Unemployment rate,Percent in Czechia

Czechia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.9% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
2.9%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
64th
of 71 countries
All-time high
8.8%
in 2000
All-time low
2.0%
in 2019
Years of data
33
1993–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Czechia, 1993–2025

24681993200920251993: 4.31994: 4.31995: 41996: 3.91997: 4.81998: 6.51999: 8.72000: 8.82001: 8.12002: 7.32003: 7.82004: 8.32005: 7.92006: 7.12007: 5.32008: 4.42009: 6.72010: 7.32011: 6.72012: 72013: 72014: 6.12015: 5.12016: 42017: 2.92018: 2.32019: 22020: 2.62021: 2.82022: 2.42023: 2.62024: 2.82025: 2.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Czechia stood at 2.9%.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Czechia peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.

Czechia ranks 64th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.2% 3.9% 8.7% 7
2000s 7.2% 4.4% 8.8% 10
2010s 5.0% 2.0% 7.3% 10
2020s 2.7% 2.4% 2.9% 6

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 61 South Korea 3.0% compare
  2. 62 Malta 2.9% compare
  3. 63 Denmark 2.9% compare
  4. 65 Mexico 2.6% compare
  5. 66 Belarus 2.6% compare
  6. 67 Japan 2.5% compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Czechia

All data for Czechia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Czechia?
Unemployment rate,percent in Czechia was 2.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
How does Czechia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Czechia ranks 64th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed