Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Croatia
Croatia: Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data was 117 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Croatia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Croatia stood at 117 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Croatia peaked at 181 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 117 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 26th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 181 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 176 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 160 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 149 Thousand persons | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 143 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 156 Thousand persons | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 153 Thousand persons | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 165 Thousand persons | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 155 Thousand persons | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 142 Thousand persons | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 138 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 132 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 132 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 133 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 122 Thousand persons | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 121 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 117 Thousand persons | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 181 Thousand persons | 181 Thousand persons | 181 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 153.7 Thousand persons | 138 Thousand persons | 176 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.17 Thousand persons | 117 Thousand persons | 133 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,946 Thousand persons (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)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,786 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Croatia?
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Croatia was 117 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 181 Thousand persons in 2009.
- What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 117 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data?
- Croatia ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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