Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Croatia

Croatia: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 1.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.78 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
3rd
of 3 countries
All-time high
1.78 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.52 million
in 2013
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Croatia, 2010–2025

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2010201720252010: 1.7M2011: 1.6M2012: 1.6M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.6M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.6M2018: 1.7M2019: 1.7M2020: 1.7M2021: 1.7M2022: 1.7M2023: 1.7M2024: 1.8M2025: 1.8M

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Croatia stood at 1.78 million. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Croatia peaked at 1.78 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million, in 2013.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis) in Croatia, 2010 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2010 1.69 million
2011 1.62 million -3.8%
2012 1.57 million -3.6%
2013 1.52 million -2.7%
2014 1.57 million +2.8%
2015 1.59 million +1.2%
2016 1.59 million +0.3%
2017 1.62 million +2.2%
2018 1.66 million +1.8%
2019 1.68 million +1.5%
2020 1.66 million -1.3%
2021 1.68 million +1.3%
2022 1.71 million +1.7%
2023 1.74 million +1.9%
2024 1.76 million +1.2%
2025 1.78 million +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.61 million 1.52 million 1.69 million 10
2020s 1.72 million 1.66 million 1.78 million 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 1 OECD 665.10 million compare
  2. 2 United States of America 162.60 million compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 32.46 million compare
  4. 3 Poland 16.91 million compare
  5. 3 Brazil 101.77 million compare
  6. 4 Netherlands 9.78 million compare
  7. 4 Japan 67.36 million compare
  8. 5 Lithuania 1.47 million compare
  9. 5 Mexico 61.86 million compare
  10. 6 Slovenia 995,742 compare
  11. 6 Germany 42.87 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Croatia?
Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Croatia was 1.78 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 million in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2013.
How does Croatia rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
Croatia ranks 3rd out of 3 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis)
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46 places, 2,067 data points, 1960–2025
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org