 177th | West Bank and Gaza | 17.55% | 6.8% |
| 178th | Sudan | 15.81% | -7.1% |
| 179th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 15.59% | 6.7% |
| 180th | Afghanistan | 14.62% | -11.3% |
| 181st | Jordan | 13.96% | -6.8% |
| 182nd | Algeria | 13.43% | 1.7% |
| 183rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.09% | -4.6% |
| 184th | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.82% | 1.2% |
| 185th | Iraq | 10.90% | 0.2% |
| 186th | Yemen, Republic of | 4.88% | -0.5% |
FAQ
What was Hungary's female labor participation in 2021?▾
Hungary's female labor participation in 2021 was 52.21%. This ranked 95th globally.
How did Hungary's female labor participation change in 2021?▾
Hungary's female labor participation increased by 1.7% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2021?▾
Madagascar had the highest female labor participation in 2021 at 82.81%.
What is the female labor participation of Hungary in 2021?▾
The female labor participation of Hungary in 2021 was 52.21%. This ranked 95th globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Hungary's female labor participation?▾
Hungary's female labor participation went from 51.34% in 2020 to 52.21% in 2021, a 1.7% increase.
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