Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Croatia
Croatia: Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Croatia stood at 4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Croatia peaked at 17.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 29th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.1% | — |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -18.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 8.4% | 15.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 6.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 6 |
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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 unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Croatia?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Croatia was 4.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Croatia ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. 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 Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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