Slovak Republic — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Slovak Republic, 1991–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 28 of 49 economies; Croatia (5.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 30% in 1999. That is 24% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 39th of 187 in 1991 → 15th of 187 in 2000 → 31st of 187 in 2010 → 88th of 187 in 2020 → 84th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 5.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 6.14% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 6.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 6.72% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 5.76% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 6.54% | -1.6 pp |
| 2017 | 8.14% | -1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 9.68% | -1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 11.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 11.54% | -2.7 pp |
| 2013 | 14.23% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 13.97% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 13.63% | -0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 14.39% | +2.4 pp |
| 2009 | 12.02% | +2.5 pp |
| 2008 | 9.51% | -1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 11.16% | -2.2 pp |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -2.9 pp |
| 2005 | 16.28% | -1.9 pp |
| 2004 | 18.21% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 17.55% | -1.0 pp |
| 2002 | 18.54% | -0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 19.15% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 18.55% | +2.4 pp |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +3.7 pp |
| 1998 | 12.42% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 11.89% | +0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 11.34% | -1.8 pp |
| 1995 | 13.11% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 13.65% | +1.5 pp |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 12.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 12.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Slovak Republic’s Unemployment in 1992?
12.19% (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 Slovak Republic’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -55.7% in total — about 2.4% 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: 5.36%; 2024: 5.3%; 2023: 5.84%; 2022: 6.14%; 2021: 6.89%. 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.