{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"hr-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hr-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hr-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Croatia Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Croatia's Youth Unemployment Rate: 18.3 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +1.5pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Croatia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Croatia","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Croatia Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Croatia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Croatia (2025)","value":"18.3","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Croatia Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":24.8},{"period":"2010","value":33},{"period":"2011","value":36.1},{"period":"2012","value":42.5},{"period":"2013","value":50.5},{"period":"2014","value":45.7},{"period":"2015","value":42.3},{"period":"2016","value":30.9},{"period":"2017","value":27.4},{"period":"2018","value":23.5},{"period":"2019","value":16.7},{"period":"2020","value":20.6},{"period":"2021","value":21.5},{"period":"2022","value":17.7},{"period":"2023","value":18.9},{"period":"2024","value":16.8},{"period":"2025","value":18.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"18.3","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"16.8","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"18.9","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"17.7","yoyChange":"-3.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"21.5","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"20.6","yoyChange":"+3.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"-6.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"23.5","yoyChange":"-3.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"27.4","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"30.9","yoyChange":"-11.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"42.3","yoyChange":"-3.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"45.7","yoyChange":"-4.8pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"50.5","yoyChange":"+8.0pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"42.5","yoyChange":"+6.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"36.1","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"33.0","yoyChange":"+8.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"24.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}