Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Croatia
Croatia: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 23.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Croatia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Croatia stood at 23.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Croatia peaked at 41.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2024.
Croatia ranks 43rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.1% | — |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.1% | 28.5% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 22.1% | 27.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More poverty & inequality data for Croatia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,914 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Croatia?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Croatia was 23.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Croatia ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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