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
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia is 87, 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 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 19th out of 47 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 (1996–2020) in Slovakia, year by year
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178 | 161 | 195 | 2 |
| 2000s | 264 | 175 | 317 | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.4 | 92 | 271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87 | 87 | 87 | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.3 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 72.3 (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 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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