Informal employment rate in Croatia
Croatia: Informal employment rate was 14.82 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Informal employment rate in Croatia, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 14.82 for informal employment rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 179.2% on the previous year and up 219.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Croatia peaked at 14.82 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.99, in 2020.
That places Croatia 52nd out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Informal employment rate in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.35 | — |
| 2011 | 4.21 | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 4.09 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 4.23 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.08 | -27.2% |
| 2015 | 4.64 | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 3.83 | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 2.66 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 2.96 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.99 | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 3.08 | +54.9% |
| 2022 | 2.69 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 5.31 | +112.4% |
| 2025 | 14.82 | +179.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6 | 2.66 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 | 1.99 | 14.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 49 United Kingdom 19.81 compare
- 50 Russia 19.23 compare
- 51 Serbia 17.14 compare
- 53 Poland 14.35 compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.1 compare
- 55 North Macedonia 11.96 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 informal employment rate in Croatia?
- Informal employment rate in Croatia was 14.82 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.82 in 2025.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for informal employment rate?
- Croatia ranks 52nd out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.