2.1.1. Economically active population, average gross earnings, real wages and salaries (1960–)

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Year Economically active population, 1 January, thousandsa Average gross monthly earnings of full-time employees in the national economy, HUF Real wage index per wage earner, 1960=100
1960 4 735 1 575 100
1961 4 626 1 599 100
1962 4 544 1 638 102
1963 4 569 1 702 106
1964 4 653 1 757 109
1965 4 649 1 766 109
1966 4 666 1 856 112
1967 4 710 1 915 116
1968 4 802 1 928 118
1969 4 979 2 012 123
1970 5 127 2 222b 129
1971 5 440 2 325 132
1972 5 491 2 450 135
1973 5 531 2 629 139
1974 5 563 2 831 147
1975 5 634 3 018 152
1976 5 679 3 174 153
1977 5 777 3 413 158
1978 5 742 3 687 163
1979 5 736 3 877 160
1980 5 470 4 098 158
1981 5 447 4 364 160
1982 5 437 4 651 158
1983 5 413 4 862 153
1984 5 392 5 452 149
1985 5 373 5 961 151
1986 5 361 6 435 155
1987 5 371 6 987 154
1988 5 284 8 968c 146
1989 5 216 10 571 147
1990 5 108 13 446 142
1991 5 022 17 934 132
1992 4 510 22 294 131
1993 4 436 27 173 125
1994 4 251 33 309 134
1995 4 132 38 900 118
1996 4 064 46 837 112
1997 4 028 57 270 118
1998 4 008 67 764 122
1999 4 077 77 187 125
2000 4 116 87 645 127
2001 4 146 103 553 135
2002 4 096 122 482 153
2003 4 139 137 193 167
2004 4 174 145 520 166
2005 4 170 158 343 176
2006 4 223 171 351 182
2007 4 235 185 017 174
2008 4 175 198 964 175
2009 4 160 199 837 171
2010 4 177 202 525 174
2011 4 192 213 094 178
2012 4 245 223 060 172
2013 4 296 230 714 177
2014 4 385 237 695 183
2015 4 464 247 924 191
2016 4 538 263 171 205
2017 4 595 297 017 226
2018 4 618 329 943 244
2019 4 656 367 833 263
2020 4 657
aUp to 1979 including persons on child-care benefit, corrected data from 1988.  bThe average monthly earnings, comparable to 1969 were 2,040 HUF.  cSince 1988 average gross earnings including the personal income tax.  Preliminary data 

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