Croatia vs Slovenia
Croatia vs Slovenia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.17% of the labour force in Croatia and 0.68% of the labour force in Slovenia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Croatia, by 0.49 percentage points, or 1.73 times that in Slovenia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Croatia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Slovenia.
- In 2020, Croatia ranked 58 and Slovenia ranked 96 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Croatia | Slovenia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.17 | 0.68 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.05 | 0.68 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.05 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.02 | 0.68 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.03 | 1.32 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.05 | 1.33 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.07 | 1.34 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.05 | 1.33 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.62 | 1.18 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.57 | 0.99 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.65 | 1.14 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 3.28 | 1.37 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3.65 | 1.25 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 5.17 | 1.4 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 5.09 | 1.46 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 4.8 | 1.43 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 4.85 | 1.46 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 5.13 | 1.49 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 7.2 | 1.38 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 3.32 | 1.82 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 3.81 | 1.29 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 4.9 | 1.61 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | – | – | 1.03 |
| 1990 | – | – | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Croatia vs Slovenia
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Slovenia: 81.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Slovenia: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovenia: 1.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Slovenia: 98.3% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Slovenia: 2.86% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Slovenia: 14.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Slovenia: 2.12 million people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Slovenia: 0.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Slovenia: 1.58 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Slovenia: 56% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Slovenia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Slovenia: 21.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Slovenia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Slovenia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Slovenia: $1.14B in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Slovenia: $577 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Slovenia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Slovenia: 7,000 people in 2020
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Slovenia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Slovenia: 19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Slovenia: 3 million TIV in 2024