Croatia Unemployment Rate

The share of people aged 15 to 74 in the labour force who want a job and are actively looking, but can't find one.

4.3%

No change vs Jul 2026

Aug 2026 · Monthly data

Seasonally adjusted

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Unemployment Rate

Jan 2000 to Aug 2026

Source: Eurostat une_rt_m · unemployment rate, ILO definition, ages 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted, monthly.

Croatia Unemployment Rate in context

Worked out from the published series shown above.

In Croatia, the unemployment rate fell by 0.6pp over the year to Aug 2026, from 4.9% in Aug 2025.

Over the past five years it has ranged from 4.3% in Jul 2026 to 7.1% in Aug 2021.

Its average since Jan 2000 is 11.2%, and the latest reading is below that.

Croatia is 31st of 45 countries in our Unemployment Rate by Country ranking.

How this series is defined

Everything you need to check the figure against the source.

Source
Eurostat
Series
une_rt_m
Frequency
Monthly
Unit
%
Seasonal adjustment
Seasonally adjusted
Latest observation
Aug 2026
Revision status
Latest published estimate, subject to revision

Croatian news often quotes the employment service's registered unemployment rate instead, a different measure.

Data refreshed 2026-10-10. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.

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