Labour force by citizenship in Croatia

Croatia: Labour force by citizenship was 1,786 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,786
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1,917
in 2008
All-time low
1,684
in 2020
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Labour force by citizenship in Croatia, 2002–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2002201320252002: 1.8k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.9k2008: 1.9k2009: 1.9k2010: 1.9k2011: 1.9k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.8k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.8k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.7k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.7k2023: 1.7k2024: 1.8k2025: 1.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 1,786 for labour force by citizenship in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour force by citizenship in Croatia peaked at 1,917 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,684, in 2020.

Croatia ranks 24th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Labour force by citizenship in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Labour force by citizenship in Croatia, 2002 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2002 1,783
2003 1,777 -0.3%
2004 1,825 +2.7%
2005 1,790 -1.9%
2006 1,774 -0.9%
2007 1,907 +7.5%
2008 1,917 +0.5%
2009 1,907 -0.5%
2010 1,888 -1.0%
2011 1,864 -1.3%
2012 1,843 -1.2%
2013 1,815 -1.5%
2014 1,852 +2.0%
2015 1,848 -0.2%
2016 1,775 -3.9%
2017 1,754 -1.2%
2018 1,714 -2.3%
2019 1,696 -1.0%
2020 1,684 -0.7%
2021 1,710 +1.5%
2022 1,721 +0.7%
2023 1,723 +0.1%
2024 1,771 +2.8%
2025 1,786 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,835 1,774 1,917 8
2010s 1,805 1,696 1,888 10
2020s 1,732 1,684 1,786 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 21 Ireland 2,934 compare
  2. 22 Finland 2,868 compare
  3. 23 Slovak Republic 2,755 compare
  4. 25 Lithuania 1,566 compare
  5. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,421 compare
  6. 27 Slovenia 1,034 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour force by citizenship in Croatia?
Labour force by citizenship in Croatia was 1,786 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour force by citizenship recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1,917 in 2008.
What is the lowest labour force by citizenship recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,684 in 2020.
How does Croatia rank for labour force by citizenship?
Croatia ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is labour force by citizenship rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour force by citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,033 data points, 1995–2025
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