Unemployment rate,Percent in Czechia
Czechia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.9%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
63rd
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
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Czechia stood at 2.9%.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 42.4% 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 63rd 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.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.3% | — |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +35.2% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +34.8% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +52.1% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +5.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 2.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 2.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 56% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
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 63rd 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 42.4%. 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.
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