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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Youth unemployment in Czechia

1999 – 2025 · 27 data points 12 of 14 · Countries Updated Nov 14, 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 10.4% +1.3 pp since 2024
Countries · 2025 12 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −2.2 pp
vs European Union −4.8 pp European Union: 15.2% · 2025
Youth unemployment, 1999 – 2025 percent · Czechia · European Union · World
−2.2 pp since 2015
Czechia European Union World

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

Compared with Youth unemployment · percent
Czechia
10.4%
European Union
15.2%
World
13.4%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Czechia · 1999 – 2025
Latest value 10.4% · 2025
First value 16.6% · 1999
Highest 19.9% · 2004
Lowest 5.6% · 2019
Data points 27

By year

All years · 1999 – 2025

YearCzechiaChange European UnionWorld
2025 10.4% +1.3 pp 15.2% 13.4%
2024 9.1% +0.8 pp 15.0% 13.3%
2023 8.3% +1.5 pp 14.6% 13.4%
2022 6.8% −1.4 pp 14.6% 14.1%
2021break in series 8.2% +0.2 pp 16.7% 15.7%
2020 8.0% +2.4 pp 16.8% 17.1%
2019 5.6% −1.1 pp 15.1% 15.3%
2018 6.7% −1.2 pp 16.1% 15.9%
2017 7.9% −2.6 pp 18.0% 16.1%
2016 10.5% −2.1 pp 20.1% 16.0%
2015 12.6% −3.3 pp 21.8% 16.0%
2014 15.9% −3.1 pp 23.5% 15.6%
2013 19.0% −0.5 pp 24.6% 15.7%
2012 19.5% +1.4 pp 23.8% 15.7%
2011break in series 18.1% −0.2 pp 22.0% 15.3%
2010 18.3% +1.7 pp 21.7% 15.2%
2009 16.6% +6.7 pp 20.5% 15.3%
2008 9.9% −0.8 pp 16.1% 14.3%
2007 10.7% −6.8 pp 16.1% 14.2%
2006 17.5% −1.7 pp 18.5% 14.5%
2005break in series 19.2% −0.7 pp 20.3% 14.9%
2004 19.9% +3.1 pp 20.4% 14.8%
2003 16.8% +1.4 pp 19.7% 15.0%
2002 15.4% −0.9 pp 19.5% 14.9%
2001 16.3% −0.7 pp — 14.5%
2000 17.0% +0.4 pp — 14.3%
1999 16.6% — 14.4%

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

Ranking · Countries

2015 · 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
#TerritoryYouth unemployment
14 Germany 7.2%
13 Norway 9.9%
12 Netherlands 11.3%
11 Czechia 12.6%
10 Lithuania 16.3%
9 Türkiye 18.5%
8 Poland 20.8%
7 Bulgaria 21.6%
6 Romania 21.7%
5 Finland 22.4%
4 France 24.8%
3 Italy 40.3%
2 Spain 48.3%
1 Greece 49.8%

Source: Eurostat, 2015

What it means

The unemployment rate among young people aged 15–24.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people aged 15–24 divided by the labour force of the same age.