Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia

Croatia: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and was 54.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
54.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 45 countries
All-time high
54.1%
in 2025
All-time low
49.2%
in 2006
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia, 2002–2025

02040602002201320252002: 51.2 Percentage2003: 50.3 Percentage2004: 51.2 Percentage2005: 49.6 Percentage2006: 49.2 Percentage2007: 53.2 Percentage2008: 53.3 Percentage2009: 53.1 Percentage2010: 52.6 Percentage2011: 52.1 Percentage2012: 51.7 Percentage2013: 51.1 Percentage2014: 52.5 Percentage2015: 52.9 Percentage2016: 51.4 Percentage2017: 51.5 Percentage2018: 51 Percentage2019: 51 Percentage2020: 51.1 Percentage2021: 52.2 Percentage2022: 52.8 Percentage2023: 52.7 Percentage2024: 53.9 Percentage2025: 54.1 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia stood at 54.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia peaked at 54.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2006.

That places Croatia 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Croatia, 2002 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2002 51.2%
2003 50.3% -1.8%
2004 51.2% +1.8%
2005 49.6% -3.1%
2006 49.2% -0.8%
2007 53.2% +8.1%
2008 53.3% +0.2%
2009 53.1% -0.4%
2010 52.6% -0.9%
2011 52.1% -1.0%
2012 51.7% -0.8%
2013 51.1% -1.2%
2014 52.5% +2.7%
2015 52.9% +0.8%
2016 51.4% -2.8%
2017 51.5% +0.2%
2018 51.0% -1.0%
2019 51.0% +0.0%
2020 51.1% +0.2%
2021 52.2% +2.2%
2022 52.8% +1.1%
2023 52.7% -0.2%
2024 53.9% +2.3%
2025 54.1% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.4% 49.2% 53.3% 8
2010s 51.8% 51.0% 52.9% 10
2020s 52.8% 51.1% 54.1% 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 34 Belgium 56.0% compare
  2. 34 Serbia 56.0% compare
  3. 36 Bulgaria 55.1% compare
  4. 37 Croatia 54.1% compare
  5. 39 Türkiye 53.5% compare
  6. 40 Montenegro 53.3% compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

More work & labour data for Croatia

All data for Croatia →

Frequently asked questions

What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia?
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia was 54.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2025.
What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2006.
How does Croatia rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and?
Croatia ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/labour-force-participation-rates-by-educational-attainment-level-and-citizenship/croatia-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/labour-force-participation-rates-by-educational-attainment-level-and-citizenship/croatia-2/">Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Croatia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and citizenship
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,285 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed