Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Croatia

Employment-to-population ratio in Croatia in 2025 — 49.54%. Ranked 144 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.43 pp.

2025 49.54% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 144of 182
Period maximum 50.96%1991
Period minimum 42.01%2013

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Croatia, 1991–20254042.54547.55052.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 50.96%1992: 50.57%1993: 50.16%1994: 49.87%1995: 49.54%1996: 49.21%1997: 48.72%1998: 47.37%1999: 45.83%2000: 44.18%2001: 43.97%2002: 43.97%2003: 44.57%2004: 45.69%2005: 46.02%2006: 46.31%2007: 47.63%2008: 48.55%2009: 48.17%2010: 46.43%2011: 44.68%2012: 43.09%2013: 42.01%2014: 43.2%2015: 44.1%2016: 44.5%2017: 45.7%2018: 46.7%2019: 47.54%2020: 47.2%2021: 48.15%2022: 48.93%2023: 49.06%2024: 49.74%2025: 49.54%
Change over the period: −1.43 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Croatia 49.54%
World 58.06%
Southern Europe computed 49.38%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.54 −0.2 pp
2024 49.74 +0.68 pp
2023 49.06 +0.13 pp
2022 48.93 +0.79 pp
2021 48.15 +0.94 pp
2020 47.2 −0.33 pp
2019 47.54 +0.84 pp
2018 46.7 +1 pp
2017 45.7 +1.2 pp
2016 44.5 +0.41 pp
2015 44.1 +0.89 pp
2014 43.2 +1.19 pp
2013 42.01 −1.08 pp
2012 43.09 −1.59 pp
2011 44.68 −1.75 pp
2010 46.43 −1.74 pp
2009 48.17 −0.38 pp
2008 48.55 +0.92 pp
2007 47.63 +1.32 pp
2006 46.31 +0.28 pp
2005 46.02 +0.34 pp
2004 45.69 +1.12 pp
2003 44.57 +0.6 pp
2002 43.97 +0 pp
2001 43.97 −0.21 pp
2000 44.18 −1.66 pp
1999 45.83 −1.54 pp
1998 47.37 −1.35 pp
1997 48.72 −0.49 pp
1996 49.21 −0.33 pp
1995 49.54 −0.34 pp
1994 49.87 −0.29 pp
1993 50.16 −0.41 pp
1992 50.57 −0.4 pp
1991 50.96

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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