ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Czechia

Czechia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 15.2 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
15.2 %
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
55th
of 72 countries
All-time high
18.1 %
in 2011
All-time low
15.2 %
in 2024
Years of data
23
2002–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Czechia, 2002–2024

051015202002201320242002: 16.1 %2003: 17.9 %2004: 16.5 %2005: 16.5 %2006: 16 %2007: 15.8 %2008: 15.7 %2009: 16.3 %2010: 17.4 %2011: 18.1 %2012: 17.5 %2013: 17.3 %2014: 17.6 %2015: 17.3 %2016: 17.2 %2017: 16.7 %2018: 16.4 %2019: 15.8 %2020: 16.8 %2021: 16.4 %2022: 16.2 %2023: 16.9 %2024: 15.2 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Czechia is 15.2 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Czechia peaked at 18.1 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.2 %, in 2024.

That places Czechia 55th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Czechia, 2002 to 2024.
Year % Change
2002 16.1 %
2003 17.9 % +11.2%
2004 16.5 % -7.8%
2005 16.5 % +0.0%
2006 16 % -3.0%
2007 15.8 % -1.2%
2008 15.7 % -0.6%
2009 16.3 % +3.8%
2010 17.4 % +6.7%
2011 18.1 % +4.0%
2012 17.5 % -3.3%
2013 17.3 % -1.1%
2014 17.6 % +1.7%
2015 17.3 % -1.7%
2016 17.2 % -0.6%
2017 16.7 % -2.9%
2018 16.4 % -1.8%
2019 15.8 % -3.7%
2020 16.8 % +6.3%
2021 16.4 % -2.4%
2022 16.2 % -1.2%
2023 16.9 % +4.3%
2024 15.2 % -10.1%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 15.2 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 15.2 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.35 % 15.7 % 17.9 % 8
2010s 17.13 % 15.8 % 18.1 % 10
2020s 16.3 % 15.2 % 16.9 % 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 52 Slovakia 15.9 % compare
  2. 53 Austria 15.8 % compare
  3. 53 Malta 15.8 % compare
  4. 56 Slovenia 15 % compare
  5. 57 Latvia 14.9 % compare
  6. 58 Croatia 14 % compare
  7. 58 Cyprus 14 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Czechia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Czechia was 15.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 18.1 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2 % in 2024.
How does Czechia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Czechia ranks 55th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.