Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 84.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 84.1% for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Czechia peaked at 90.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2012.
That places Czechia 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.7% | — |
| 1992 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 87.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 84.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.1% | 84.9% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 82.9% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 81.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.1% | 84.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Czechia?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Czechia was 84.1% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Czechia ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.