Slovak Republic Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Slovak Republic youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 19.30%, a 1.36% decline from 2021.
  • Slovak Republic youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.66%, a 1.31% increase from 2020.
  • Slovak Republic youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 19.35%, a 3.24% increase from 2019.
  • Slovak Republic youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 16.11%, a 1.12% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Slovak Republic Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 19.30% -1.36%
2021 20.66% 1.31%
2020 19.35% 3.24%
2019 16.11% 1.12%
2018 14.99% -3.99%
2017 18.97% -3.28%
2016 22.25% -4.27%
2015 26.52% -3.21%
2014 29.73% -4.02%
2013 33.75% -0.36%
2012 34.11% 0.59%
2011 33.52% -0.16%
2010 33.68% 6.29%
2009 27.39% 8.30%
2008 19.10% -1.29%
2007 20.39% -6.32%
2006 26.71% -3.44%
2005 30.15% -2.76%
2004 32.91% -0.14%
2003 33.05% -4.62%
2002 37.67% -1.03%
2001 38.71% 1.96%
2000 36.75% 4.85%
1999 31.90% 8.84%
1998 23.05% 0.52%
1997 22.54% 1.50%
1996 21.03% -3.70%
1995 24.74% -2.56%
1994 27.29% 2.97%
1993 24.32% 0.61%
1992 23.71% 0.55%
1991 23.16% 0.55%