ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Slovakia

Slovakia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 87.81 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
87.81 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 79 countries
All-time high
87.81 %
in 2023
All-time low
85.07 %
in 2012
Years of data
17
2007–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Slovakia, 2007–2023

0204060802007201520232007: 85.1 %2008: 86.3 %2009: 86.3 %2010: 86.2 %2011: 86 %2012: 85.1 %2013: 85.6 %2014: 86.8 %2015: 87.5 %2016: 87.2 %2017: 85.6 %2018: 85.4 %2019: 85.9 %2020: 85.6 %2021: 87.5 %2022: 87.7 %2023: 87.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Slovakia stood at 87.81 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Slovakia peaked at 87.81 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.07 %, in 2012.

That places Slovakia 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Slovakia, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 85.14 %
2008 86.33 % +1.4%
2009 86.34 % +0.0%
2010 86.2 % -0.2%
2011 86 % -0.2%
2012 85.07 % -1.1%
2013 85.61 % +0.6%
2014 86.78 % +1.4%
2015 87.46 % +0.8%
2016 87.22 % -0.3%
2017 85.64 % -1.8%
2018 85.4 % -0.3%
2019 85.93 % +0.6%
2020 85.6 % -0.4%
2021 87.46 % +2.2%
2022 87.66 % +0.2%
2023 87.81 % +0.2%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 87.81 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.75 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 87.81 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.62 %, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.94 % 85.14 % 86.34 % 3
2010s 86.13 % 85.07 % 87.46 % 10
2020s 87.13 % 85.6 % 87.81 % 4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 21 Hungary 88.99 % compare
  2. 22 Serbia 88.23 % compare
  3. 23 New Zealand 88.15 % compare
  4. 25 Lithuania 87.75 % compare
  5. 26 Denmark 87.48 % compare
  6. 27 Russian Federation 87.45 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Slovakia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Slovakia was 87.81 % in 2023, 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 Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 87.81 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 85.07 % in 2012.
How does Slovakia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Slovakia ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Slovakia 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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.