Economy, jobs and prices in Sjeverna Hrvatska, Croatia: official figures
GDP per person was 25,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 64% of the EU average; 3rd highest of 4 regions in Croatia. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.
How big is the economy of Sjeverna Hrvatska?
The regional economy produced €14.4 billion of output (GDP at market prices) in 2024, 16.8% of Croatia's GDP.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Sjeverna Hrvatska?
The unemployment rate (age 15 to 74) was 3.0% in 2025, against 4.9% for Croatia and 6.0% across the EU; the lowest of 4 regions in Croatia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is youth unemployment in Sjeverna Hrvatska?
Youth unemployment (age 15 to 24) was 12.6% in 2025, against 18.3% for Croatia; the lowest of 4 regions in Croatia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does Sjeverna Hrvatska spend on research and development?
Spending on research and development came to 1.97% of GDP in 2024 (1.41% nationally).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Northern Croatia?
Average net pay across the 5 counties of Northern Croatia ranged from €1,334 a month in Koprivnica-Križevci County to €1,474 in Zagreb County in 2025.
Source: Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyWhere is unemployment highest in Northern Croatia?
In June 2026 registered unemployment within Northern Croatia was highest in Međimurje County (3.1%) and lowest in Krapina-Zagorje County (1.8%).
Source: Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyHow many people are unemployed in Northern Croatia?
Northern Croatia had 11,506 registered unemployed out of an active population of 369,029 on 31 March 2025, a registered unemployment rate of 3.1%, 2nd lowest of the four regions.
Source: Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyHow many people work in Northern Croatia?
Employment in Northern Croatia was 287,557 on 31 March 2024, up 13.4% since 2019 by administrative records.
Source: Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyHow many self-employed people are there in Northern Croatia?
10.2% of people employed in Northern Croatia in March 2025 worked in crafts or the free professions, and the region had 4,286 actively insured private farmers.
Source: Državni zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics) · saved copyHow many people in Sjeverna Hrvatska are long-term unemployed?
Long-term unemployment (people out of work for a year or more) stood at 0.9% of the labour force in 2025, against 1.8% for Croatia as a whole and 1.9% across the EU; 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Croatia. In 2016 it was 5.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate for women in Sjeverna Hrvatska?
The unemployment rate for women in Sjeverna Hrvatska was 2.7% in 2025, against 4.3% for Croatia as a whole and 6.2% across the EU; 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Croatia. In 2016 it was 11.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many women in Sjeverna Hrvatska are in work?
The employment rate for women aged 20 to 64 reached 72.1% in 2025, against 71.8% for Croatia as a whole and 71.3% across the EU; 2nd highest of 4 statistical regions in Croatia. In 2016 it was 57.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyIs the economy of Sjeverna Hrvatska growing?
In real terms the economy of Sjeverna Hrvatska grew by 1.7% in 2024 (gross value added), compared with 3.2% nationally; the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Croatia. In 2014 it was -1.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Sjeverna Hrvatska?
There were 500 passenger cars per 1,000 people in 2024, compared with 513 nationally; 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Croatia. In 2017 it was 405.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Sjeverna Hrvatska?
Average compensation per employee (pay plus employer social contributions) was €12,517 in 2024, against €13,621 across Croatia; 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Croatia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Sjeverna Hrvatska?
Visitors spent 1.3 million nights in tourist accommodation in 2025, 56% of them by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Sjeverna Hrvatska?
The largest part of the economy of Sjeverna Hrvatska in 2024 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 28.4% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (24.2%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Sjeverna Hrvatska?
Factories, mines and energy produced 28.4% of the value added in Sjeverna Hrvatska in 2024, against 15.5% for Croatia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Sjeverna Hrvatska growing?
Gross value added rose from €5.8 billion in 2015 to €11.9 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 107% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Sjeverna Hrvatska?
Of the 368,280 jobs located in Sjeverna Hrvatska in 2024, 23% in public services, education, health and other services, 30% in industry and 3.7% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Sjeverna Hrvatska?
The number of people working in Sjeverna Hrvatska rose by 35.9% between 2015 and 2024, to 368,280.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Sjeverna Hrvatska compares with other statistical regions
Registered unemployment rate, 31 March 2025 (%) (2025)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Registered unemployment rate, 31 March 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panonska Hrvatska | 8.0% |
| 2 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 5.9% |
| 3 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 3.1% |
| 4 | Grad Zagreb | 2.7% |
Change in employment, 2019-2024 (%) (2019-2024)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in employment, 2019-2024 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 13.4% |
| 2 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 11.7% |
| 3 | Grad Zagreb | 8.0% |
| 4 | Panonska Hrvatska | 6.4% |
Employment in crafts and free professions, share (%) (2025)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment in crafts and free professions, share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 16.1% |
| 2 | Panonska Hrvatska | 12.6% |
| 3 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 10.2% |
| 4 | Grad Zagreb | 8.8% |
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panonska Hrvatska | 3.4% |
| 2 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 1.8% |
| 3 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 0.9% |
| 4 | Grad Zagreb | 0.9% |
Unemployment rate, women (2025)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panonska Hrvatska | 7.2% |
| 2 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 4.9% |
| 3 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 2.7% |
| 4 | Grad Zagreb | 1.9% |
Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 2 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, women aged 20-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grad Zagreb | 80.2% |
| 2 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 72.1% |
| 3 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 71.4% |
| 4 | Panonska Hrvatska | 64.9% |
Real growth in gross value added (2024)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Real growth in gross value added |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 4.3% |
| 2 | Grad Zagreb | 3.5% |
| 3 | Panonska Hrvatska | 2.3% |
| 4 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 1.7% |
Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Passenger cars per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 549 |
| 2 | Grad Zagreb | 511 |
| 3 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 500 |
| 4 | Panonska Hrvatska | 476 |
Compensation per employee (euros) (2024)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Compensation per employee (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grad Zagreb | €15,788 |
| 2 | Jadranska Hrvatska | €14,015 |
| 3 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | €12,517 |
| 4 | Panonska Hrvatska | €10,916 |
Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Nights spent in tourist accommodation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 89.4 million |
| 2 | Grad Zagreb | 2.7 million |
| 3 | Panonska Hrvatska | 1.4 million |
| 4 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 1.3 million |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 28.4% |
| 2 | Panonska Hrvatska | 18.4% |
| 3 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 11.6% |
| 4 | Grad Zagreb | 11.3% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grad Zagreb | 26.2% |
| 2 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 23.3% |
| 3 | Panonska Hrvatska | 19.1% |
| 4 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 13.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Sjeverna Hrvatska ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panonska Hrvatska | 26.2% |
| 2 | Grad Zagreb | 21.6% |
| 3 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 20.3% |
| 4 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 16.2% |
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