Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Croatia
Croatia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 83.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Croatia recorded 83.7% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Croatia peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1991.
Croatia ranks 79th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.3% | — |
| 1998 | 81.4% | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 83.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 98% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 83.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 67.3% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 72.9% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 74.6% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 78.1% | 83.9% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Croatia?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Croatia was 83.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Croatia ranks 79th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.