Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Czechia
Czechia: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 13.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Czechia stood at 13.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Czechia peaked at 15.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1991.
Czechia ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 132 Italy 14.3% compare
- 133 Montenegro 14.3% compare
- 134 New Caledonia 14.2% compare
- 136 Netherlands 13.4% compare
- 137 Romania 13.0% compare
- 138 New Zealand 12.6% compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Czechia?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Czechia was 13.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Czechia ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).