Temporary employees by main reason in Croatia
Croatia: Temporary employees by main reason was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by main reason in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employees by main reason in Croatia is 8.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by main reason in Croatia peaked at 22.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2025.
That places Croatia 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary employees by main reason in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.0% | — |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -18.6% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 12.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 8.7% | 15.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by main reason in Croatia?
- Temporary employees by main reason in Croatia was 8.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for temporary employees by main reason?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by main reason rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Temporary employees by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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