2.1.28. Number of economically inactive persons aged 15–74 by willingness to work and by sex (2009–)*

(thousand persons)

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Year Does not want to work Want a job Total
do not look for job looked for job, but not actively, or was not available for work
subtotal of which: discouraged workersa
Total
2009 3 029.9 323.3 108.5 11.1 3 364.3
2010 2 972.6 338.1 117.1 9.1 3 319.8
2011 2 901.6 370.5 131.5 8.9 3 280.9
2012 2 831.1 363.7 131.7 9.5 3 204.3
2013 2 758.9 374.0 125.4 7.4 3 140.2
2014 2 683.4 316.7 90.2 7.7 3 007.8
2015 2 594.7 293.3 67.0 7.1 2 895.2
2016 2 514.4 271.2 59.0 5.2 2 790.9
2017 2 473.3 241.3 49.4 5.8 2 720.4
2018 2 418.2 228.5 42.3 7.2 2 654.0
2019 2 371.9 239.3 42.6 4.3 2 615.6
2020 2 324.7 277.1 55.7 6.1 2 607.9
Male
2009 1 261.6 152.3 59.1 5.0 1 418.9
2010 1 256.6 158.0 60.8 3.6 1 418.2
2011 1 218.9 174.8 69.8 4.0 1 397.7
2012 1 192.0 168.9 68.6 3.8 1 364.8
2013 1 146.0 174.5 66.8 3.4 1 323.8
2014 1 105.3 143.0 48.0 2.9 1 251.2
2015 1 062.2 129.9 36.9 3.2 1 195.3
2016 1 017.4 122.1 32.7 2.2 1 141.8
2017 993.2 103.6 26.9 2.7 1 099.4
2018 971.7 96.2 23.3 2.6 1 070.4
2019 937.3 101.3 22.7 1.6 1 040.3
2020 925.0 115.3 28.0 1.8 1 042.1
Female
2009 1 768.3 171.1 49.4 6.1 1 945.5
2010 1 716.0 180.1 56.3 5.5 1 901.6
2011 1 682.6 195.7 61.7 4.9 1 883.2
2012 1 639.1 194.8 63.1 5.6 1 839.5
2013 1 613.0 199.5 58.6 4.0 1 816.4
2014 1 578.1 173.7 42.1 4.8 1 756.6
2015 1 532.6 163.4 30.1 3.9 1 699.9
2016 1 497.0 149.1 26.3 3.0 1 649.1
2017 1 480.1 137.7 22.5 3.1 1 621.0
2018 1 446.5 132.3 18.9 4.7 1 583.5
2019 1 434.6 138.0 19.9 2.8 1 575.3
2020 1 399.7 161.8 27.8 4.3 1 565.8
*Source: Labour Force Survey, HCSO.  aOut of the economically inactive persons those who want a job, and could enter a job within two weeks, but who have given up any active search for work, because they consider it hopeless. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011