Unemployment rate,Percent in Croatia
Croatia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 4.0% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
4.0%
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
50th
of 71 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2002
All-time low
4.0%
in 2026
Years of data
28
1999–2026
Unemployment rate,Percent in Croatia, 1999–2026
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2026, unemployment rate,percent in Croatia stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Croatia peaked at 21.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2026.
Croatia ranks 50th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.6% | — |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -15.6% |
| 2026 | 4.0% | -12.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 6.3% | 4.0% | 9.0% | 7 |
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 unemployment rate,percent in Croatia?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Croatia was 4.0% in 2026, 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 4.0% in 2026.
- How does Croatia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Croatia ranks 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. 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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