Croatia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Croatia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Croatia was 5.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 17.23% in 2013. The lowest was 5.00% in 2024 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.33% per year.
Croatia ranks 101 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 54%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Croatia sits below it. It peaked in 2013 and has fallen 71% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 69%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 29 of 49 economies; Cyprus (4.92%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 26% in 2010. That is 41% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 42nd of 187 in 1991 → 22nd of 187 in 2000 → 45th of 187 in 2010 → 82nd of 187 in 2020 → 96th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 5% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 6.12% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 6.81% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 7.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 7.39% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 6.55% | -1.8 pp |
| 2018 | 8.32% | -2.8 pp |
| 2017 | 11.08% | -1.9 pp |
| 2016 | 13.02% | -3.1 pp |
| 2015 | 16.15% | -1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 17.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 17.23% | +1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 16.05% | +2.4 pp |
| 2011 | 13.68% | +2.1 pp |
| 2010 | 11.62% | +2.4 pp |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 8.53% | -1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 9.91% | -1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 11.13% | -1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 13.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 13.92% | -1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 15.05% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 15.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 16.06% | +2.5 pp |
| 1999 | 13.56% | +2.2 pp |
| 1998 | 11.39% | +1.7 pp |
| 1997 | 9.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 9.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 10.01% | -0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 10.36% | -0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 10.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 10.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 11.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Croatia’s Unemployment in 1992?
10.97% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Croatia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -55.1% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5%; 2024: 5%; 2023: 6.12%; 2022: 6.81%; 2021: 7.48%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.