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Slovak Republic — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Slovak Republic, 1991–2025.
Latest value · 2025
5.36%
Unemployment Rate · % of total labor force · -55.7% since 1991
Unemployment for Slovak Republic was 5.36% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.15% in 2001. The lowest was 5.30% in 2024 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.37% per year.
Slovak Republic ranks 89 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Slovak Republic sits below it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 53%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
5.36%
First (1991)
12.10%
Change
-55.7%
Highest
19.15%
in 2001
Lowest
5.30%
in 2024
Average
11.86%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-2.37%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of total labor force |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.36% |
| 2024 | 5.3% |
| 2023 | 5.84% |
| 2022 | 6.14% |
| 2021 | 6.89% |
| 2020 | 6.72% |
| 2019 | 5.76% |
| 2018 | 6.54% |
| 2017 | 8.14% |
| 2016 | 9.68% |
| 2015 | 11.49% |
| 2014 | 11.54% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment. National definitions differ, so cross-country comparison needs care. Figures are in % of total labor force. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.