Labor force, female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Labor force, female was 47.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Slovakia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Slovakia is 47.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Slovakia peaked at 47.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2011.
That places Slovakia 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.9% | — |
| 1991 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 44.6% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 44.2% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.2% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 45.4% | 47.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 119,366 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Slovakia?
- Labor force, female in Slovakia was 47.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2011.
- How does Slovakia rank for labor force, female?
- Slovakia ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.