Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Czechia

Czechia: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 9.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.2
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
127th
of 188 countries
All-time high
20.38
in 2004
All-time low
4.68
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Czechia, 1991–2024

51015201991200720241991: 4.71992: 5.11993: 8.41994: 8.71995: 7.91996: 7.21997: 8.41998: 12.41999: 172000: 172001: 16.62002: 162003: 17.62004: 20.42005: 19.22006: 17.42007: 10.72008: 9.92009: 16.72010: 18.42011: 18.12012: 19.52013: 192014: 15.82015: 12.62016: 10.52017: 7.92018: 6.72019: 5.62020: 7.92021: 8.12022: 6.72023: 8.52024: 9.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 9.2 for unemployment rate young vs older adults in 2024.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Czechia peaked at 20.38 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.68, in 1991.

Czechia ranks 127th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Czechia, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 4.68
1992 5.14 +9.7%
1993 8.42 +64.0%
1994 8.72 +3.5%
1995 7.88 -9.6%
1996 7.15 -9.2%
1997 8.4 +17.4%
1998 12.44 +48.1%
1999 17.02 +36.8%
2000 16.97 -0.3%
2001 16.56 -2.4%
2002 15.98 -3.5%
2003 17.55 +9.8%
2004 20.38 +16.1%
2005 19.25 -5.5%
2006 17.45 -9.4%
2007 10.73 -38.5%
2008 9.87 -8.0%
2009 16.66 +68.7%
2010 18.36 +10.2%
2011 18.08 -1.5%
2012 19.51 +7.9%
2013 18.96 -2.8%
2014 15.84 -16.4%
2015 12.58 -20.6%
2016 10.49 -16.6%
2017 7.94 -24.3%
2018 6.71 -15.4%
2019 5.62 -16.4%
2020 7.94 +41.3%
2021 8.13 +2.5%
2022 6.72 -17.4%
2023 8.51 +26.6%
2024 9.2 +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.87 4.68 17.02 9
2000s 16.14 9.87 20.38 10
2010s 13.41 5.62 19.51 10
2020s 8.1 6.72 9.2 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 124 Hong Kong, China 9.51 compare
  2. 125 Australia 9.41 compare
  3. 126 Turkmenistan 9.34 compare
  4. 128 Malta 9.12 compare
  5. 129 Bangladesh 9.1 compare
  6. 130 United States of America 8.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate young vs older adults in Czechia?
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Czechia was 9.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 20.38 in 2004.
What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.68 in 1991.
How does Czechia rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
Czechia ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment rate young vs older adults
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
195 places, 6,621 data points, 1991–2024
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