Labour force participation in Croatia
The ILO estimates that 52.1% of people aged 15 and over in Croatia were in the labour force in 2025.
Croatia, 2025
52.1%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
60.3%
Position in 2025
148th of 181
Labour force participation in Croatia over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Croatia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.1% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 52.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 52.6%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 148th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
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All statistics for Croatia
Women's labour force participation
47.4%
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Employment-to-population ratio
49.5%
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.9%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
18.3%
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Long-term unemployment rate
1.8%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
74.4%
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