Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Slovakia
Slovakia: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Slovakia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 12.0% for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Slovakia peaked at 18.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2025.
Slovakia ranks 32nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.5% | — |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.5% | 18.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Slovakia?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Slovakia was 12.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Slovakia ranks 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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