Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Croatia
Croatia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 4.9% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Croatia peaked at 17.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2025.
That places Croatia 101st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 8.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 6.6% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 98 Nauru 5.1% compare
- 99 Samoa 5.0% compare
- 100 San Marino 4.9% compare
- 101 Kazakhstan 4.9% compare
- 103 United Kingdom 4.9% compare
- 104 Brunei 4.9% compare
More reference data data for Croatia
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.48 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.26 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3804 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.87 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 144.01 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Croatia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Croatia was 4.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Croatia ranks 101st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.