Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Croatia
Croatia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 20.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Croatia, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Croatia is 20.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Croatia peaked at 32.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2022.
Croatia ranks 21st of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31.1% | — |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | -4.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 20.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 20.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 23.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.9% | 23.2% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Croatia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Croatia was 20.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Croatia ranks 21st out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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