Female labor force participation rate in Croatia
Croatia: Female labor force participation rate was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 49.4% for female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Croatia peaked at 49.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1998.
Croatia ranks 126th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
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
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 67.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Croatia?
- Female labor force participation rate 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 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Croatia ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate 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. 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.