Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Croatia
Croatia: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 2.8 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Croatia, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 2.8 Weeks per year per person for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Croatia peaked at 3.3 Weeks per year per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4 Weeks per year per person, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Weeks per year per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.1 Weeks per year per person | — |
| 2004 | 2.3 Weeks per year per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7 Weeks per year per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 2 Weeks per year per person | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7 Weeks per year per person | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 Weeks per year per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5 Weeks per year per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 Weeks per year per person | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 2 Weeks per year per person | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6 Weeks per year per person | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7 Weeks per year per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8 Weeks per year per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.3 Weeks per year per person | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 3 Weeks per year per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 2.8 Weeks per year per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4 Weeks per year per person | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 2.8 Weeks per year per person | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2 Weeks per year per person | 1.7 Weeks per year per person | 2.7 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.01 Weeks per year per person | 1.4 Weeks per year per person | 2.7 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 Weeks per year per person | 2.4 Weeks per year per person | 3.3 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Croatia?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Croatia was 2.8 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 Weeks per year per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 Weeks per year per person in 2012.
- How does Croatia rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Croatia ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.