ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Croatia
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Croatia at 5.0% in 2025.
Croatia, 2025
5.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
95th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Croatia over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 5.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.2%, the figure has changed by −11.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 95th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.9%
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
16.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
52.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
18.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
74.4%
2025 · Eurostat