Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Croatia

Employment in industry in Croatia in 2025 — 26.4%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4 pp.

2025 26.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 32of 182
Period maximum 30.9%2008
Period minimum 26.1%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Croatia, 1991–20252628303219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 30.4%1992: 29.4%1993: 29%1994: 29%1995: 29%1996: 29.2%1997: 29.5%1998: 29.5%1999: 29.1%2000: 29.2%2001: 29.7%2002: 29.8%2003: 30.3%2004: 29.6%2005: 28.6%2006: 29.3%2007: 30.6%2008: 30.9%2009: 29%2010: 27.5%2011: 28%2012: 27.5%2013: 27.3%2014: 26.9%2015: 26.6%2016: 26.7%2017: 26.1%2018: 27.3%2019: 27.6%2020: 28.1%2021: 28.5%2022: 27.7%2023: 27.4%2024: 26.7%2025: 26.4%
Change over the period: −4 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Croatia 26.4%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.4 −0.3 pp
2024 26.7 −0.8 pp
2023 27.4 −0.3 pp
2022 27.7 −0.8 pp
2021 28.5 +0.5 pp
2020 28.1 +0.4 pp
2019 27.6 +0.3 pp
2018 27.3 +1.2 pp
2017 26.1 −0.6 pp
2016 26.7 +0.1 pp
2015 26.6 −0.3 pp
2014 26.9 −0.4 pp
2013 27.3 −0.2 pp
2012 27.5 −0.5 pp
2011 28 +0.5 pp
2010 27.5 −1.6 pp
2009 29 −1.8 pp
2008 30.9 +0.2 pp
2007 30.6 +1.3 pp
2006 29.3 +0.7 pp
2005 28.6 −1 pp
2004 29.6 −0.6 pp
2003 30.3 +0.4 pp
2002 29.8 +0.1 pp
2001 29.7 +0.5 pp
2000 29.2 +0.1 pp
1999 29.1 −0.4 pp
1998 29.5 −0.1 pp
1997 29.5 +0.4 pp
1996 29.2 +0.2 pp
1995 29 −0.1 pp
1994 29 −0 pp
1993 29 −0.4 pp
1992 29.4 −1 pp
1991 30.4

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

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