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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Unemployment rate in Praha

1999 – 2025 · 27 data points 7 of 8 · Regions of Czechia Updated Nov 13, 2026
Economy & jobs · Praha Czechia

Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 1.8% ±0.0 pp since 2024
Regions of Czechia · 2025 7 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −1.0 pp
vs Czechia −1.0 pp Czechia: 2.8% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 1999 – 2025 percent · Praha · Czechia · European Union · World
−1.0 pp since 2015
Praha Czechia European Union World

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

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Praha
1.8%
Czechia
2.8%
European Union
6.0%
World
4.8%

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Praha · 1999 – 2025
Latest value 1.8% · 2025
First value 3.6% · 1999
Highest 4.3% · 2003
Lowest 1.3% · 2018
Data points 27

By year

All years · 1999 – 2025

YearPrahaChange CzechiaEuropean UnionWorld
2025 1.8% ±0.0 pp 2.8% 6.0% 4.8%
2024 1.8% −0.3 pp 2.6% 6.0% 4.8%
2023 2.1% +0.5 pp 2.6% 6.1% 4.8%
2022 1.6% −0.7 pp 2.2% 6.2% 5.2%
2021break in series 2.3% ±0.0 pp 2.8% 7.1% 6.0%
2020 2.3% +1.0 pp 2.6% 7.1% 6.6%
2019 1.3% ±0.0 pp 2.0% 6.7% 5.6%
2018 1.3% −0.4 pp 2.2% 7.3% 5.8%
2017 1.7% −0.5 pp 2.9% 8.2% 5.9%
2016 2.2% −0.6 pp 4.0% 9.1% 6.0%
2015 2.8% +0.3 pp 5.1% 10.1% 6.0%
2014 2.5% −0.6 pp 6.1% 10.9% 6.0%
2013 3.1% ±0.0 pp 7.0% 11.4% 6.1%
2012 3.1% −0.5 pp 7.0% 10.9% 6.2%
2011break in series 3.6% −0.2 pp 6.7% 9.9% 6.1%
2010 3.8% +0.7 pp 7.3% 9.9% 6.3%
2009 3.1% +1.2 pp 6.7% 9.2% 6.4%
2008 1.9% −0.5 pp 4.4% 7.3% 5.8%
2007 2.4% −0.4 pp 5.3% 7.5% 5.8%
2006 2.8% −0.7 pp 7.2% 8.7% 6.0%
2005break in series 3.5% −0.5 pp 7.9% 9.6% 6.2%
2004 4.0% −0.3 pp 8.2% 10.0% 6.3%
2003 4.3% +0.9 pp 7.6% 9.7% 6.5%
2002 3.4% −0.4 pp 7.0% 9.6% 6.4%
2001 3.8% −0.2 pp 8.0% — 6.2%
2000 4.0% +0.4 pp 8.8% — 6.1%
1999 3.6% 8.5% — 6.3%

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

Ranking · Regions of Czechia

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 Severozápad 4.8%
2 Moravskoslezsko 4.3%
3 Severovýchod 3.3%
4 Střední Morava 2.7%
5 Jihovýchod 2.5%
6 Jihozápad 2.2%
7 Praha 1.8%
8 Střední Čechy 1.5%

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.