Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Croatia

Employment in industry in Croatia in 2025 — 26.4%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4 pp.

2025 26.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 32of 182
Period maximum 30.9%2008
Period minimum 26.1%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Croatia, 1991–20252628303219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 30.4%1992: 29.4%1993: 29%1994: 29%1995: 29%1996: 29.2%1997: 29.5%1998: 29.5%1999: 29.1%2000: 29.2%2001: 29.7%2002: 29.8%2003: 30.3%2004: 29.6%2005: 28.6%2006: 29.3%2007: 30.6%2008: 30.9%2009: 29%2010: 27.5%2011: 28%2012: 27.5%2013: 27.3%2014: 26.9%2015: 26.6%2016: 26.7%2017: 26.1%2018: 27.3%2019: 27.6%2020: 28.1%2021: 28.5%2022: 27.7%2023: 27.4%2024: 26.7%2025: 26.4%
Change over the period: −4 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Croatia 26.4%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.4 −0.3 pp
2024 26.7 −0.8 pp
2023 27.4 −0.3 pp
2022 27.7 −0.8 pp
2021 28.5 +0.5 pp
2020 28.1 +0.4 pp
2019 27.6 +0.3 pp
2018 27.3 +1.2 pp
2017 26.1 −0.6 pp
2016 26.7 +0.1 pp
2015 26.6 −0.3 pp
2014 26.9 −0.4 pp
2013 27.3 −0.2 pp
2012 27.5 −0.5 pp
2011 28 +0.5 pp
2010 27.5 −1.6 pp
2009 29 −1.8 pp
2008 30.9 +0.2 pp
2007 30.6 +1.3 pp
2006 29.3 +0.7 pp
2005 28.6 −1 pp
2004 29.6 −0.6 pp
2003 30.3 +0.4 pp
2002 29.8 +0.1 pp
2001 29.7 +0.5 pp
2000 29.2 +0.1 pp
1999 29.1 −0.4 pp
1998 29.5 −0.1 pp
1997 29.5 +0.4 pp
1996 29.2 +0.2 pp
1995 29 −0.1 pp
1994 29 −0 pp
1993 29 −0.4 pp
1992 29.4 −1 pp
1991 30.4 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

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