Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Croatia
Croatia: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Croatia stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Croatia peaked at 23.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 170th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 19.4% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.8% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Croatia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 share of workers in vulnerable employment in Croatia?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Croatia was 6.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Croatia ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).