Unemployment rates by country of birth in Croatia
Croatia: Unemployment rates by country of birth was 4.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by country of birth in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 4.9 for unemployment rates by country of birth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by country of birth in Croatia peaked at 17.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2025.
That places Croatia 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by country of birth in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.1 | — |
| 2003 | 14 | -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 | -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 | -18.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.71 | 8.4 | 15.1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.12 | 6.6 | 17.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by country of birth in Croatia?
- Unemployment rates by country of birth in Croatia was 4.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by country of birth recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by country of birth recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for unemployment rates by country of birth?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by country of birth 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 country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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