ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Croatia
Croatia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 49.02 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Croatia, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Croatia stood at 49.02 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Croatia peaked at 52.3 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35.91 %, in 2011.
Croatia ranks 72nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 40.8 % | — |
| 2008 | 52.3 % | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 35.91 % | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 41.76 % | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 40.42 % | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 40.11 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 42.18 % | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 38.27 % | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 38.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.16 % | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 42.52 % | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 46.55 % | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 47.85 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 48.06 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 49.02 % | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.55 % | 40.8 % | 52.3 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.49 % | 35.91 % | 42.18 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.8 % | 42.52 % | 49.02 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.61 % compare
- 70 Romania 50.13 % compare
- 71 Senegal 49.76 % compare
- 73 Luxembourg 48.47 % compare
- 74 Egypt 46.75 % compare
- 75 Brunei Darussalam 40.8 % compare
More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 722.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 35.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0401 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,088 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Croatia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Croatia was 49.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.91 % in 2011.
- How does Croatia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Croatia ranks 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.