Unemployment rate,Percent in Slovakia

Slovakia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 5.0% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
5.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 71 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2001
All-time low
5.0%
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Slovakia, 1991–2025

51015201991200820251991: 71992: 11.31993: 12.91994: 14.61995: 13.71996: 12.61997: 12.91998: 13.81999: 17.52000: 18.32001: 18.32002: 17.82003: 15.22004: 14.22005: 11.62006: 10.42007: 8.42008: 7.62009: 11.42010: 12.52011: 13.22012: 13.62013: 14.12014: 12.82015: 11.52016: 9.52017: 7.12018: 5.42019: 52020: 6.82021: 7.52022: 6.32023: 5.32024: 52025: 5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Slovakia is 5.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Slovakia peaked at 18.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.

That places Slovakia 38th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.9% 7.0% 17.5% 9
2000s 13.3% 7.6% 18.3% 10
2010s 10.5% 5.0% 14.1% 10
2020s 6.0% 5.0% 7.5% 6

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 35 New Zealand 5.3% compare
  2. 36 Bulgaria 5.1% compare
  3. 37 Dominican Republic 5.1% compare
  4. 39 United Kingdom 4.8% compare
  5. 40 Kazakhstan 4.8% compare
  6. 41 Sri Lanka 4.7% compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Slovakia?
Unemployment rate,percent in Slovakia was 5.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
How does Slovakia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Slovakia ranks 38th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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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
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