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Labour force participation in Czechia
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
25 of 44 · Countries
Updated Nov 13, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
60.3%
−0.3 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
25 of 44
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+1.0 pp
vs World
−0.6 pp
World: 61.0% · 2025
Labour force participation, 1990 – 2025 percent · Czechia · World
+1.0 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Czechia
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force participation · percent
Czechia
60.3%
World
61.0%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Czechia · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
60.3% · 2025
First value
61.6% · 1990
Highest
61.7% · 1994
Lowest
58.3% · 2011
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Czechia | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.3% | −0.3 pp | 61.0% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +0.2 pp | 61.1% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +0.6 pp | 61.2% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | +0.4 pp | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | −0.0 pp | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | −0.7 pp | 59.6% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | −0.3 pp | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +0.3 pp | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +0.3 pp | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +0.4 pp | 61.5% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +0.1 pp | 61.6% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +0.0 pp | 61.8% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +0.6 pp | 62.0% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +0.4 pp | 62.2% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | −0.1 pp | 62.4% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | −0.2 pp | 62.6% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +0.1 pp | 62.8% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | −0.4 pp | 63.1% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | −0.5 pp | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | −0.1 pp | 63.5% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +0.2 pp | 63.8% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | −0.3 pp | 63.8% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | −0.3 pp | 63.9% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | −0.2 pp | 64.1% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | −0.4 pp | 64.2% |
| 2000 | 60.4% | −0.6 pp | 64.4% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | −0.0 pp | 64.6% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | −0.1 pp | 64.5% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | −0.1 pp | 64.7% |
| 1996 | 61.3% | −0.3 pp | 64.7% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | −0.1 pp | 64.8% |
| 1994 | 61.7% | +0.3 pp | 65.0% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | +0.0 pp | 65.0% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | +0.0 pp | 65.3% |
| 1991 | 61.4% | −0.2 pp | 65.4% |
| 1990 | 61.6% | 65.5% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force participation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 76.6% | |
| 2 | Peru | 72.9% | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 68.0% | |
| 4 | Congo - Brazzaville | 67.8% | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 67.2% | |
| 6 | Norway | 65.6% | |
| 7 | Israel | 65.5% | |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 65.1% | |
| 9 | China | 64.6% | |
| 10 | Canada | 64.5% | |
| 11 | Ecuador | 64.5% | |
| 12 | South Korea | 64.4% | |
| 13 | Congo - Kinshasa | 64.3% | |
| 14 | Colombia | 63.4% | |
| 15 | Brazil | 63.1% | |
| 16 | Lithuania | 62.9% | |
| 17 | Chile | 62.3% | |
| 18 | Argentina | 61.9% | |
| 19 | United States | 61.7% | |
| 20 | Mexico | 61.6% | |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 61.4% | |
| 22 | Philippines | 61.4% | |
| 23 | Russia | 61.1% | |
| 24 | Germany | 60.6% | |
| 25 | Czechia | 60.3% | |
| 26 | Finland | 59.7% | |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 58.8% | |
| 28 | Poland | 58.3% | |
| 29 | Spain | 57.4% | |
| 30 | Honduras | 56.6% | |
| 31 | Hong Kong SAR China | 56.4% | |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 56.1% | |
| 33 | India | 55.7% | |
| 34 | France | 55.3% | |
| 35 | Türkiye | 54.4% | |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 53.4% | |
| 37 | Greece | 52.0% | |
| 38 | Romania | 51.3% | |
| 39 | Gabon | 51.1% | |
| 40 | Italy | 49.3% | |
| 41 | Egypt | 44.6% | |
| 42 | Morocco | 43.9% | |
| 43 | Algeria | 40.8% | |
| 44 | Yemen | 33.1% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025
What it means
The share of adults who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.
Economy & jobs
Czechia in numbers
GDP per person
€29,400
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$60,487
2025
GDP per person, EU = 100
91
2024
Gross domestic product
€321B
2024
Economic growth
2.6%
2025
Inflation
2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.8%
2025
Youth unemployment
10.4%
2025
Employment rate
82.9%
2025
Household income per person
€15,900
2024
At risk of poverty
9.6%
2025
Income inequality (Gini)
25.7
2023