Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Croatia
Croatia: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed was 231.66 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Croatia, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 231.66 Persons for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Croatia peaked at 389.4 Persons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 205.93 Persons, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 374.45 Persons | — |
| 1996 | 374.5 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 375.2 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 373.63 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 374.67 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 381.74 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 368.93 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 377.76 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 385.27 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 382.19 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 389.4 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 388.77 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 384.87 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 378.92 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 376 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 378.86 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 363.56 Persons | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 313.57 Persons | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 281.68 Persons | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 252.58 Persons | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 256.36 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 229.55 Persons | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 211.66 Persons | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 205.93 Persons | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 209.21 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 207.32 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 224.2 Persons | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 228.11 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 227.11 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 229.27 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 231.66 Persons | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 374.49 Persons | 373.63 Persons | 375.2 Persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 381.38 Persons | 368.93 Persons | 389.4 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.3 Persons | 205.93 Persons | 378.86 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.61 Persons | 207.32 Persons | 231.66 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Croatia?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Croatia was 231.66 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — self employed recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 389.4 Persons in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — self employed recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.93 Persons in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
- Croatia ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — self employed rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org