Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Croatia

Croatia: Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of was 60.27 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
60.27
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 3 countries
All-time high
60.27
in 2026
All-time low
43.47
in 1995
Years of data
32
1995–2026

Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Croatia, 1995–2026

02040601995201020261995: 43.51996: 43.71997: 43.91998: 44.21999: 44.62000: 45.12001: 45.82002: 46.52003: 47.42004: 48.22005: 49.12006: 502007: 50.62008: 50.92009: 50.72010: 50.12011: 49.32012: 48.62013: 48.32014: 48.62015: 49.32016: 50.42017: 51.62018: 532019: 54.22020: 55.32021: 56.52022: 57.52023: 58.62024: 59.42025: 59.92026: 60.3

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 60.27 for economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of in 2026. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Croatia peaked at 60.27 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 43.47, in 1995.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74 in Croatia, 1995 to 2026.
Year Value Change
1995 43.47
1996 43.71 +0.5%
1997 43.95 +0.5%
1998 44.23 +0.6%
1999 44.6 +0.9%
2000 45.12 +1.2%
2001 45.77 +1.5%
2002 46.53 +1.6%
2003 47.35 +1.8%
2004 48.23 +1.8%
2005 49.12 +1.9%
2006 49.97 +1.7%
2007 50.61 +1.3%
2008 50.88 +0.5%
2009 50.67 -0.4%
2010 50.05 -1.2%
2011 49.27 -1.6%
2012 48.62 -1.3%
2013 48.35 -0.5%
2014 48.6 +0.5%
2015 49.32 +1.5%
2016 50.38 +2.1%
2017 51.64 +2.5%
2018 52.95 +2.5%
2019 54.18 +2.3%
2020 55.34 +2.1%
2021 56.45 +2.0%
2022 57.54 +1.9%
2023 58.62 +1.9%
2024 59.37 +1.3%
2025 59.9 +0.9%
2026 60.27 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.99 43.47 44.6 5
2000s 48.42 45.12 50.88 10
2010s 50.34 48.35 54.18 10
2020s 58.22 55.34 60.27 7

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 1 Luxembourg 99.9 compare
  2. 1 Netherlands 77 compare
  3. 2 Estonia 70.73 compare
  4. 2 Switzerland 78.94 compare
  5. 3 Japan 77.33 compare
  6. 3 Lithuania 69.5 compare
  7. 4 Iceland 75.44 compare
  8. 4 Slovenia 69.18 compare
  9. 5 Latvia 66.34 compare
  10. 5 New Zealand 74.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Croatia?
Economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of in Croatia was 60.27 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 60.27 in 2026.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 43.47 in 1995.
How does Croatia rank for economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of?
Croatia ranks 2nd out of 3 countries with data for 2026.
Is economic outlook no 117 — trend employment rate, as a percentage of rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment rate, as a percentage of population aged 15-74
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40 places, 1,626 data points, 1964–2026
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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. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 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