Informal employment in Croatia
Croatia: Informal employment was 19.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment in Croatia, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment in Croatia stood at 19.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Croatia peaked at 28.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2023.
Croatia ranks 28th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.4% | — |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -42.3% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +78.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.2% | 22.4% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 11.2% | 27.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 informal employment in Croatia?
- Informal employment in Croatia was 19.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for informal employment?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).