Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia
Croatia: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 48.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 48.0% for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia peaked at 48.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2012.
Croatia ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.8% | — |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.8% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 36.2% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 44.1% | 48.0% | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.4% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia was 48.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2012.
- How does Croatia rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Croatia ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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