Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Czechia
Czechia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Czechia is 2.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Czechia peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.
That places Czechia 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 0.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Czechia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Czechia was 2.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Czechia ranks 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.