Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Croatia
Croatia: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) was 6.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate in Croatia, 2002–2022
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2022, youth long-term unemployment rate in Croatia stood at 6.1. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate in Croatia peaked at 23.3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2022.
Croatia ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18 | — |
| 2003 | 17.8 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 15.5 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 10.2 | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 10.7 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.6 | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 19.7 | +146.2% |
| 2011 | 23.3 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 21 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 17.8 | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 13.8 | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 11.3 | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9 | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8 | +109.1% |
| 2021 | 8.9 | -35.5% |
| 2022 | 6.1 | -31.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +146.2% | 8 | 19.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.64 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.93 | 6.6 | 23.3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 6.1 | 13.8 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate in Croatia?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate in Croatia was 6.1 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for youth long-term unemployment rate?
- Croatia ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate 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 Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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