Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Croatia
Croatia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 66.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Croatia, 2002–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Croatia stood at 66.5.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Croatia peaked at 87.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.9, in 2018.
Croatia ranks 14th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75.6 | — |
| 2003 | 77.3 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 79.4 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 74.8 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 84.2 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 84.6 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.9 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 83 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 86.6 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 85.7 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.8 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 87.8 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.5 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 86.1 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 76.2 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 66.8 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 65.9 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.5 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 66.5 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1 | 74.8 | 84.6 | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.39 | 65.9 | 87.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Croatia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Croatia was 66.5 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9 in 2018.
- How does Croatia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Croatia ranks 14th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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