Unemployment in Hungary 2014-2023, by age
Over the considered years, unemployment in Hungary decreased overall in all groups of age with some oscillation. Unemployment figures increased in 2020 as a consequence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the number of unemployed people between the ages of 25 to 54 years old to 135 thousand. In 2023, there were 203 thousand unemployed individuals in the country, the highest figure recorded since 2016.