Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Croatia
Croatia: Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy was 1.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Croatia, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Croatia is 1.78 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Croatia peaked at 1.78 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.54 million | — |
| 1996 | 1.55 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.55 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.56 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.55 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.61 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.64 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.71 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.77 million | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.78 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 million | 1.54 million | 1.56 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.62 million | 1.55 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million | 1.56 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 1.69 million | 1.78 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 1 United States of America 166.71 million compare
- 2 Japan 66.97 million compare
- 2 Türkiye 32.78 million compare
- 3 Mexico 60.40 million compare
- 3 Poland 16.87 million compare
- 4 Germany 46.19 million compare
- 4 Netherlands 10.57 million compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.74 million compare
- 5 Lithuania 1.49 million compare
- 6 France 30.36 million compare
- 6 Slovenia 1.08 million compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Croatia?
- Economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Croatia was 1.78 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy?
- Croatia ranks 3rd out of 3 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 115 — Potential employment of total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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May 2024 - 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. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP