Researchers (HC) - % Female in Hungary
Hungary: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 29.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.8%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
92nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
35.1%
in 2003
All-time low
28.0%
in 2018
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Hungary, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 29.8% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Hungary peaked at 35.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2018.
That places Hungary 92nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 32.5% | — |
| 1997 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +3.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 29.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 29.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 30.7% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 32.1% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.5% | 29.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More science & technology data for Hungary
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 104.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 10.12 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 111.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4502 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 113 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Hungary?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Hungary was 29.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Hungary ranks 92nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release