Croatia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Croatia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 19.24%, a 1.17% increase from 2022.
  • Croatia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 18.07%, a 3.87% decline from 2021.
  • Croatia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 21.93%, a 0.8% increase from 2020.
  • Croatia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 21.14%, a 4.48% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Croatia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 19.24% 1.17%
2022 18.07% -3.87%
2021 21.93% 0.80%
2020 21.14% 4.48%
2019 16.65% -7.10%
2018 23.76% -3.64%
2017 27.40% -3.91%
2016 31.31% -11.06%
2015 42.37% -3.18%
2014 45.55% -4.48%
2013 50.03% 7.96%
2012 42.07% 5.45%
2011 36.62% 4.32%
2010 32.30% 7.14%
2009 25.16% 1.57%
2008 23.59% -1.44%
2007 25.02% -3.58%
2006 28.60% -3.31%
2005 31.91% -0.46%
2004 32.37% -3.16%
2003 35.53% -0.57%
2002 36.10% -3.12%
2001 39.22% -2.12%
2000 41.34% 5.19%
1999 36.15% 4.63%
1998 31.51% 3.62%
1997 27.89% -0.98%
1996 28.88% -2.05%
1995 30.92% -2.29%
1994 33.21% -2.68%
1993 35.89% -2.34%
1992 38.23% -2.20%
1991 40.42% -2.20%