Self-employed persons by occupation in Croatia
Croatia: Self-employed persons by occupation was 211.6 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed persons by occupation in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 211.6 Thousand persons for self-employed persons by occupation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed persons by occupation in Croatia peaked at 345.8 Thousand persons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 168.9 Thousand persons, in 2018.
That places Croatia 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 315.56 Thousand persons | 287.9 Thousand persons | 345.8 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 225.33 Thousand persons | 168.9 Thousand persons | 312.9 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.3 Thousand persons | 175.5 Thousand persons | 211.6 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 67.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed persons by occupation in Croatia?
- Self-employed persons by occupation in Croatia was 211.6 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-employed persons by occupation recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 345.8 Thousand persons in 2005.
- What is the lowest self-employed persons by occupation recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.9 Thousand persons in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for self-employed persons by occupation?
- Croatia ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed persons by occupation rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Self-employed persons by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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