Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Croatia
Croatia: Long working hours in the main job by professional status and was 2.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Croatia stood at 2.8. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Croatia 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 and 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 |
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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 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 29th out of 35 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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