Unemployed persons by previous occupation in Croatia
Croatia: Unemployed persons by previous occupation was 86.8 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by previous occupation in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 86.8 Thousand persons for unemployed persons by previous occupation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by previous occupation in Croatia peaked at 319.5 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 86.8 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 28th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213.59 Thousand persons | 160.3 Thousand persons | 269.5 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 238.31 Thousand persons | 111.4 Thousand persons | 319.5 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.65 Thousand persons | 86.8 Thousand persons | 128.1 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 unemployed persons by previous occupation in Croatia?
- Unemployed persons by previous occupation in Croatia was 86.8 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by previous occupation recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 319.5 Thousand persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by previous occupation recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for unemployed persons by previous occupation?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by previous occupation rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. 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 previous occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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