Croatia
Armed forces, share of workers in Croatia
Armed forces, share of workers in Croatia: 4.9% of the labour force in 1992 and 1.17% of the labour force in 2020, by IISS estimates.
- Latest, 2020
- 1.17% of the labour force
- Since 1992
- −3.73 percentage points
- Rank, 2020
- 58 of 168
- counting from the highest
- World, 2020
- 0.79% of the labour force
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- The highest was 7.2% of the labour force in 1995, the lowest 1% of the labour force in 2015.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Croatia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.17 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.05 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.05 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.02 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.03 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.05 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.07 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.05 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.15 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.13 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.12 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.14 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.09 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.11 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.62 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.57 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.65 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 3.28 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3.65 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 5.17 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 5.09 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 4.8 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 4.85 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 5.13 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 3.32 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 3.81 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 4.9 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | – | 1.03 |
| 1990 | – | 1.11 |
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 in numbers
Every measure for Croatia on one page
Health
People
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending2.02% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.93B in 2025
- Military spending per person$544 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel20,000 people in 2020
- National power0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Arms imports141 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports53 million TIV in 2024
Climate
Technology and environment
Other places nearby
- SloveniaSlovenia · Earthquakes, Statistics
- Bosnia & HerzegovinaBosnia & Herzegovina · Earthquakes, Statistics
- AustriaAustria · Earthquakes, Statistics
- HungaryHungary · Statistics
- San MarinoSan Marino · Earthquakes, Statistics
- SlovakiaSlovakia · Statistics
- SerbiaSerbia · Earthquakes, Statistics
- MontenegroMontenegro · Earthquakes, Statistics