Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Croatia
Croatia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 113.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 113.8% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Croatia peaked at 150.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 91.9%, in 1992.
Croatia ranks 87th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 92.1% | — |
| 1992 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 96.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 97.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 108.8% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 112.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 113.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 126.1% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 115.3% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 113.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 132.4% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 137.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 115.8% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 106.7% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 101.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 103.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 105.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 100.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 150.4% | +52.4% |
| 2019 | 122.8% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 128.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 143.5% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 150.2% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 127.9% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 115.0% | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 113.8% | -1.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 113.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 113.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +52.4% | 98.7% | 150.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.7% | 91.9% | 97.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 117.4% | 99.1% | 137.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.6% | 97.4% | 150.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.7% | 113.8% | 150.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 84 Equatorial Guinea 116.4% compare
- 85 Somalia 115.4% compare
- 86 Comoros 115.1% compare
- 88 Eswatini 113.5% compare
- 89 South Africa 113.3% compare
- 90 Sao Tome and Principe 112.8% compare
More gender data for Croatia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 483.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.5301 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Croatia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Croatia was 113.8% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 150.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 1992.
- How does Croatia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Croatia ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.