Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Croatia

Croatia: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment was 1,829 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,829 Persons
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
3rd
of 3 countries
All-time high
1,829 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,537 Persons
in 2013
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Croatia, 1995–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1995201020251995: 1.6k Persons1996: 1.6k Persons1997: 1.6k Persons1998: 1.6k Persons1999: 1.6k Persons2000: 1.6k Persons2001: 1.6k Persons2002: 1.6k Persons2003: 1.6k Persons2004: 1.6k Persons2005: 1.6k Persons2006: 1.7k Persons2007: 1.7k Persons2008: 1.8k Persons2009: 1.8k Persons2010: 1.7k Persons2011: 1.6k Persons2012: 1.6k Persons2013: 1.5k Persons2014: 1.6k Persons2015: 1.6k Persons2016: 1.6k Persons2017: 1.6k Persons2018: 1.6k Persons2019: 1.6k Persons2020: 1.6k Persons2021: 1.6k Persons2022: 1.7k Persons2023: 1.7k Persons2024: 1.8k Persons2025: 1.8k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Croatia stood at 1,829 Persons. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Croatia peaked at 1,829 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,537 Persons, in 2013.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Croatia, 1995 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1995 1,568 Persons
1996 1,568 Persons -0.0%
1997 1,570 Persons +0.1%
1998 1,566 Persons -0.2%
1999 1,567 Persons +0.0%
2000 1,565 Persons -0.1%
2001 1,555 Persons -0.6%
2002 1,568 Persons +0.9%
2003 1,607 Persons +2.5%
2004 1,621 Persons +0.8%
2005 1,638 Persons +1.0%
2006 1,689 Persons +3.2%
2007 1,743 Persons +3.2%
2008 1,780 Persons +2.1%
2009 1,767 Persons -0.7%
2010 1,700 Persons -3.8%
2011 1,635 Persons -3.9%
2012 1,584 Persons -3.1%
2013 1,537 Persons -3.0%
2014 1,570 Persons +2.2%
2015 1,589 Persons +1.2%
2016 1,585 Persons -0.2%
2017 1,606 Persons +1.4%
2018 1,624 Persons +1.1%
2019 1,648 Persons +1.5%
2020 1,627 Persons -1.3%
2021 1,650 Persons +1.4%
2022 1,677 Persons +1.7%
2023 1,706 Persons +1.7%
2024 1,801 Persons +5.6%
2025 1,829 Persons +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,568 Persons 1,566 Persons 1,570 Persons 5
2000s 1,653 Persons 1,555 Persons 1,780 Persons 10
2010s 1,608 Persons 1,537 Persons 1,700 Persons 10
2020s 1,715 Persons 1,627 Persons 1,829 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 1 United States of America 163,421 Persons compare
  2. 2 Poland 17,332 Persons compare
  3. 2 Indonesia 121,022 Persons compare
  4. 3 Netherlands 10,157 Persons compare
  5. 3 Russian Federation 72,532 Persons compare
  6. 4 Germany 45,827 Persons compare
  7. 4 Lithuania 1,485 Persons compare
  8. 5 Slovenia 1,106 Persons compare
  9. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34,160 Persons compare
  10. 6 France 30,638 Persons compare
  11. 6 Latvia 928.83 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Croatia?
Annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Croatia was 1,829 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1,829 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,537 Persons in 2013.
How does Croatia rank for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Croatia ranks 3rd out of 3 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
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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