Czechia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Czechia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Czechia was 2.83% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 8.76% in 2000. The lowest was 2.02% in 2019 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.65% per year.
Czechia ranks 154 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 82%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Czechia sits below it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 68% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 44%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 47 of 49 economies; Russian Federation (2.13%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 67% in 1993. That is 2% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1997. Doubling roughly every 108 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 151st of 187 in 1991 → 77th of 187 in 2000 → 87th of 187 in 2010 → 169th of 187 in 2020 → 149th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.58% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 2.22% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.55% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.25% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 2.89% | -1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.95% | -1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 5.05% | -1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 6.11% | -0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 6.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 6.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 6.71% | -0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 7.28% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 6.66% | +2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 4.39% | -0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 5.32% | -1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 7.14% | -0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 7.93% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 7.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 7.28% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 8.13% | -0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 8.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +2.2 pp |
| 1998 | 6.46% | +1.8 pp |
| 1997 | 4.67% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 3.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 4.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 4.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 4.35% | +1.7 pp |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 2.27% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Czechia’s Unemployment in 1992?
2.6% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Czechia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +24.4% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.83%; 2024: 2.6%; 2023: 2.58%; 2022: 2.22%; 2021: 2.8%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.