Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Czechia
82.9% of people aged 20 to 64 in Czechia were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Czechia, 2025
82.9%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
76.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
78.3%
Position in 2025
4th of 34
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Czechia over time
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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Czechia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.9% | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | 75.7% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | 75.3% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | 74.6% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | 73.0% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | 71.7% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | 71.9% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | 70.9% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | 69.6% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | 68.5% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | 66.7% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | 66.9% |
| 2011 | 70.9%b (break in time series) | 67.1% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | 67.3% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 82.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 74.8%, the figure has changed by +8.1 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Czechia has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.
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Employment-to-population ratio
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
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Long-term unemployment rate
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
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