Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Croatia

Croatia: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 25.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.9%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
59th
of 115 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2020
All-time low
14.6%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Part time employment, total in Croatia, 2002–2024

01020302002201320242002: 15.1 % of total employment2003: 14.6 % of total employment2004: 15.1 % of total employment2005: 17.3 % of total employment2006: 16.7 % of total employment2007: 17.2 % of total employment2008: 18.1 % of total employment2009: 18.7 % of total employment2010: 17.7 % of total employment2011: 17.2 % of total employment2012: 18.8 % of total employment2013: 18.3 % of total employment2014: 21 % of total employment2015: 25.8 % of total employment2016: 24.3 % of total employment2017: 23.4 % of total employment2018: 25.7 % of total employment2019: 26.3 % of total employment2020: 29.5 % of total employment2021: 27.3 % of total employment2022: 28.3 % of total employment2023: 26.4 % of total employment2024: 25.9 % of total employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Croatia is 25.9%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Croatia peaked at 29.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2003.

That places Croatia 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Croatia, 2002 to 2024.
Year % of total employment Change
2002 15.1% —
2003 14.6% -3.8%
2004 15.1% +3.7%
2005 17.3% +14.7%
2006 16.7% -3.7%
2007 17.2% +3.4%
2008 18.1% +5.2%
2009 18.7% +3.3%
2010 17.7% -5.4%
2011 17.2% -3.2%
2012 18.8% +9.3%
2013 18.3% -2.2%
2014 21.0% +14.5%
2015 25.8% +22.8%
2016 24.3% -5.6%
2017 23.4% -4.1%
2018 25.7% +9.9%
2019 26.3% +2.6%
2020 29.5% +12.1%
2021 27.3% -7.4%
2022 28.3% +3.4%
2023 26.4% -6.7%
2024 25.9% -1.6%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 25.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 25.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.6% 14.6% 18.7% 8
2010s 21.8% 17.2% 26.3% 10
2020s 27.5% 25.9% 29.5% 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 56 Angola 26.5% compare
  2. 57 South Korea 26.4% compare
  3. 58 Namibia 26.2% compare
  4. 60 Botswana 25.7% compare
  5. 61 Burkina Faso 25.1% compare
  6. 62 Sri Lanka 25.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Croatia?
Part time employment, total in Croatia was 25.9% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2003.
How does Croatia rank for part time employment, total?
Croatia ranks 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,655 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.