ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Croatia

Croatia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 14 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14 %
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
58th
of 72 countries
All-time high
52.3 %
in 2004
All-time low
13.2 %
in 2007
Years of data
21
2002–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Croatia, 2002–2024

10203040502002201320242002: 45.9 %2003: 23.6 %2004: 52.3 %2005: 15.4 %2006: 16.9 %2007: 13.2 %2008: 30 %2009: 21.5 %2012: 27.7 %2013: 25.5 %2014: 22 %2015: 22.6 %2016: 19.5 %2017: 16 %2018: 15 %2019: 15.7 %2020: 15.3 %2021: 15.2 %2022: 14.4 %2023: 13.2 %2024: 14 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Croatia stood at 14 %.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Croatia peaked at 52.3 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2007.

That places Croatia 58th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Croatia, 2002 to 2024.
Year % Change
2002 45.9 %
2003 23.6 % -48.6%
2004 52.3 % +121.6%
2005 15.4 % -70.6%
2006 16.9 % +9.7%
2007 13.2 % -21.9%
2008 30 % +127.3%
2009 21.5 % -28.3%
2012 27.7 % +28.8%
2013 25.5 % -7.9%
2014 22 % -13.7%
2015 22.6 % +2.7%
2016 19.5 % -13.7%
2017 16 % -17.9%
2018 15 % -6.2%
2019 15.7 % +4.7%
2020 15.3 % -2.5%
2021 15.2 % -0.7%
2022 14.4 % -5.3%
2023 13.2 % -8.3%
2024 14 % +6.1%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 14 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 14 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of 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
2008 +127.3% 13.2 % 30 %
2004 +121.6% 23.6 % 52.3 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.35 % 13.2 % 52.3 % 8
2010s 20.5 % 15 % 27.7 % 8
2020s 14.42 % 13.2 % 15.3 % 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 55 Czechia 15.2 % compare
  2. 56 Slovenia 15 % compare
  3. 57 Latvia 14.9 % compare
  4. 58 Cyprus 14 % compare
  5. 60 Sweden 13.3 % compare
  6. 61 Estonia 13 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Croatia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Croatia was 14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 52.3 % in 2004.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2007.
How does Croatia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Croatia ranks 58th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.