Employment of older workers in Croatia

54.9% of people aged 55 to 64 in Croatia were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 Unit: % of population aged 55 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Croatia, 2025 54.9% % of population aged 55 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.0percentage points 2024: 53.9%
European Union, 2025 66.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 69.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 30th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment of older workers in Croatia over time

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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2025 54.9% 66.4%
2024 53.9% 65.2%
2023 51.6% 63.9%
2022 51.3% 62.3%
2021 49.1% 60.4%
2020 45.4% 59.0%
2019 43.5% 58.6%
2018 42.2% 57.3%
2017 39.8% 55.5%
2016 37.8% 53.5%
2015 39.0% 51.4%
2014 36.4% 49.7%
2013 37.8% 47.9%
2012 37.5% 46.4%
2011 38.2% 45.0%
2010 38.7% 43.7%
2009 39.3% 43.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 53.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 39.0%, the figure has changed by +15.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 30th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y55-64 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Croatia
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat