Work & Labour in Croatia

930 indicators covering work & labour for Croatia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -9.8 Percentage points 2025 up 12.5% 21st
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -9.8 Percentage points 2025 up 12.5% 21st
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -1.1 Percentage points 2025 down 173.3% 37th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -1.1 Percentage points 2025 down 173.3% 37th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.92 2024 down 64.2% 66th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 0.6% 2024 down 63.3% 81st
Share of male workers in informal employment 0.6% 2024 down 63.3% 81st
Share of workers in informal employment 1.2% 2024 down 57.3% 80th
Share of female workers in informal employment 1.8% 2024 down 55.4% 75th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 1.2% 2024 down 57.3% 80th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 8.91 2024 down 67.1% 53rd
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 1.53 million Persons 2026 down 3.9% 31st
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 1.2% 2024 down 57.3% 90th
Workers in the reference group 1,440 2016 down 4.3% 50th
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 4.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 29.3% 19th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 34.45 2024 down 6.3% 51st
Part-time employment - Regions 68,000 Persons 2025 down 36.2% 28th
Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 129,443 2020 up 18.8% 18th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 4.62 2024 down 74.8% 51st
Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 131,127 2019 up 20.3% 16th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.03 2024 down 68.5% 49th
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 102.7 Index 2026 down 4.0% 18th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 99.3% 2024 up 6.8% 8th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 83.2% 2024 up 8.0% 33rd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 4.85 2025 down 70.0% 41st
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4.85 2025 down 70.0% 41st
Unemployment rate 9.04 2025 down 65.2% 11th
Unemployment 163.59 2025 down 67.9% 42nd
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 324.27 2025 down 25.0% 46th
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 56.57 2025 down 7.5% 16th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 249 2025 down 9.3% 47th
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 282.89 2025 up 0.2% 45th
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 49.35 2025 up 23.5% 19th
Working-age population 3,189 2025 down 9.4% 45th
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 12.76 2025 down 63.1% 19th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 7.22 2025 down 65.9% 17th
Labour force participation rate 56.75 2025 up 1.9% 42nd
Labour force 1,810 2025 down 7.7% 44th
Persons outside the labour force 1,379 2025 down 11.5% 45th
Employment-to-population ratio 51.62 2025 up 25.2% 42nd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 9.04 2025 down 65.2% 11th
Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 3,892 Thousand persons 2026 down 4.6% 30th
Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 173.94 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 down 4.4% 15th
Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 100.96 Index, 2020=100 2025 down 4.4% 4th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 15.46 2025 down 6.7% 17th
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 64 Thousand persons 2026 down 72.8% 37th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 6.43 2024 down 69.4% 45th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 86.82 2025 down 71.0% 54th
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 51.44 2025 up 16.0% 58th
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,702 2025 up 9.7% 50th
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,520 2025 down 7.9% 44th
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 54.06 2025 up 2.3% 59th
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 870,385 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 13.5% 27th
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,789 2025 down 3.4% 50th
Number of labour inspection visits 12,949 2024 down 16.8% 39th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.11 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 2.0% 34th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.346 2025 up 15.7% 19th
Median monthly earnings of employees 1,836 2025 up 75.2% 40th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 20.6% 2020 up 11.9% 32nd
Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 146,850 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 16.9% 9th