Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Croatia
Croatia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 70.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Croatia stood at 70.4%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Croatia peaked at 70.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2002.
That places Croatia 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.8% | — |
| 1991 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.5% | 63.5% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 63.0% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 63.7% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 67.3% | 70.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Croatia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Croatia was 70.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Croatia ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.