Pest

Latest value

· 2025

2.70% of people aged 0 to 64

HU 4.1 · -1.4 pp vs country · Europe 7.0 · -4.3 pp vs Europe

Rank in country

6 / 8

Among 8 regions in Hungary

Rank in Europe

235 / 251

Among 251 European regions

Population

1,336,134

Regional population · 2025

Recent trend

What this indicator measures

Measures people aged 0 to 64 living in households where working-age members worked 20% or less of their combined potential working time during the previous year. Eurostat excludes specified groups such as certain students and retired people from the work-intensity calculation.

Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.

Data source: Eurostat Persons living in households with very low work intensity (0 to 64 years) ilc_lvhl21n

How Pest compares

Lower is better · Range 2.3–7.0

Pest 2.7

Hungary 4.1

Europe 7.0

Hungary -1.4 pp Europe -4.3 pp

Regional map

· 2025 · 8 regions

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Regional insights

Regional position

Pest recorded 2.7% in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Hungary and the European regional benchmark.

Recent change

From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved noticeably from 6% to 2.7%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.