Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Croatia

Employment in agriculture in Croatia in 2025 — 4.3%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.7 pp.

2025 4.3% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 182
Period maximum 22%1992
Period minimum 4.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Croatia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22%1992: 22%1993: 21.7%1994: 21.1%1995: 20.4%1996: 19.8%1997: 17.8%1998: 17.3%1999: 17%2000: 16.5%2001: 16%2002: 15.6%2003: 16.9%2004: 17%2005: 17.3%2006: 14.2%2007: 12.4%2008: 12.8%2009: 13.3%2010: 14.3%2011: 14.6%2012: 11.9%2013: 10.4%2014: 9.4%2015: 9.2%2016: 7.5%2017: 7%2018: 6.1%2019: 6.1%2020: 6.2%2021: 6.7%2022: 5.8%2023: 4.7%2024: 4.5%2025: 4.3%
Change over the period: −17.7 pp Annual average: -0.52 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 4.3%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.3 −0.2 pp
2024 4.5 −0.2 pp
2023 4.7 −1.2 pp
2022 5.8 −0.9 pp
2021 6.7 +0.5 pp
2020 6.2 +0.1 pp
2019 6.1 −0 pp
2018 6.1 −0.9 pp
2017 7 −0.5 pp
2016 7.5 −1.7 pp
2015 9.2 −0.2 pp
2014 9.4 −1 pp
2013 10.4 −1.5 pp
2012 11.9 −2.7 pp
2011 14.6 +0.3 pp
2010 14.3 +0.9 pp
2009 13.3 +0.5 pp
2008 12.8 +0.5 pp
2007 12.4 −1.9 pp
2006 14.2 −3.1 pp
2005 17.3 +0.3 pp
2004 17 +0.1 pp
2003 16.9 +1.3 pp
2002 15.6 −0.4 pp
2001 16 −0.5 pp
2000 16.5 −0.5 pp
1999 17 −0.3 pp
1998 17.3 −0.4 pp
1997 17.8 −2 pp
1996 19.8 −0.6 pp
1995 20.4 −0.6 pp
1994 21.1 −0.7 pp
1993 21.7 −0.3 pp
1992 22 +0 pp
1991 22 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.