Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Croatia
The youth unemployment rate in Croatia was 18.3% in 2025.
Croatia, 2025
18.3%
Change from 2024
+1.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
14th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Croatia over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.3% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | 21.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 16.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 42.3%, the figure has changed by −24.0 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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