Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia
Slovakia: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 95 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia stood at 95 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia peaked at 322 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 95 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Slovakia ranks 15th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 210 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 298 Thousand persons | +41.9% |
| 2011 | 294 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 303 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 322 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 299 Thousand persons | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 248 Thousand persons | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 192 Thousand persons | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 166 Thousand persons | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 132 Thousand persons | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 109 Thousand persons | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 103 Thousand persons | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 106 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 113 Thousand persons | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 105 Thousand persons | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 96 Thousand persons | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 95 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 210 Thousand persons | 210 Thousand persons | 210 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 236.3 Thousand persons | 109 Thousand persons | 322 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 103 Thousand persons | 95 Thousand persons | 113 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 95 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 322 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Slovakia ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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