Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Slovakia

Labor force in Slovakia in 2025 — 2,761,816 people. Ranked 114 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.4%.

2025 2.76M people −0.54% vs 2024
World rank 114of 182
Period maximum 2.79M people2023
Period minimum 2.46M people1994

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Slovakia, 1990–20252.4M2.5M2.6M2.7M2.8M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 2,595,058 people1991: 2,635,687 people1992: 2,575,461 people1993: 2,520,357 people1994: 2,455,663 people1995: 2,479,680 people1996: 2,517,738 people1997: 2,521,164 people1998: 2,518,451 people1999: 2,548,083 people2000: 2,581,927 people2001: 2,621,280 people2002: 2,628,367 people2003: 2,661,789 people2004: 2,667,677 people2005: 2,655,652 people2006: 2,651,834 people2007: 2,649,679 people2008: 2,682,509 people2009: 2,670,723 people2010: 2,681,599 people2011: 2,684,605 people2012: 2,707,969 people2013: 2,715,149 people2014: 2,743,071 people2015: 2,738,069 people2016: 2,756,837 people2017: 2,751,313 people2018: 2,742,867 people2019: 2,735,233 people2020: 2,705,756 people2021: 2,757,031 people2022: 2,791,445 people2023: 2,791,584 people2024: 2,776,940 people2025: 2,761,816 people
Change over the period: +166,758 (+6.43%) Average annual rate: 0.18 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Slovakia 2.76M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Eastern Europe computed 122M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.76M −15,124 −0.54%
2024 2.78M −14,644 −0.52%
2023 2.79M +139 +0%
2022 2.79M +34,414 +1.25%
2021 2.76M +51,275 +1.9%
2020 2.71M −29,477 −1.08%
2019 2.74M −7,634 −0.28%
2018 2.74M −8,446 −0.31%
2017 2.75M −5,524 −0.2%
2016 2.76M +18,768 +0.69%
2015 2.74M −5,002 −0.18%
2014 2.74M +27,922 +1.03%
2013 2.72M +7,180 +0.27%
2012 2.71M +23,364 +0.87%
2011 2.68M +3,006 +0.11%
2010 2.68M +10,876 +0.41%
2009 2.67M −11,786 −0.44%
2008 2.68M +32,830 +1.24%
2007 2.65M −2,155 −0.08%
2006 2.65M −3,818 −0.14%
2005 2.66M −12,025 −0.45%
2004 2.67M +5,888 +0.22%
2003 2.66M +33,422 +1.27%
2002 2.63M +7,087 +0.27%
2001 2.62M +39,353 +1.52%
2000 2.58M +33,844 +1.33%
1999 2.55M +29,632 +1.18%
1998 2.52M −2,713 −0.11%
1997 2.52M +3,426 +0.14%
1996 2.52M +38,058 +1.53%
1995 2.48M +24,017 +0.98%
1994 2.46M −64,694 −2.57%
1993 2.52M −55,104 −2.14%
1992 2.58M −60,226 −2.29%
1991 2.64M +40,629 +1.57%
1990 2.6M

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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