Labor force participation rate in Croatia
Croatia: Labor force participation rate was 52.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Croatia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 52.1% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Croatia peaked at 57.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2013.
That places Croatia 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 53.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 51.8% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 50.8% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 52.5% | 6 |
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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 labor force participation rate in Croatia?
- Labor force participation rate in Croatia was 52.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for labor force participation rate?
- Croatia ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).