Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Slovakia

Labor force participation rate in Slovakia in 2025 — 60.42%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.09 pp.

2025 60.42% −0.38 pp vs 2024
World rank 101of 182
Period maximum 66.09%1991
Period minimum 58.7%2009

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Slovakia, 1990–202558606264666819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 65.51%1991: 66.09%1992: 64.18%1993: 62.16%1994: 59.89%1995: 59.83%1996: 60.16%1997: 59.68%1998: 59.08%1999: 59.26%2000: 59.66%2001: 60.2%2002: 59.93%2003: 60.3%2004: 60.07%2005: 59.46%2006: 59.06%2007: 58.72%2008: 59.18%2009: 58.7%2010: 58.84%2011: 58.8%2012: 59.18%2013: 59.25%2014: 59.79%2015: 59.63%2016: 60.01%2017: 59.89%2018: 59.73%2019: 59.56%2020: 58.91%2021: 60.2%2022: 61.16%2023: 61.17%2024: 60.8%2025: 60.42%
Change over the period: −5.09 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Slovakia

Slovakia 60.42%
World 60.98%
Eastern Europe computed 59.89%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.42 −0.38 pp
2024 60.8 −0.37 pp
2023 61.17 +0.02 pp
2022 61.16 +0.96 pp
2021 60.2 +1.3 pp
2020 58.91 −0.65 pp
2019 59.56 −0.17 pp
2018 59.73 −0.17 pp
2017 59.89 −0.12 pp
2016 60.01 +0.38 pp
2015 59.63 −0.16 pp
2014 59.79 +0.54 pp
2013 59.25 +0.06 pp
2012 59.18 +0.38 pp
2011 58.8 −0.03 pp
2010 58.84 +0.13 pp
2009 58.7 −0.47 pp
2008 59.18 +0.45 pp
2007 58.72 −0.34 pp
2006 59.06 −0.4 pp
2005 59.46 −0.61 pp
2004 60.07 −0.23 pp
2003 60.3 +0.38 pp
2002 59.93 −0.27 pp
2001 60.2 +0.54 pp
2000 59.66 +0.4 pp
1999 59.26 +0.18 pp
1998 59.08 −0.59 pp
1997 59.68 −0.48 pp
1996 60.16 +0.33 pp
1995 59.83 −0.06 pp
1994 59.89 −2.27 pp
1993 62.16 −2.02 pp
1992 64.18 −1.92 pp
1991 66.09 +0.58 pp
1990 65.51

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.