[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Czechia
Czechia: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 56.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Czechia, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Czechia is 56.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 119.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Czechia peaked at 56.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2011.
Czechia ranks 29th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.6% | — |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +35.6% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +23.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 56.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 56.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.3%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 27.6% | 42.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 25.8% | 45.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 26 Luxembourg 57.4% compare
- 27 Spain 57.2% compare
- 28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 56.7% compare
- 30 Switzerland 55.4% compare
- 31 Italy 51.5% compare
- 32 United States 50.5% compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Czechia?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Czechia was 56.6% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2011.
- How does Czechia rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Czechia ranks 29th out of 85 countries with data for 2021.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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