2.1.6. Number of employed persons by age-group and sex (1998–)*

(thousand persons)

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Year 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74 Total Of which:
years old 15–24 year- old 20–64 year-old
Total
1998 78.1 445.5 474.6 459.5 476.9 620.4 552.7 385.4 146.7 36.4 13.5 5.9 3 695.6 523.6 3 598.1
1999 65.8 447.4 500.8 481.9 471.7 606.4 576.7 423.7 174.4 37.5 17.1 5.9 3 809.3 513.2 3 720.5
2000 53.8 419.6 529.2 497.5 477.5 567.7 592.2 450.6 204.1 39.8 17.1 7.1 3 856.2 473.4 3 778.2
2001 45.8 388.5 557.7 511.2 477.9 542.1 598.1 464.5 217.9 46.1 13.1 5.4 3 868.3 434.3 3 804.0
2002 31.5 360.1 572.6 519.2 480.5 514.3 599.5 482.1 239.4 51.1 14.8 5.5 3 870.6 391.6 3 818.8
2003 24.9 330.6 591.0 520.4 507.3 477.6 606.9 504.1 273.0 61.4 17.2 7.5 3 921.9 355.5 3 872.3
2004 22.4 283.4 601.4 518.0 527.3 471.6 570.2 513.7 289.5 77.2 18.4 7.3 3 900.4 305.8 3 852.3
2005 20.4 257.0 581.1 549.8 542.0 457.8 534.5 543.6 312.7 79.7 18.1 4.8 3 901.5 277.4 3 858.2
2006 20.0 250.7 561.4 597.2 538.7 511.9 570.4 449.8 332.6 71.3 20.0 4.4 3 928.4 270.7 3 884.0
2007 17.1 244.1 534.7 587.1 555.5 528.1 548.4 452.7 329.9 74.9 24.6 4.9 3 902.0 261.2 3 855.4
2008 16.0 231.5 507.8 572.7 572.7 536.5 524.7 456.5 325.2 74.5 23.7 6.6 3 848.3 247.5 3 802.1
2009 11.5 207.9 460.3 553.5 580.8 534.3 492.6 451.4 347.8 77.2 24.1 6.4 3 747.8 219.4 3 705.8
2010 11.8 206.2 426.6 543.2 589.2 536.8 477.4 450.0 381.4 78.5 24.9 6.2 3 732.4 218.0 3 689.3
2011 11.1 201.1 411.9 547.2 601.9 542.7 458.6 453.7 407.1 88.9 26.9 7.9 3 759.0 212.2 3 713.1
2012 10.1 205.4 407.2 531.4 627.0 567.8 472.8 458.3 422.7 90.0 27.2 7.2 3 827.2 215.5 3 782.6
2013 12.3 218.6 414.5 508.0 651.9 571.3 498.4 449.6 432.5 103.0 26.0 6.7 3 892.8 230.9 3 847.8
2014 17.6 246.3 439.0 498.4 678.0 607.0 542.3 458.1 450.3 133.0 23.0 7.9 4 100.8 263.9 4 052.3
2015 22.1 259.7 443.5 482.9 657.1 648.4 570.0 468.8 443.4 179.9 25.6 9.1 4 210.5 281.8 4 153.7
2016 24.8 276.3 457.3 480.0 632.1 692.1 596.7 477.4 440.8 231.8 30.5 11.8 4 351.6 301.1 4 284.6
2017 25.9 276.7 470.8 476.7 603.3 722.3 621.3 495.2 428.4 252.8 34.6 13.4 4 421.4 302.6 4 347.5
2018 27.8 269.4 473.8 475.0 574.6 739.1 628.9 525.8 428.5 267.9 41.5 17.3 4 469.5 297.2 4 382.9
