Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Croatia
Croatia: Share of global population living in extreme poverty including was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 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 share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Croatia is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Croatia peaked at 1.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.
That places Croatia 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 1.0% | — |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +42.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -40.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -33.9% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Croatia?
- Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Croatia was 0.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
- How does Croatia rank for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Croatia ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.