Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Croatia
Croatia: Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private was 39.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 39.4% for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Croatia peaked at 46.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2025.
That places Croatia 7th out of 45 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 outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.1% | — |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 42.0% | 46.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 41.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 39.4% | 43.1% | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 68.8% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,786 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Croatia?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Croatia was 39.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Croatia ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 outside the labour force - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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