Persons in long-term: % of total unemployment … citizenship in Croatia
Croatia: Persons in long-term: % of total unemployment … citizenship was 37.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Croatia is 37.6, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Croatia peaked at 64 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.6, in 2020.
That places Croatia 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Persons in long-term: % of total unemployment … citizenship in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 63.5 | — |
| 2003 | 59.6 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 54.4 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 58.9 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 61.4 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 61.1 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 62.8 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 55.5 | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 55.7 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.5 | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 64 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 63.9 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 59 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 63.5 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 51.9 | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 41.5 | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 42 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 37.6 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 28.6 | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 36.5 | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 35.3 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 35.5 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 37.9 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 37.6 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.65 | 54.4 | 63.5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 54.06 | 37.6 | 64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.23 | 28.6 | 37.9 | 6 |
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- 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 persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Croatia?
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Croatia was 37.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6 in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship?
- Croatia ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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