Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Czechia
The youth unemployment rate in Czechia was 10.4% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016.
Czechia, 2025
10.4%
Change from 2024
+1.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
29th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Czechia over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Czechia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.4% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 18.1%b (break in time series) | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | 21.2% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 9.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.6%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Czechia has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
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Long-term unemployment rate
0.8%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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