Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Croatia
Croatia: Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total was 28.0% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Croatia, 2002–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2026, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Croatia stood at 28.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Croatia peaked at 64.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2026.
Croatia ranks 28th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 58.3% | — |
| 2003 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -31.9% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 34.8% | +5.5% |
| 2026 | 28.0% | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 52.4% | 62.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 34.4% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 28.0% | 38.3% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Croatia?
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Croatia was 28.0% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2026.
- How does Croatia rank for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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) - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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