Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Slovakia

Slovakia: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) was 87 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
87
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
19th
of 47 countries
All-time high
317
in 2002
All-time low
87
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia, 1998–2020

1001502002503001998200920201998: 1611999: 1952000: 2622001: 2972002: 3172003: 3002004: 3122005: 3092006: 2712007: 2192008: 1782009: 1752010: 2492011: 2482012: 2542013: 2712014: 2522015: 2072016: 1602017: 1402018: 1112019: 922020: 87

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 87 for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia peaked at 317 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87, in 2020.

Slovakia ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Slovakia, 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 161 —
1999 195 +21.1%
2000 262 +34.4%
2001 297 +13.4%
2002 317 +6.7%
2003 300 -5.4%
2004 312 +4.0%
2005 309 -1.0%
2006 271 -12.3%
2007 219 -19.2%
2008 178 -18.7%
2009 175 -1.7%
2010 249 +42.3%
2011 248 -0.4%
2012 254 +2.4%
2013 271 +6.7%
2014 252 -7.0%
2015 207 -17.9%
2016 160 -22.7%
2017 140 -12.5%
2018 111 -20.7%
2019 92 -17.1%
2020 87 -5.4%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 87 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 87 is above the median for high income countries, which is 60, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 178 161 195 2
2000s 264 175 317 10
2010s 198.4 92 271 10
2020s 87 87 87 1

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 16 Portugal 117 compare
  2. 17 Poland 107 compare
  3. 17 Poland 107 compare
  4. 19 Slovakia 87 compare
  5. 21 Netherlands 83 compare
  6. 21 Netherlands 83 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia?
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia was 87 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 317 in 2002.
What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 87 in 2020.
How does Slovakia rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
Slovakia ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. 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 Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 974 data points, 1996–2020
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