Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Croatia

Employment in agriculture in Croatia in 2025 — 4.3%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.7 pp.

2025 4.3% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 182
Period maximum 22%1992
Period minimum 4.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Croatia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22%1992: 22%1993: 21.7%1994: 21.1%1995: 20.4%1996: 19.8%1997: 17.8%1998: 17.3%1999: 17%2000: 16.5%2001: 16%2002: 15.6%2003: 16.9%2004: 17%2005: 17.3%2006: 14.2%2007: 12.4%2008: 12.8%2009: 13.3%2010: 14.3%2011: 14.6%2012: 11.9%2013: 10.4%2014: 9.4%2015: 9.2%2016: 7.5%2017: 7%2018: 6.1%2019: 6.1%2020: 6.2%2021: 6.7%2022: 5.8%2023: 4.7%2024: 4.5%2025: 4.3%
Change over the period: −17.7 pp Annual average: -0.52 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 4.3%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.3 −0.2 pp
2024 4.5 −0.2 pp
2023 4.7 −1.2 pp
2022 5.8 −0.9 pp
2021 6.7 +0.5 pp
2020 6.2 +0.1 pp
2019 6.1 −0 pp
2018 6.1 −0.9 pp
2017 7 −0.5 pp
2016 7.5 −1.7 pp
2015 9.2 −0.2 pp
2014 9.4 −1 pp
2013 10.4 −1.5 pp
2012 11.9 −2.7 pp
2011 14.6 +0.3 pp
2010 14.3 +0.9 pp
2009 13.3 +0.5 pp
2008 12.8 +0.5 pp
2007 12.4 −1.9 pp
2006 14.2 −3.1 pp
2005 17.3 +0.3 pp
2004 17 +0.1 pp
2003 16.9 +1.3 pp
2002 15.6 −0.4 pp
2001 16 −0.5 pp
2000 16.5 −0.5 pp
1999 17 −0.3 pp
1998 17.3 −0.4 pp
1997 17.8 −2 pp
1996 19.8 −0.6 pp
1995 20.4 −0.6 pp
1994 21.1 −0.7 pp
1993 21.7 −0.3 pp
1992 22 +0 pp
1991 22

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.