Work & Labour in Croatia

930 indicators covering work & labour for Croatia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 4.9% 2025 down 68.4% 96th
Female unemployment rate 5.1% 2025 down 69.7% 106th
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 37.0% 2025 up 1.2% 18th
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 5.7% 2025 down 47.2% 137th
Share of male vs. female employment in services 57.4% 2025 up 8.8% 71st
Employment rate, men vs. women 54.6% 2025 up 9.2% 163rd
Employment rate 49.5% 2025 up 12.3% 144th
Youth unemployment rate 16.5% 2025 down 61.1% 69th
Population by labor force status 527,292 people 2025 down 13.8% 142nd
Employee compensation as share of government spending 14.5% 2023 down 5.6% 122nd
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 26.65 2025 down 7.7% 92nd
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 161.4 2024 down 70.7% 62nd
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.2% 2020 up 3.7% 60th
Female labor force by age 13,262 people 2024 up 3.1% 128th
Labor force participation rate by age 30.8% 2024 down 5.7% 138th
Female labor force participation rate by age 25.3% 2024 down 8.7% 140th
Jobs gap 155.39 2024 52nd
Jobs gap rate 8.5 2024 46th
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 66.16 2024 50th
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 3.6 2024 42nd
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 16.5% 2024 down 63.9% 71st
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0007 units per square kilometre 2023 down 58.7% 148th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.1% 111th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.9995 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.4% 109th
Employment by status 86.9% 2024 up 5.1% 32nd
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 86.9% 2024 up 5.1% 32nd
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre 2023 up 76.8% 115th
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre 2023 up 76.8% 115th
Employment 1,702 2025 up 9.7% 107th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 0.1906 % change on previous year 2025 down 79.9% 67th
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 0.1906 % change on previous year 2025 down 79.9% 67th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 0.1906 % change on previous year 2025 down 79.9% 67th
Cases of fatal occupational injury 48 2024 up 84.6% 57th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 4.0% 2025 up 291.2% 25th
Unemployment with basic education 11.0% 2024 down 56.9% 34th
Unemployment with basic education, male 12.2% 2024 down 49.2% 28th
Unemployment with intermediate education 5.4% 2024 down 70.7% 76th
Unemployment with basic education, female 9.3% 2024 down 65.1% 51st
Unemployment with advanced education 3.3% 2024 down 66.0% 86th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 6.1% 2024 down 70.0% 76th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.12 2024 up 96.5% 119th
Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.12 score 2024 up 96.5% 120th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 8.1% 2024 down 57.2% 105th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 5.0% 2024 down 71.2% 67th
Labor force with basic education, female 10.9% 2024 down 40.2% 120th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 7.7% 2024 down 52.4% 107th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 8.4% 2024 down 60.8% 101st
Labor force with basic education, male 21.9% 2024 down 26.9% 124th
Labor force with basic education 15.2% 2024 down 32.8% 122nd
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 54.0% 2024 down 5.1% 68th
Labor force with intermediate education, male 64.4% 2024 down 2.2% 108th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 59.7% 2024 down 3.3% 92nd
Unemployment with advanced education, male 3.5% 2024 down 60.3% 68th
Labor force with advanced education, male 71.8% 2024 up 0.5% 117th
Labor force with advanced education 74.7% 2024 up 0.0% 89th
Labor force with advanced education, female 76.9% 2024 down 0.8% 52nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 47.2% 2025 up 20.2% 109th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 55.9% 2025 up 12.0% 153rd
Unemployment with advanced education, female 3.1% 2024 down 69.6% 90th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 51.4% 2025 up 15.9% 136th