Unemployment rate in Czechia
Czechia: Unemployment rate was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Czechia stood at 2.8%.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Czechia peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
That places Czechia 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.3% | 8.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Czechia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 23.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 29.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 26.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Czechia?
- Unemployment rate in Czechia was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does Czechia rank for unemployment rate?
- Czechia ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.