Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and in Czechia

Czechia: Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and was 20.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
20.6
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
33.4
in 2014
All-time low
11.2
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and in Czechia, 1998–2025

1015202530351998201120251998: 11.21999: 17.52000: 17.92001: 15.62002: 11.42003: 13.72004: 142005: 16.62006: 17.82007: 12.42008: 13.22009: 20.92010: 25.62011: 27.62012: 30.12013: 31.32014: 33.42015: 28.82016: 23.62017: 19.32018: 15.92019: 13.12020: 192021: 19.42022: 132023: 18.62024: 20.42025: 20.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Czechia stood at 20.6.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Czechia peaked at 33.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.2, in 1998.

Czechia ranks 23rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and age in Czechia, 1998 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1998 11.2
1999 17.5 +56.3%
2000 17.9 +2.3%
2001 15.6 -12.8%
2002 11.4 -26.9%
2003 13.7 +20.2%
2004 14 +2.2%
2005 16.6 +18.6%
2006 17.8 +7.2%
2007 12.4 -30.3%
2008 13.2 +6.5%
2009 20.9 +58.3%
2010 25.6 +22.5%
2011 27.6 +7.8%
2012 30.1 +9.1%
2013 31.3 +4.0%
2014 33.4 +6.7%
2015 28.8 -13.8%
2016 23.6 -18.1%
2017 19.3 -18.2%
2018 15.9 -17.6%
2019 13.1 -17.6%
2020 19 +45.0%
2021 19.4 +2.1%
2022 13 -33.0%
2023 18.6 +43.1%
2024 20.4 +9.7%
2025 20.6 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.35 11.2 17.5 2
2000s 15.35 11.4 20.9 10
2010s 24.87 13.1 33.4 10
2020s 18.5 13 20.6 6

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 20 Lithuania 31.8 compare
  2. 21 Hungary 31.6 compare
  3. 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.5 compare
  4. 24 Slovakia 19.5 compare
  5. 25 North Macedonia 18.1 compare
  6. 26 Bulgaria 17.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Czechia?
Unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Czechia was 20.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 33.4 in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.2 in 1998.
How does Czechia rank for unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and?
Czechia ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,012 data points, 1994–2025
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