2019 30.0 258.0 476.6 489.4 549.8 737.1 645.0 550.6 421.6 277.8 56.3 19.8 4 512.1 288.0 4 406.0
2020 23.4 247.5 465.3 473.0 517.4 699.6 666.4 576.1 421.4 285.6 63.5 21.1 4 460.5 270.9 4 352.4
Male
1998 41.0 250.4 289.7 258.9 256.1 303.1 278.5 208.6 102.6 21.5 8.8 3.8 2 023.0 291.4 1 969.4
1999 36.7 250.7 304.7 277.6 247.9 296.6 291.6 220.6 121.0 21.9 10.5 3.8 2 083.6 287.4 2 032.6
2000 27.9 237.7 316.6 292.4 251.1 283.9 292.4 226.2 137.8 25.6 9.9 4.3 2 105.8 265.6 2 063.7
2001 25.8 220.2 333.2 299.5 255.8 267.7 294.3 234.3 141.8 29.8 8.1 3.2 2 113.7 246.0 2 076.6
2002 18.0 198.3 340.1 308.9 258.8 256.4 301.7 238.4 146.6 33.1 9.1 3.1 2 112.5 216.3 2 082.3
2003 15.2 183.6 344.8 309.8 275.9 237.9 299.0 251.1 156.2 39.2 9.6 4.2 2 126.5 198.8 2 097.5
2004 14.2 157.6 351.8 306.9 291.5 238.7 283.1 253.9 155.1 49.2 10.5 4.8 2 117.3 171.8 2 087.8
2005 12.5 143.7 340.2 324.0 299.8 237.4 257.4 268.0 167.7 50.5 11.6 3.3 2 116.1 156.2 2 088.7
2006 12.6 142.8 326.9 351.1 298.9 264.5 283.0 218.7 179.9 44.8 12.4 3.1 2 138.6 155.4 2 110.6
2007 11.2 141.6 311.8 345.2 310.8 273.6 271.6 219.8 181.7 44.5 14.0 3.3 2 129.3 152.8 2 100.6
2008 10.6 133.9 293.3 341.2 318.0 276.5 260.6 221.7 177.9 42.3 13.4 4.3 2 093.6 144.5 2 065.4
2009 7.3 115.7 262.2 331.7 320.7 274.3 243.0 218.4 188.7 44.6 14.6 3.9 2 025.0 123.0 1 999.3
2010 6.4 114.6 241.0 320.6 327.6 275.2 235.9 213.7 194.6 45.5 14.1 3.4 1 992.5 121.0 1 968.7
2011 6.9 111.8 235.1 325.4 339.8 279.5 230.3 220.1 202.0 49.9 15.8 4.4 2 021.0 118.7 1 993.9
2012 6.2 112.1 228.6 311.7 351.1 293.5 237.6 220.0 218.4 49.5 15.9 4.3 2 048.8 118.3 2 022.5
2013 7.8 127.6 233.1 293.3 366.7 299.7 251.4 216.1 226.5 62.3 14.4 4.8 2 103.7 135.4 2 076.7
2014 10.1 141.6 252.5 290.1 377.8 321.7 273.1 219.3 234.0 82.5 12.8 5.0 2 220.5 151.7 2 192.6
2015 15.1 142.9 256.7 277.9 368.7 345.1 288.7 227.6 229.5 112.2 13.5 5.7 2 283.5 157.9 2 249.2
2016 15.4 157.1 262.1 279.5 351.3 365.5 303.0 234.6 223.9 144.9 17.0 8.1 2 362.5 172.5 2 321.9
2017 15.7 160.4 270.9 278.8 337.5 382.6 315.0 250.2 217.8 160.8 20.3 7.3 2 417.3 176.2 2 374.0
2018 17.0 158.7 272.5 281.8 320.7 390.5 321.9 262.7 219.6 166.1 25.8 8.9 2 446.2 175.7 2 394.5
2019 20.0 150.0 270.4 288.6 309.9 393.0 328.8 282.2 216.4 176.3 32.8 11.4 2 479.7 170.0 2 415.5
