Share of workers in informal employment in Croatia
Croatia: Share of workers in informal employment was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment in Croatia, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment in Croatia is 1.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment in Croatia peaked at 4.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
Croatia ranks 80th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.7% | — |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +104.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +44.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -18.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of workers in informal employment in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +104.1% | 1.7% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 5 |
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 share of workers in informal employment in Croatia?
- Share of workers in informal employment in Croatia was 1.2% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for share of workers in informal employment?
- Croatia ranks 80th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed people working in jobs that lack basic social or legal protection and employment benefits. Does not include illegal and illicit activities. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.