{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"hu-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hu-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hu-self-employment-rate/","title":"Hungary Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Hungary's Self-Employed Persons: 557.6 thousand persons in 2025, +3.7% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Hungary","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Hungary","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Hungary Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Hungary"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Hungary (2025)","value":"557.6","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+3.7%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Hungary Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":456.6},{"period":"2009","value":457.6},{"period":"2010","value":447.3},{"period":"2011","value":440.8},{"period":"2012","value":434.3},{"period":"2013","value":425.6},{"period":"2014","value":435.6},{"period":"2015","value":445.3},{"period":"2016","value":454.2},{"period":"2017","value":444.4},{"period":"2018","value":457.6},{"period":"2019","value":475.6},{"period":"2020","value":521.8},{"period":"2021","value":563},{"period":"2022","value":572.1},{"period":"2023","value":559.3},{"period":"2024","value":537.8},{"period":"2025","value":557.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"557.6","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"537.8","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"559.3","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"572.1","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"563.0","yoyChange":"+7.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"521.8","yoyChange":"+9.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"475.6","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"457.6","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"444.4","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"454.2","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"445.3","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"435.6","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"425.6","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"434.3","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"440.8","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"447.3","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"457.6","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"456.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Hungary from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 572.1 thousand persons in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 425.6 in 2013. The latest reading of 557.6 in 2025 represents a change of +19.8."}]}