Annual working hours per worker in Croatia
Croatia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,974 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1,974 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,996 hours per worker
in 2019
All-time low
1,811 hours per worker
in 2018
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Croatia, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Croatia stood at 1,974 hours per worker.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Croatia peaked at 1,996 hours per worker in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,811 hours per worker, in 2018.
That places Croatia 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual working hours per worker in Croatia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,923 hours per worker | — |
| 1996 | 1,923 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,923 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,923 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,923 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,922 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,923 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,923 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,924 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,926 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,926 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,928 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,930 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,931 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,928 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,942 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,939 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,923 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,908 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,891 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,827 hours per worker | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,834 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,824 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,811 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,996 hours per worker | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 1,976 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,970 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,963 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,974 hours per worker | +0.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1,974 hours per worker is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1,974 hours per worker is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,923 hours per worker | 1,923 hours per worker | 1,923 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,926 hours per worker | 1,922 hours per worker | 1,931 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,889 hours per worker | 1,811 hours per worker | 1,996 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,971 hours per worker | 1,963 hours per worker | 1,976 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More work & labour data for Croatia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.811 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8313 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0158 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,468 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 992.92 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,071 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Croatia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Croatia was 1,974 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,996 hours per worker in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,811 hours per worker in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Croatia ranks 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.