Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Czechia
Czechia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 26.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Czechia is 26.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Czechia peaked at 52.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2025.
Czechia ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.6% | — |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.3% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 31.1% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.9% | 28.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Czechia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Czechia was 26.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2025.
- How does Czechia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Czechia ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.