Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.5%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
26th
of 32 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 2017
All-time low
2.3%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Slovakia, 2017–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Slovakia stood at 2.5%.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Slovakia peaked at 4.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2022.
That places Slovakia 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -31.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,606 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)
- 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)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Slovakia?
- Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Slovakia was 2.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 rates by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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