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.
Employment by status in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.6% | — |
| 1992 | 72.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 71.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 86.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.7%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 86.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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 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.