Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Croatia
Croatia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 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 $1 a day in Croatia is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.7% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Croatia peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.
That places Croatia 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | — |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +54.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -63.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -53.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Croatia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Croatia was 0.1% 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 $1 a day recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
- How does Croatia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Croatia ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 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 $1 per day.