Employment by status in Croatia
Croatia: Employment by status was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Croatia, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 86.9% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Croatia peaked at 86.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1995.
That places Croatia 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 71.2% | 75.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 75.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.2% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.1% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 29 Puerto Rico 87.4% compare
- 31 Canada 87.0% compare
- 33 United Kingdom 86.8% compare
- 34 France 86.7% compare
- 35 Iceland 86.7% compare
More work & labour data for Croatia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Croatia?
- Employment by status in Croatia was 86.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for employment by status?
- Croatia ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.