Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Croatia
Croatia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Croatia is 0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Croatia peaked at 8.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2025.
That places Croatia 142nd out of 187 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.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.0% | — |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +71.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -21.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Croatia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Croatia ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. 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, total (% of total 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.