Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Croatia
Croatia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.5% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Croatia peaked at 4.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.1% | — |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -29.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +63.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -21.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -19.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 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 contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Croatia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Croatia was 0.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Croatia ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.