Duration of working life in Croatia
Croatia: Duration of working life was 35.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35.1
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
38th
of 46 countries
All-time high
35.1
in 2025
All-time low
30.5
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Duration of working life in Croatia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of working life in Croatia is 35.1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of working life in Croatia peaked at 35.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.5, in 2002.
That places Croatia 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Duration of working life in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30.5 | — |
| 2003 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.4 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 31.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.2 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.4 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 31.7 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.6 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.5 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.4 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.2 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.1 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.3 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 32.6 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.2 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 32.4 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.5 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.8 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.5 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 34.1 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.9 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 35.1 | +0.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 35.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.1, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 35.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.6, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.21 | 30.5 | 31.7 | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.96 | 31.1 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.07 | 32.8 | 35.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of working life in Croatia?
- Duration of working life in Croatia was 35.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5 in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for duration of working life?
- Croatia ranks 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of working life rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Duration of working life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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