Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Slovakia

Slovakia: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities was 6.44 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6.44
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
37th
of 44 countries
All-time high
12.03
in 2017
All-time low
6.44
in 2023
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Slovakia, 2006–2023

02.557.51012.52006201420232006: 9.62007: 9.92008: 10.22009: 10.72010: 10.62011: 112012: 112013: 11.12014: 11.32015: 11.32016: 11.42017: 122018: 11.92019: 11.52020: 11.32021: 6.72022: 6.72023: 6.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 6.44 for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Slovakia peaked at 12.03 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.44, in 2023.

Slovakia ranks 37th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Slovakia, 2006 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2006 9.63
2007 9.89 +2.7%
2008 10.17 +2.8%
2009 10.66 +4.8%
2010 10.63 -0.3%
2011 11 +3.5%
2012 10.98 -0.2%
2013 11.06 +0.8%
2014 11.3 +2.2%
2015 11.29 -0.1%
2016 11.39 +0.9%
2017 12.03 +5.6%
2018 11.9 -1.1%
2019 11.55 -3.0%
2020 11.3 -2.2%
2021 6.71 -40.7%
2022 6.66 -0.7%
2023 6.44 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.09 9.63 10.66 4
2010s 11.32 10.63 12.03 10
2020s 7.78 6.44 11.3 4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 34 Albania 8.23 compare
  2. 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.71 compare
  3. 36 Greece 7.01 compare
  4. 38 Poland 5.78 compare
  5. 39 Russian Federation 4.69 compare
  6. 40 Austria 4.08 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Slovakia?
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Slovakia was 6.44 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 12.03 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.44 in 2023.
How does Slovakia rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
Slovakia ranks 37th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
44 places, 570 data points, 1994–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.