Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Croatia

Labor force in Croatia in 2025 — 1,744,218 people. Ranked 127 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 21.1%.

2025 1.74M people +0.11% vs 2024
World rank 127of 182
Period maximum 2.21M people1990
Period minimum 1.71M people2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Croatia, 1990–20251.6M1.8M2M2.2M2.4M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 2,212,069 people1991: 2,164,697 people1992: 2,100,893 people1993: 2,100,259 people1994: 2,111,599 people1995: 2,084,050 people1996: 2,042,400 people1997: 2,018,865 people1998: 2,004,029 people1999: 1,983,687 people2000: 1,953,924 people2001: 1,869,944 people2002: 1,859,183 people2003: 1,865,695 people2004: 1,912,837 people2005: 1,910,033 people2006: 1,894,312 people2007: 1,924,883 people2008: 1,934,423 people2009: 1,932,994 people2010: 1,911,488 people2011: 1,880,089 people2012: 1,859,596 people2013: 1,830,788 people2014: 1,870,242 people2015: 1,864,017 people2016: 1,794,702 people2017: 1,774,192 people2018: 1,735,734 people2019: 1,716,971 people2020: 1,706,748 people2021: 1,728,310 people2022: 1,734,995 people2023: 1,731,788 people2024: 1,742,356 people2025: 1,744,218 people
Change over the period: −467,851 (−21.15%) Average annual rate: -0.68 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Croatia 1.74M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Southern Europe computed 70.74M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.74M +1,862 +0.11%
2024 1.74M +10,568 +0.61%
2023 1.73M −3,207 −0.18%
2022 1.73M +6,685 +0.39%
2021 1.73M +21,562 +1.26%
2020 1.71M −10,223 −0.6%
2019 1.72M −18,763 −1.08%
2018 1.74M −38,458 −2.17%
2017 1.77M −20,510 −1.14%
2016 1.79M −69,315 −3.72%
2015 1.86M −6,225 −0.33%
2014 1.87M +39,454 +2.16%
2013 1.83M −28,808 −1.55%
2012 1.86M −20,493 −1.09%
2011 1.88M −31,399 −1.64%
2010 1.91M −21,506 −1.11%
2009 1.93M −1,429 −0.07%
2008 1.93M +9,540 +0.5%
2007 1.92M +30,571 +1.61%
2006 1.89M −15,721 −0.82%
2005 1.91M −2,804 −0.15%
2004 1.91M +47,142 +2.53%
2003 1.87M +6,512 +0.35%
2002 1.86M −10,761 −0.58%
2001 1.87M −83,980 −4.3%
2000 1.95M −29,763 −1.5%
1999 1.98M −20,342 −1.02%
1998 2M −14,836 −0.73%
1997 2.02M −23,535 −1.15%
1996 2.04M −41,650 −2%
1995 2.08M −27,549 −1.3%
1994 2.11M +11,340 +0.54%
1993 2.1M −634 −0.03%
1992 2.1M −63,804 −2.95%
1991 2.16M −47,372 −2.14%
1990 2.21M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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