Male unemployment — all countries

Male unemployment — Croatia

Male unemployment in Croatia in 2025 — 4.88%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.24 pp.

2025 4.88% −0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank 91of 182
Period maximum 17.68%2013
Period minimum 4.88%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of male labor force

Male unemployment — Croatia, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 11.12%1992: 10.89%1993: 10.63%1994: 10.16%1995: 9.74%1996: 9.35%1997: 9.37%1998: 10.85%1999: 12.79%2000: 15.05%2001: 14.15%2002: 13.21%2003: 12.53%2004: 12.35%2005: 11.57%2006: 9.82%2007: 8.75%2008: 7.04%2009: 7.92%2010: 11.04%2011: 13.64%2012: 16.12%2013: 17.68%2014: 16.32%2015: 15.45%2016: 12.4%2017: 10.48%2018: 7.46%2019: 6.11%2020: 7.3%2021: 7.08%2022: 5.88%2023: 5.65%2024: 5%2025: 4.88%
Change over the period: −6.24 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Croatia 4.88%
World 4.69%
Southern Europe computed 7.15%
High-income countries computed 4.31%
Male unemployment — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.88 −0.12 pp
2024 5 −0.65 pp
2023 5.65 −0.23 pp
2022 5.88 −1.21 pp
2021 7.08 −0.22 pp
2020 7.3 +1.18 pp
2019 6.11 −1.35 pp
2018 7.46 −3.01 pp
2017 10.48 −1.93 pp
2016 12.4 −3.04 pp
2015 15.45 −0.87 pp
2014 16.32 −1.36 pp
2013 17.68 +1.56 pp
2012 16.12 +2.48 pp
2011 13.64 +2.61 pp
2010 11.04 +3.12 pp
2009 7.92 +0.88 pp
2008 7.04 −1.71 pp
2007 8.75 −1.07 pp
2006 9.82 −1.75 pp
2005 11.57 −0.78 pp
2004 12.35 −0.19 pp
2003 12.53 −0.68 pp
2002 13.21 −0.93 pp
2001 14.15 −0.9 pp
2000 15.05 +2.26 pp
1999 12.79 +1.94 pp
1998 10.85 +1.48 pp
1997 9.37 +0.02 pp
1996 9.35 −0.39 pp
1995 9.74 −0.42 pp
1994 10.16 −0.48 pp
1993 10.63 −0.26 pp
1992 10.89 −0.23 pp
1991 11.12

About the indicator

The share of the male labor force that is unemployed. The gap between the sexes shows up only when this series is compared with the female one, and it is not universal — in Southern Europe and Latin America female unemployment is markedly higher, while in a number of countries of Eastern Europe and Africa male unemployment is higher, because men work in industries sensitive to a downturn.

Important: The denominator is the male labor force, not the whole male population: men who neither work nor look for work are not in it.

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