Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Czechia
Czechia: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits was 26 Hours per week in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
26 Hours per week
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
1st
of 31 countries
All-time high
27 Hours per week
in 2001
All-time low
23 Hours per week
in 2011
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Czechia, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
In 2025, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Czechia stood at 26 Hours per week.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Czechia peaked at 27 Hours per week in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23 Hours per week, in 2011.
That places Czechia 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 25 Hours per week | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26 Hours per week | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 25 Hours per week | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 26 Hours per week | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 25 Hours per week | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 24 Hours per week | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 Hours per week | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 Hours per week | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 Hours per week | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 25 Hours per week | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26 Hours per week | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 27 Hours per week | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 26 Hours per week | -3.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 26 Hours per week is above the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 26 Hours per week is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.33 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 27 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.6 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.33 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 27 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 1 New Zealand 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 Slovenia 31 Hours per week compare
- 2 Estonia 26 Hours per week compare
- 2 Croatia 21 Hours per week compare
- 3 Cyprus 25 Hours per week compare
- 3 Latvia 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Poland 22 Hours per week compare
- 4 United States 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Malta 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Norway 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Sweden 24 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Czechia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 103.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 323.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2845 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 236.39 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Czechia?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Czechia was 26 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 27 Hours per week in 2001.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 Hours per week in 2011.
- How does Czechia rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Czechia ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.