Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Croatia
Croatia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 34.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Croatia, 1988–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Croatia is 34.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Croatia peaked at 78.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2023.
Croatia ranks 93rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 73.5% | — |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | -24.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 34.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 34.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 53.0% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 34.7% | 50.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More poverty & inequality data for Croatia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Croatia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Croatia was 34.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Croatia ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.