Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Croatia

Vulnerable employment in Croatia in 2025 — 6.35%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.9 pp.

2025 6.35% −0.34 pp vs 2024
World rank 18of 182
Period maximum 23.68%1995
Period minimum 6.35%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Croatia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22.24%1992: 22.63%1993: 23.02%1994: 23.39%1995: 23.68%1996: 23.44%1997: 21.05%1998: 19.41%1999: 19.75%2000: 18.76%2001: 19.21%2002: 18.86%2003: 18%2004: 16.82%2005: 15.93%2006: 15.08%2007: 14.4%2008: 13.87%2009: 13.8%2010: 14%2011: 13.92%2012: 13%2013: 11.99%2014: 11.55%2015: 11.62%2016: 10.67%2017: 10.13%2018: 9.66%2019: 9.22%2020: 8.84%2021: 8.8%2022: 7.99%2023: 7.25%2024: 6.68%2025: 6.35%
Change over the period: −15.9 pp Annual average: -0.47 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Croatia 6.35%
World 42.38%
Southern Europe computed 13.86%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.35 −0.34 pp
2024 6.68 −0.57 pp
2023 7.25 −0.74 pp
2022 7.99 −0.82 pp
2021 8.8 −0.04 pp
2020 8.84 −0.38 pp
2019 9.22 −0.43 pp
2018 9.66 −0.47 pp
2017 10.13 −0.54 pp
2016 10.67 −0.95 pp
2015 11.62 +0.06 pp
2014 11.55 −0.43 pp
2013 11.99 −1.01 pp
2012 13 −0.92 pp
2011 13.92 −0.08 pp
2010 14 +0.2 pp
2009 13.8 −0.07 pp
2008 13.87 −0.54 pp
2007 14.4 −0.68 pp
2006 15.08 −0.85 pp
2005 15.93 −0.89 pp
2004 16.82 −1.18 pp
2003 18 −0.86 pp
2002 18.86 −0.36 pp
2001 19.21 +0.45 pp
2000 18.76 −0.99 pp
1999 19.75 +0.35 pp
1998 19.41 −1.65 pp
1997 21.05 −2.39 pp
1996 23.44 −0.24 pp
1995 23.68 +0.3 pp
1994 23.39 +0.37 pp
1993 23.02 +0.39 pp
1992 22.63 +0.39 pp
1991 22.24

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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