Unemployment rate,Percent in Croatia

Croatia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 4.5% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
4.5%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
45th
of 71 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2002
All-time low
4.5%
in 2025
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Croatia, 1999–2025

51015201999201220251999: 18.62000: 20.62001: 21.52002: 21.82003: 19.12004: 17.82005: 17.62006: 16.52007: 14.72008: 132009: 14.52010: 17.22011: 17.42012: 18.62013: 19.82014: 19.32015: 172016: 14.92017: 12.42018: 9.92019: 7.82020: 92021: 8.12022: 6.82023: 6.22024: 5.32025: 4.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Croatia stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Croatia peaked at 21.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2025.

Croatia ranks 45th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.6% 18.6% 18.6% 1
2000s 17.7% 13.0% 21.8% 10
2010s 15.4% 7.8% 19.8% 10
2020s 6.7% 4.5% 9.0% 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 42 Slovenia 4.6% compare
  2. 43 Ireland 4.6% compare
  3. 44 Norway 4.5% compare
  4. 46 Iceland 4.5% compare
  5. 47 Hungary 4.4% compare
  6. 48 Cyprus 4.4% compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

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All data for Croatia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Croatia?
Unemployment rate,percent in Croatia was 4.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2025.
How does Croatia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Croatia ranks 45th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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