Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Slovakia
The unemployment rate in Slovakia was 5.4% of the labour force in 2025.
Slovakia, 2025
5.4%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
20th of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Slovakia over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Slovakia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 13.5%b (break in time series) | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | 9.3% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 5.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.5%, the figure has changed by −6.1 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Slovakia
All statistics for Slovakia
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
15.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
3.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
5.7%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
78.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
73.7%
2025 · Eurostat