Croatia (2025)
18.3
% of active youth (15–24)
+1.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
17
years of data

Data

Croatia Youth Unemployment Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active youth (15–24) YoY Change
2025 18.3 +1.5pp
2024 16.8 -2.1pp
2023 18.9 +1.2pp
2022 17.7 -3.8pp
2021 21.5 +0.9pp
2020 20.6 +3.9pp
2019 16.7 -6.8pp
2018 23.5 -3.9pp
2017 27.4 -3.5pp
2016 30.9 -11.4pp
2015 42.3 -3.4pp
2014 45.7 -4.8pp
2013 50.5 +8pp
2012 42.5 +6.4pp
2011 36.1 +3.1pp
2010 33 +8.2pp
2009 24.8 n/a

About this Dataset

Croatia recorded 18.3 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025. The latest change was +1.5pp. Across 2009–2025 the series ranges from 16.7 in 2019 to 50.5 in 2013.

This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Croatia from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Croatia from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations).

The series peaked at 50.5 % of active youth (15–24) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16.7 in 2019. The latest reading of 18.3 in 2025 represents a change of +1.5pp.