Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex was 19.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.5
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
30th
of 47 countries
All-time high
40.4
in 2013
All-time low
8.6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and in Slovakia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 19.5 for unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Slovakia peaked at 40.4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 1998.
That places Slovakia 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 … sex in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.6 | — |
| 1999 | 10.8 | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 14.3 | +32.4% |
| 2001 | 15 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 11.5 | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 13.9 | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 20.3 | +46.0% |
| 2005 | 19.5 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 13.4 | -31.3% |
| 2007 | 16.4 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 14.9 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 18.8 | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 28.7 | +52.7% |
| 2011 | 30.6 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 36.6 | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 40.4 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 36.5 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 36.1 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 27.1 | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 21.2 | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 18.2 | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 26 | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 23.7 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 20.3 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 16.9 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 19.5 | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.8 | 11.5 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.06 | 18.2 | 40.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.57 | 16.9 | 26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 27 Hungary 31.6 compare
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.5 compare
- 29 Czechia 20.6 compare
- 30 Slovakia 19.5 compare
- 32 North Macedonia 18.1 compare
- 32 North Macedonia 18.1 compare
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 in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Slovakia?
- Unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Slovakia was 19.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and?
- Slovakia ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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