Share of children living with a single parent in Croatia
Croatia: Share of children living with a single parent was 8.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children living with a single parent in Croatia, 2010–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children living with a single parent in Croatia is 8.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Croatia peaked at 10.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2016.
That places Croatia 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of children living with a single parent in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.0% | — |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -19.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 8.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 54% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 8.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
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- 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 share of children living with a single parent in Croatia?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Croatia was 8.5% in 2023, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2016.
- How does Croatia rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Croatia ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children living with a single parent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of children aged 0-17 living with a single parent.