Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Croatia
Croatia: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 18.4 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Croatia, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 18.4 for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in 2025.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Croatia peaked at 67.25 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.5, in 2012.
That places Croatia 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 66.81 | — |
| 2010 | 66.51 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.25 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.5 | -85.9% |
| 2016 | 9.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 11.6 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.6 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 14.4 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 16.5 | +14.6% |
| 2025 | 18.4 | +11.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 18.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 40% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 18.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 41% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.81 | 66.81 | 66.81 | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.19 | 9.5 | 67.25 | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.13 | 11.3 | 18.4 | 6 |
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 average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Croatia?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Croatia was 18.4 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.25 in 2011.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 in 2012.
- How does Croatia rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Croatia ranks 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.