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.
Labor force participation rate in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.7% | — |
| 1991 | 57.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 56.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 55.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | -0.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 52.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.3%, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 52.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.2%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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).