Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia
Slovakia: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 87 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia is 87 Thousand persons, measured 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 Thousand persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87 Thousand persons, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 161 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 195 Thousand persons | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 262 Thousand persons | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 297 Thousand persons | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 317 Thousand persons | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 300 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 312 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 309 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 271 Thousand persons | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 219 Thousand persons | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 178 Thousand persons | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 175 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 249 Thousand persons | +42.3% |
| 2011 | 248 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 254 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 271 Thousand persons | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 252 Thousand persons | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 207 Thousand persons | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 160 Thousand persons | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 140 Thousand persons | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 111 Thousand persons | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 92 Thousand persons | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 87 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178 Thousand persons | 161 Thousand persons | 195 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 264 Thousand persons | 175 Thousand persons | 317 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.4 Thousand persons | 92 Thousand persons | 271 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 87 Thousand persons | 87 Thousand persons | 87 Thousand persons | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2002.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Slovakia ranks 17th out of 45 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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