ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Czechia
Czechia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 23.41 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Czechia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 23.41 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Czechia peaked at 35.38 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.28 %, in 2022.
That places Czechia 66th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.38 % | — |
| 2003 | 33.44 % | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 31.45 % | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5 % | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 30.69 % | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 28.11 % | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 27.91 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 26.41 % | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 24.93 % | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 24.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 26.66 % | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 26.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.57 % | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 27.52 % | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 25.77 % | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 25.99 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.13 % | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 23.96 % | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 20.75 % | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 21.02 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.28 % | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 22.99 % | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 23.41 % | +1.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 23.41 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.15 %, 65% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 23.41 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.35 %, 77% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.24 % | 26.41 % | 35.38 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.58 % | 23.96 % | 27.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.49 % | 19.28 % | 23.41 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 63 Kyrgyzstan 24.08 % compare
- 64 Romania 23.79 % compare
- 65 Philippines 23.46 % compare
- 67 Namibia 21.88 % compare
- 68 Costa Rica 21.86 % compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.04 % compare
More economy & growth data for Czechia
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.62 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -22.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 964.82 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Czechia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Czechia was 23.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.38 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.28 % in 2022.
- How does Czechia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Czechia ranks 66th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.