Share of employment in agriculture in Croatia
Croatia: Share of employment in agriculture was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 4.3% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Croatia peaked at 22.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2025.
That places Croatia 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.0% | — |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.0% | 22.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 6.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Croatia
- 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 share of employment in agriculture in Croatia?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Croatia was 4.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Croatia ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. 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); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.