Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data was 190 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
190 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 22.6%
World rank
23rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
494 Thousand persons
in 2001
All-time low
155 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
24
1997–2020
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Slovakia, 1997–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Slovakia stood at 190 Thousand persons.
The figure is up 22.6% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Slovakia peaked at 494 Thousand persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 155 Thousand persons, in 2019.
That places Slovakia 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 294 Thousand persons | — |
| 1998 | 318 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 440 Thousand persons | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 472 Thousand persons | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 494 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 474 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 460 Thousand persons | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 459 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 409 Thousand persons | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 321 Thousand persons | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 279 Thousand persons | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 233 Thousand persons | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 375 Thousand persons | +60.9% |
| 2010 | 377 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 379 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 390 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 387 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 345 Thousand persons | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 303 Thousand persons | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 252 Thousand persons | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 213 Thousand persons | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 167 Thousand persons | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 155 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 190 Thousand persons | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 350.67 Thousand persons | 294 Thousand persons | 440 Thousand persons | 3 |
| 2000s | 397.6 Thousand persons | 233 Thousand persons | 494 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 296.8 Thousand persons | 155 Thousand persons | 390 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 190 Thousand persons | 190 Thousand persons | 190 Thousand persons | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Slovakia?
- Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Slovakia was 190 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 494 Thousand persons in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 155 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data?
- Slovakia ranks 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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