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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Slovakia

The youth unemployment rate in Slovakia was 15.3% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest 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: Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 Unit: % of the labour force aged 15 to 24 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Slovakia, 2025 15.3% % of the labour force aged 15 to 24
Change from 2024 −3.9percentage points 2024: 19.2%
European Union, 2025 15.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 17th of 34 See the full ranking

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Slovakia 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.

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 (% of the labour force aged 15 to 24), 2009 to 2025
Period SlovakiaEuropean Union
2025 15.3% 15.2%
2024 19.2% 15.0%
2023 19.8% 14.6%
2022 19.9% 14.6%
2021 20.6% 16.7%
2020 20.4% 17.6%
2019 17.1% 15.7%
2018 15.8% 16.7%
2017 20.0% 18.6%
2016 23.4% 20.7%
2015 27.7% 22.4%
2014 31.0% 24.1%
2013 34.9% 25.2%
2012 35.3% 24.4%
2011 34.8%b (break in time series) 22.5%
2010 34.9% 22.4%
2009 28.5% 21.2%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −3.9 percentage points from 19.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 27.7%, the figure has changed by −12.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.

More for Slovakia

All statistics for Slovakia
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 5.4% 2025 · Eurostat NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 11.1% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of youth unemployment 18.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Long-term unemployment rate 3.4% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 78.1% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 73.7% 2025 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
une_rt_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-24 unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Slovakia
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
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Source: Eurostat