Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Croatia
Croatia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 17.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Croatia, 1988–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 17.8% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Croatia peaked at 20.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1988.
That places Croatia 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 11.9% | — |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +73.2% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 17.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 62 Côte d'Ivoire 18.1% compare
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 18.0% compare
- 64 Tunisia 17.9% compare
- 66 Austria 17.7% compare
- 67 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.7% compare
- 68 Latvia 17.7% compare
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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Croatia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Croatia was 17.8% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1988.
- How does Croatia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Croatia ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.