Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 79.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 79.3% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia peaked at 79.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1991.
Slovakia ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.7% | — |
| 1992 | 59.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 62.7% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 79.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 79.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 57.7% | 66.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 67.4% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 76.1% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 76.7% | 79.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Slovakia was 79.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Slovakia ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).