Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Croatia
Croatia: Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job was 62.7 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Croatia is 62.7 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Croatia peaked at 242.9 Thousand persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.7 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Croatia 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64.9 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 70.3 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 82.1 Thousand persons | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 83.8 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 84.2 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.8 Thousand persons | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 92.5 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.6 Thousand persons | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 81.4 Thousand persons | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 85.2 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 84.7 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 91.5 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 106 Thousand persons | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 119.7 Thousand persons | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 236.6 Thousand persons | +97.7% |
| 2017 | 242.9 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 240.9 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 215.7 Thousand persons | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 170.3 Thousand persons | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 122.8 Thousand persons | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 124.4 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 94 Thousand persons | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 68.4 Thousand persons | -27.2% |
| 2025 | 62.7 Thousand persons | -8.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +97.7% | 119.7 Thousand persons | 236.6 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.03 Thousand persons | 64.9 Thousand persons | 92.8 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 150.46 Thousand persons | 81.4 Thousand persons | 242.9 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.1 Thousand persons | 62.7 Thousand persons | 170.3 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 28 Hungary 72.6 Thousand persons compare
- 29 Cyprus 64 Thousand persons compare
- 30 Croatia 62.7 Thousand persons compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.1 Thousand persons compare
- 33 Montenegro 48 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Croatia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 109.85 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 106.19 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 68.8% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Croatia?
- Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Croatia was 62.7 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 242.9 Thousand persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job?
- Croatia ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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