Croatia's unemployment fell from 9.7 % in 1996 to 5.0 % in 2025.
Croatia · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 16 with data
Croatia's youth unemployment fell from 29.1 % in 1996 to 16.5 % in 2025.
Croatia's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) fell from 54.9 % in 2009 to 36.9 % in 2025.
Croatia's participation fell from 54.5 % in 1996 to 52.1 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
128th of 182 · 38th in Europe & C. Asia
Croatia's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 45.1 % in 1996 to 47.4 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.2 pts144th of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)up +0.5 pts25th of 34
- Labour force, totalup +0.1 %127th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.3 pts151st of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.3 pts18th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)unchanged +0.0 pts31st of 34
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- Hours workeddown −0.5 %3rd of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts133rd of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.3 pts32nd of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.5 pts62nd of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +3.3 %31st of 168
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Croatia.
- Average wageNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data