The 2021 Census data on economic activity and migrations are released
Out of a total of 3.3 million inhabitants aged 15 and over in the Republic of Croatia, 1.7 million, or 51.7%, are active, while 1.6 million, or 48.3%, are inactive. These are the data of the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2021, which also show that the share of employed persons in active population is 94.8%, while the share of unemployed persons is 5.2%. According to the structure by sex, the share of women in active population is slightly smaller than the share of men and amounts to 48.0%, while their share in employed population is 47.9%. The share of employed persons in the total number of persons aged 15 and over in the Republic of Croatia is 48.9%.
The total number of inactive persons aged 15 and over includes 1.0 million (63.5%) retired persons, among whom 55.5% are women and 44.5% are men, while the number of pupils and students is 202.7 thousand (12.7%).
Compared to the 2011 Census data, according to which the number of inhabitants aged 15 and over was higher than in 2021 by slightly more than 313 thousand (8.6%), the number of economically active persons dropped by 4.5% in 2021, and the number of economically inactive persons by 12.7%.
The City Of Zagreb has the highest share of employed persons in the total number of persons aged 15 and over, 54.6%, followed by the County of Istria, with 53.3%, the County of Varaždin and the County of Zagreb, with 52.1% each, while the counties with the smallest share of employed persons in the total number of persons aged 15 and over are the Counties of Vukovar-Srijem and Slavonski Brod-Posavina, with 41.3% each, and the County of Virovitica-Podravina, with 41.9%.
Observed according to industry sections, the highest number of employed persons is in the section Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and (15.5%), followed by Manufacturing (14.8%) and Accommodation and food service activities (8.0%).
Industry sections with a large share of employed women are Human health and social work activities (80.6%) and Education (78.4%), while industries with the largest share of employed men are Construction (89.5%) and Mining and quarrying (88.7%).
Observing employed persons according to their occupation, the 2021 Census data show that service and sales workers predominate, with a share of 20.3%, followed by professionals, with 16.4%, and technicians and associate professionals, with 16.1%. A slightly lower share of persons is employed in crafts and related trades, 11.9%, and the lowest share is employed in armed forces occupations, 0.9%.
According to the 2021 Census data, the number of inhabitants of the Republic of Croatia born in the country amounts to 3.4 million (87.8%), which is two percentage points more than in the 2011 Census (86.3%), while the number of inhabitants born abroad amounts to 12.2%, which is two percentage points less than in the 2011 Census.
Released data are available via the link:
Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021 - Population by Towns/Municipalities
Population Aged 15 and over by Economic Activity, Age and Sex, by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census
Employed by Occupation and Sex, by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census
Employed by Industry Sections, Age and Sex, by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census
Employed by Occupation, Age and Sex, by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census
Population by Migration Features and Sex, by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census
Population by Place of Birth and Sex, by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census
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