Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Czechia
Czechia: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 45.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Czechia stood at 45.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Czechia peaked at 45.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2010.
Czechia ranks 99th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.7% | — |
| 1991 | 44.4% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 44.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 45.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 45.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.1%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 44.0% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 43.3% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 43.3% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 44.2% | 45.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Czechia?
- Labor force, female in Czechia was 45.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2010.
- How does Czechia rank for labor force, female?
- Czechia ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.