Employers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia is 3.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia peaked at 3.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.
Slovakia ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Slovakia was 3.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Slovakia ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).