Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Slovakia
Slovakia: Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data was 86 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
86 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
19th
of 45 countries
All-time high
312 Thousand persons
in 2004
All-time low
86 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 86 Thousand persons for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Slovakia peaked at 312 Thousand persons in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86 Thousand persons, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 19th 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 - quarterly data in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 160 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 213 Thousand persons | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 266 Thousand persons | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 296 Thousand persons | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 311 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 299 Thousand persons | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 312 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 303 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 246 Thousand persons | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 210 Thousand persons | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 151 Thousand persons | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 203 Thousand persons | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 258 Thousand persons | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 257 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 267 Thousand persons | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 278 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 232 Thousand persons | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 190 Thousand persons | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 150 Thousand persons | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 134 Thousand persons | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 102 Thousand persons | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 91 Thousand persons | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 86 Thousand persons | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.5 Thousand persons | 160 Thousand persons | 213 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 259.7 Thousand persons | 151 Thousand persons | 312 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 195.9 Thousand persons | 91 Thousand persons | 278 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 86 Thousand persons | 86 Thousand persons | 86 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 17 Netherlands 90 Thousand persons compare
- 17 Netherlands 90 Thousand persons compare
- 19 Slovakia 86 Thousand persons compare
- 21 Bulgaria 85 Thousand persons compare
- 22 Switzerland 83 Thousand persons compare
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 - quarterly data in Slovakia?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Slovakia was 86 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 312 Thousand persons in 2004.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data?
- Slovakia ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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