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

Croatia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 49.63 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.63 %
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
62nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
53.51 %
in 2009
All-time low
33.6 %
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024

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

02040602002201320242002: 33.6 %2003: 36.6 %2004: 42.1 %2005: 50 %2006: 44.9 %2007: 48.6 %2008: 48.7 %2009: 53.5 %2010: 44.2 %2011: 39.8 %2012: 42.7 %2013: 40.2 %2014: 41.2 %2015: 41.6 %2016: 41.5 %2017: 42.5 %2018: 43.3 %2019: 45.4 %2020: 45.2 %2021: 46.2 %2022: 47.3 %2023: 48.1 %2024: 49.6 %

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

Analysis

Croatia recorded 49.63 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia peaked at 53.51 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 33.6 %, in 2002.

Croatia ranks 62nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Croatia, 2002 to 2024.
Year % Change
2002 33.6 %
2003 36.63 % +9.0%
2004 42.11 % +15.0%
2005 50.03 % +18.8%
2006 44.88 % -10.3%
2007 48.63 % +8.4%
2008 48.67 % +0.1%
2009 53.51 % +9.9%
2010 44.24 % -17.3%
2011 39.84 % -9.9%
2012 42.7 % +7.2%
2013 40.22 % -5.8%
2014 41.2 % +2.4%
2015 41.58 % +0.9%
2016 41.53 % -0.1%
2017 42.55 % +2.5%
2018 43.33 % +1.8%
2019 45.36 % +4.7%
2020 45.18 % -0.4%
2021 46.23 % +2.3%
2022 47.29 % +2.3%
2023 48.07 % +1.6%
2024 49.63 % +3.2%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 49.63 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.72 %, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 49.63 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.11 %, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.76 % 33.6 % 53.51 % 8
2010s 42.26 % 39.84 % 45.36 % 10
2020s 47.28 % 45.18 % 49.63 % 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 59 Finland 54.02 % compare
  2. 60 Chile 52.4 % compare
  3. 61 Costa Rica 52.27 % compare
  4. 63 Portugal 49.36 % compare
  5. 64 Spain 47.83 % compare
  6. 65 Egypt 47.6 % compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

More economy & growth data for Croatia

All data for Croatia →

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 49.63 % 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 53.51 % in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.6 % in 2002.
How does Croatia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Croatia ranks 62nd 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 20.5%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-total-15-rural-areas/croatia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-total-15-rural-areas/croatia/">ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Croatia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,546 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.