Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 73 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia is 73, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia peaked at 91.8 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 72.7, in 2019.
That places Slovakia 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.7 | — |
| 1999 | 74 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 81.5 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 91.8 | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 89.2 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 87 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 84.3 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 80.5 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 78.2 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 78.6 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 77.3 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 80.9 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 80.6 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.5 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 78.6 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 80.5 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 77.6 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 77.9 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.2 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 77.7 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 73.5 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 72.7 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 73 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.85 | 74 | 77.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.93 | 77.3 | 91.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.58 | 72.7 | 80.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73 | 73 | 73 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.3 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 72.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia was 73 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7 in 2019.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Slovakia ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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