Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Czechia
Czechia: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Czechia stood at 2.8%.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Czechia peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
That places Czechia 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +67.3% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +38.1% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +34.8% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +51.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.3% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 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 unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Czechia?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Czechia was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does Czechia rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Czechia ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.