Incapacity for work
In 2025, there were reported 2,498 thousand cases of temporary incapacity for work, 91.7% due to illness or quarantine, the rest due to injuries. There were 53.1 cases of temporary incapacity for work per 100 sickness insured persons. There was a year-on-year decrease in the number of days of incapacity for work, the average duration of 1 case of temporary incapacity for work decreased from 31.7 days to 31.2 days.
Number of sickness insured persons
Publication date: 29. 05. 2026
2025
4,706,794
Number of newly notified cases of incapacity for work per 100 sickness insured persons
Publication date: 29. 05. 2026
2025
53.07
Average duration of 1 case of incapacity for work
Publication date: 29. 05. 2026
2025
31.24 days
Average daily number of persons incapacitated for work
Publication date: 29. 05. 2026
2025
213,830