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.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 Unit: % of population aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Czechia, 2025 82.9% % of population aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.6percentage points 2024: 82.3%
European Union, 2025 76.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 78.3% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 4th of 34 See the full ranking

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.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 (% of population aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period CzechiaEuropean 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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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y20-64 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Czechia
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat