Persons outside the labour force in Croatia
Croatia: Persons outside the labour force was 1,379 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force in Croatia, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1,379 for persons outside the labour force in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force in Croatia peaked at 1,645 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,379, in 2025.
That places Croatia 45th out of 57 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,645 | — |
| 2011 | 1,630 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,617 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,586 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,553 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,559 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,563 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,554 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,552 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,542 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,482 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,494 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,471 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,412 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1,406 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,379 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,580 | 1,542 | 1,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,441 | 1,379 | 1,494 | 6 |
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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 in Croatia?
- Persons outside the labour force in Croatia was 1,379 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,645 in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,379 in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for persons outside the labour force?
- Croatia ranks 45th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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). The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.