Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Croatia
Croatia: Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 1,520 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Croatia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Croatia is 1,520, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Croatia peaked at 1,682 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,517, in 2024.
Croatia ranks 44th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,680 | — |
| 2015 | 1,650 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,682 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,653 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,649 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,636 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,618 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,567 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,540 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,547 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,517 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,520 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,658 | 1,636 | 1,682 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,551 | 1,517 | 1,618 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Croatia?
- Persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Croatia was 1,520 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,682 in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,517 in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Croatia ranks 44th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.