Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Czechia

Czechia: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 2.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.6
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
61st
of 69 countries
All-time high
8.76
in 2000
All-time low
0.7
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Czechia, 1990–2024

024681990200720241990: 0.71991: 2.31992: 2.61993: 4.31994: 4.31995: 4.11996: 3.91997: 4.71998: 6.51999: 8.72000: 8.82001: 8.12002: 7.32003: 7.82004: 8.32005: 7.92006: 7.12007: 5.32008: 4.42009: 6.72010: 7.32011: 6.72012: 72013: 72014: 6.12015: 52016: 42017: 2.92018: 2.22019: 22020: 2.52021: 2.82022: 2.22023: 2.62024: 2.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Czechia stood at 2.6.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Czechia peaked at 8.76 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 1990.

That places Czechia 61st out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Czechia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.7
1991 2.27 +223.7%
1992 2.6 +14.7%
1993 4.35 +67.3%
1994 4.28 -1.5%
1995 4.08 -4.7%
1996 3.85 -5.6%
1997 4.67 +21.3%
1998 6.46 +38.1%
1999 8.7 +34.8%
2000 8.76 +0.7%
2001 8.13 -7.3%
2002 7.28 -10.4%
2003 7.78 +6.8%
2004 8.3 +6.7%
2005 7.93 -4.5%
2006 7.14 -9.9%
2007 5.32 -25.6%
2008 4.39 -17.4%
2009 6.66 +51.7%
2010 7.28 +9.3%
2011 6.71 -7.8%
2012 6.98 +4.0%
2013 6.95 -0.4%
2014 6.11 -12.2%
2015 5.05 -17.4%
2016 3.95 -21.7%
2017 2.89 -26.8%
2018 2.25 -22.4%
2019 2.02 -10.3%
2020 2.55 +26.6%
2021 2.8 +9.9%
2022 2.22 -20.7%
2023 2.58 +16.0%
2024 2.6 +0.9%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 2.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.67, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 2.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 48% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +223.7% 0.7 2.27

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.2 0.7 8.7 10
2000s 7.17 4.39 8.76 10
2010s 5.02 2.02 7.28 10
2020s 2.55 2.22 2.8 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 58 Malta 3.2 compare
  2. 59 Belarus 3.04 compare
  3. 60 Poland 2.81 compare
  4. 62 Russian Federation 2.43 compare
  5. 63 Liechtenstein 2.31 compare
  6. 64 Kuwait 2.16 compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Czechia?
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Czechia was 2.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 8.76 in 2000.
What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 1990.
How does Czechia rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
Czechia ranks 61st out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Source
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Licence
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Coverage
69 places, 2,350 data points, 1969–2025
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