ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia

Croatia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 86.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.61 %
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
53rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
100 %
in 2011
All-time low
64.12 %
in 2003
Years of data
23
2002–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia, 2002–2024

0204060801002002201320242002: 75.8 %2003: 64.1 %2004: 72.9 %2005: 79.3 %2006: 79.3 %2007: 86.4 %2008: 76.3 %2009: 84.5 %2010: 84.4 %2011: 100 %2012: 73.6 %2013: 70.9 %2014: 72.9 %2015: 73 %2016: 74.1 %2017: 77.8 %2018: 78.6 %2019: 81 %2020: 80.9 %2021: 83.1 %2022: 85.1 %2023: 86.2 %2024: 86.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 86.61 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia peaked at 100 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.12 %, in 2003.

That places Croatia 53rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Croatia, 2002 to 2024.
Year % Change
2002 75.78 %
2003 64.12 % -15.4%
2004 72.92 % +13.7%
2005 79.26 % +8.7%
2006 79.29 % +0.0%
2007 86.4 % +9.0%
2008 76.31 % -11.7%
2009 84.5 % +10.7%
2010 84.41 % -0.1%
2011 100 % +18.5%
2012 73.6 % -26.4%
2013 70.88 % -3.7%
2014 72.94 % +2.9%
2015 73.01 % +0.1%
2016 74.11 % +1.5%
2017 77.8 % +5.0%
2018 78.56 % +1.0%
2019 80.98 % +3.1%
2020 80.92 % -0.1%
2021 83.12 % +2.7%
2022 85.09 % +2.4%
2023 86.16 % +1.3%
2024 86.61 % +0.5%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 86.61 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.42 %, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 86.61 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.11 %, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -26.4% 100 % 73.6 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.32 % 64.12 % 86.4 % 8
2010s 78.63 % 70.88 % 100 % 10
2020s 84.38 % 80.92 % 86.61 % 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 50 Republic of Korea 87.73 % compare
  2. 51 Serbia 86.91 % compare
  3. 52 Zambia 86.66 % compare
  4. 54 Estonia 86.45 % compare
  5. 55 Slovakia 86.17 % compare
  6. 56 Finland 85.84 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia was 86.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 64.12 % in 2003.
How does Croatia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Croatia ranks 53rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.