Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Croatia
Croatia: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 2.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 2.8 for long working hours in the main job by professional status and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Croatia peaked at 12.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.8, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 37th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.2 | — |
| 2003 | 12.3 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 10.5 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 9.9 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 8.3 | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.1 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.8 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4 | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.8 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7 | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8 | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1 | -18.4% |
| 2025 | 2.8 | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.02 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.1 compare
- 35 North Macedonia 3.9 compare
- 35 North Macedonia 3.9 compare
- 37 Croatia 2.8 compare
- 39 Hungary 2.2 compare
- 40 Estonia 2 compare
- 40 Estonia 2 compare
More work & labour data for Croatia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 109.85 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 106.19 Persons (2022)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.5 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 60.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.4 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 57.7 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,786 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,700 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,786 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,700 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Croatia?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Croatia was 2.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 in 2003.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Croatia ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. 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 Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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