Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day in Croatia
Croatia: Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day in Croatia, 1988–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day in Croatia stood at 0.3%.
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 population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day in Croatia peaked at 1.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.
Croatia ranks 92nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 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% |
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 population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day in Croatia?
- Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 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 population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
- How does Croatia rank for share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day?
- Croatia ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 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 population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per 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 $3 per day.