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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Unemployment rate in Czechia

1999 – 2025 · 27 data points 14 of 14 · Countries Updated Nov 13, 2026
Economy & jobs · Czechia

Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 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 2.8% +0.2 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 14 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −2.3 pp
vs European Union −3.2 pp European Union: 6.0% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 1999 – 2025 percent · Czechia · European Union · World
−2.3 pp since 2015
Czechia European Union World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Czechia
2.8%
European Union
6.0%
World
4.8%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Czechia · 1999 – 2025
Latest value 2.8% · 2025
First value 8.5% · 1999
Highest 8.8% · 2000
Lowest 2.0% · 2019
Data points 27

By year

All years · 1999 – 2025

YearCzechiaChange European UnionWorld
2025 2.8% +0.2 pp 6.0% 4.8%
2024 2.6% ±0.0 pp 6.0% 4.8%
2023 2.6% +0.4 pp 6.1% 4.8%
2022 2.2% −0.6 pp 6.2% 5.2%
2021break in series 2.8% +0.2 pp 7.1% 6.0%
2020 2.6% +0.6 pp 7.1% 6.6%
2019 2.0% −0.2 pp 6.7% 5.6%
2018 2.2% −0.7 pp 7.3% 5.8%
2017 2.9% −1.1 pp 8.2% 5.9%
2016 4.0% −1.1 pp 9.1% 6.0%
2015 5.1% −1.0 pp 10.1% 6.0%
2014 6.1% −0.9 pp 10.9% 6.0%
2013 7.0% ±0.0 pp 11.4% 6.1%
2012 7.0% +0.3 pp 10.9% 6.2%
2011break in series 6.7% −0.6 pp 9.9% 6.1%
2010 7.3% +0.6 pp 9.9% 6.3%
2009 6.7% +2.3 pp 9.2% 6.4%
2008 4.4% −0.9 pp 7.3% 5.8%
2007 5.3% −1.9 pp 7.5% 5.8%
2006 7.2% −0.7 pp 8.7% 6.0%
2005break in series 7.9% −0.3 pp 9.6% 6.2%
2004 8.2% +0.6 pp 10.0% 6.3%
2003 7.6% +0.6 pp 9.7% 6.5%
2002 7.0% −1.0 pp 9.6% 6.4%
2001 8.0% −0.8 pp — 6.2%
2000 8.8% +0.3 pp — 6.1%
1999 8.5% — 6.3%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1999 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Spain 10.5%
2 Finland 9.7%
3 Greece 8.9%
4 Türkiye 8.4%
5 France 7.7%
6 Lithuania 6.9%
7 Italy 6.1%
8 Romania 6.1%
9 Norway 4.5%
10 Netherlands 3.9%
11 Germany 3.8%
12 Bulgaria 3.5%
13 Poland 3.1%
14 Czechia 2.8%

Source: Eurostat, 2025

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.