Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Croatia
Croatia: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Croatia is 49.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Croatia peaked at 49.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1998.
That places Croatia 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.1% | — |
| 1998 | 35.1% | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +25.3% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 49.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.2%, 86% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 49.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +25.3% | 35.1% | 44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 35.1% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 42.5% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 44.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 45.0% | 49.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 123 Philippines 49.9% compare
- 124 South Africa 49.8% compare
- 125 Guatemala 49.7% compare
- 127 Bulgaria 49.3% compare
- 128 French Polynesia 49.1% compare
- 129 Haiti 48.4% compare
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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Croatia?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Croatia was 49.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Croatia ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.