2020 14.9 144.0 266.1 288.7 291.6 379.7 343.2 292.6 214.7 179.4 33.9 12.2 2 461.0 158.9 2 399.9
Female
1998 37.1 195.1 184.9 200.6 220.8 317.3 274.2 176.8 44.1 14.9 4.7 2.1 1 672.6 232.2 1 628.7
1999 29.1 196.7 196.1 204.3 223.8 309.8 285.1 203.1 53.4 15.6 6.6 2.1 1 725.7 225.8 1 687.9
2000 25.9 181.9 212.6 205.1 226.4 283.8 299.8 224.4 66.3 14.2 7.2 2.8 1 750.4 207.8 1 714.5
2001 20.0 168.3 224.5 211.7 222.1 274.4 303.8 230.2 76.1 16.3 5.0 2.2 1 754.6 188.3 1 727.4
2002 13.5 161.8 232.5 210.3 221.7 257.9 297.8 243.7 92.8 18.0 5.7 2.4 1 758.1 175.3 1 736.5
2003 9.7 147.0 246.2 210.6 231.4 239.7 307.9 253.0 116.8 22.2 7.6 3.3 1 795.4 156.7 1 774.8
2004 8.2 125.8 249.6 211.1 235.8 232.9 287.1 259.8 134.4 28.0 7.9 2.5 1 783.1 134.0 1 764.5
2005 7.9 113.3 240.9 225.8 242.2 220.4 277.1 275.6 145.0 29.2 6.5 1.5 1 785.4 121.2 1 769.5
2006 7.4 107.9 234.5 246.2 239.8 247.3 287.4 231.2 152.7 26.5 7.6 1.3 1 789.8 115.3 1 773.5
2007 5.9 102.5 222.9 241.9 244.7 254.4 276.8 233.0 148.2 30.3 10.6 1.6 1 772.7 108.4 1 754.7
2008 5.4 97.7 214.6 231.5 254.7 260.0 264.1 234.7 147.3 32.2 10.2 2.3 1 754.7 103.1 1 736.8
2009 4.3 92.2 198.1 221.8 260.1 260.0 249.7 233.0 159.2 32.7 9.5 2.5 1 722.8 96.5 1 706.8
2010 5.4 91.6 185.5 222.6 261.7 261.7 241.6 236.3 186.9 33.1 10.7 2.8 1 739.8 97.0 1 721.0
2011 4.1 89.3 176.8 221.8 262.2 263.2 228.3 233.6 205.1 39.1 11.0 3.6 1 738.0 93.4 1 719.4
2012 3.9 93.3 178.6 219.7 275.8 274.3 235.2 238.3 204.2 40.5 11.4 2.9 1 778.4 97.2 1 759.9
2013 4.5 91.0 181.4 214.7 285.2 271.6 247.0 233.5 206.0 40.6 11.6 1.9 1 789.0 95.5 1 771.0
2014 7.5 104.7 186.5 208.4 300.1 285.3 269.2 238.8 216.3 50.5 10.3 2.9 1 880.4 112.2 1 859.7
2015 7.0 116.8 186.9 204.9 288.5 303.4 281.2 241.3 213.9 67.6 12.1 3.4 1 927.0 123.8 1 904.5
2016 9.4 119.2 195.2 200.5 280.8 326.6 293.7 242.9 216.9 86.9 13.5 3.6 1 989.1 128.6 1 962.7
2017 10.1 116.3 199.8 197.9 265.9 339.7 306.3 245.0 210.6 92.1 14.3 6.1 2 004.1 126.4 1 973.5
2018 10.8 110.8 201.2 193.2 253.9 348.5 307.0 263.1 208.9 101.8 15.8 8.4 2 023.3 121.6 1 988.3
2019 10.0 108.0 206.3 200.8 240.0 344.1 316.3 268.4 205.3 101.4 23.6 8.3 2 032.4 118.0 1 990.5
2020 8.5 103.5 199.2 184.3 225.8 319.9 323.2 283.5 206.8 106.3 29.6 9.0 1 999.5 112.0 1 952.5
*Source: Labour Force Survey, HCSO. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011