Number of people employed in agriculture in Croatia
Croatia: Number of people employed in agriculture was 71,175 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 71,175 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Croatia peaked at 435,407 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 71,175 people, in 2025.
That places Croatia 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Croatia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 435,407 people | — |
| 1992 | 430,541 people | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 418,455 people | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 400,692 people | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 383,083 people | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 365,310 people | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 321,773 people | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 302,195 people | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 283,755 people | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 262,649 people | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 251,830 people | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 245,802 people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 271,043 people | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 280,524 people | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 289,054 people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 240,013 people | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 214,515 people | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 227,037 people | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 234,134 people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 241,113 people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 236,750 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 185,969 people | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 157,649 people | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 145,561 people | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 144,262 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 117,528 people | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 111,552 people | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 98,734 people | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 98,852 people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99,751 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 108,776 people | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 95,249 people | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 76,459 people | -19.7% |
| 2024 | 74,422 people | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 71,175 people | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 371,246 people | 283,755 people | 435,407 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 251,660 people | 214,515 people | 289,054 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,797 people | 98,734 people | 241,113 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,639 people | 71,175 people | 108,776 people | 6 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 767.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4457 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4219 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Croatia?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Croatia was 71,175 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 435,407 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,175 people in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Croatia ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.