Unemployed population — Unemployment in Czechia
Czechia: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 150.53 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed population — unemployment in Czechia is 150.53 Persons, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Czechia peaked at 452.95 Persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39 Persons, in 1990.
That places Czechia 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39 Persons | — |
| 1991 | 222 Persons | +469.2% |
| 1992 | 135 Persons | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 220.02 Persons | +63.0% |
| 1994 | 221.17 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 208.05 Persons | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 201.46 Persons | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 248.31 Persons | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 335.73 Persons | +35.2% |
| 1999 | 452.15 Persons | +34.7% |
| 2000 | 452.95 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 416.5 Persons | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 373.3 Persons | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 398.4 Persons | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 425.75 Persons | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 410.15 Persons | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 371.68 Persons | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 276.57 Persons | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 229.8 Persons | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 352.18 Persons | +53.3% |
| 2010 | 383.5 Persons | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 350.52 Persons | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 366.82 Persons | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 368.93 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 323.6 Persons | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 267.93 Persons | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 211.38 Persons | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 155.38 Persons | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 121.47 Persons | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 109 Persons | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 136.97 Persons | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 150.5 Persons | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 120.42 Persons | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 133.97 Persons | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 138.78 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 150.53 Persons | +8.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 150.53 Persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 338.16 Persons, 45% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 150.53 Persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307.41 Persons, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed population — Unemployment in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +469.2% | 39 Persons | 222 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 228.29 Persons | 39 Persons | 452.15 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 370.73 Persons | 229.8 Persons | 452.95 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.85 Persons | 109 Persons | 383.5 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.53 Persons | 120.42 Persons | 150.53 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed population — unemployment in Czechia?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Czechia was 150.53 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 452.95 Persons in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 Persons in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Czechia ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.