At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Croatia
Croatia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 14.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Croatia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 14.8% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Croatia peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2016.
Croatia ranks 8th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.9% | — |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +35.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +39.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +63.6% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -8.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 14.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 14.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 8.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 5.8% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More population data for Croatia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8996 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7685 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.1857 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Croatia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Croatia was 14.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2016.
- How does Croatia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Croatia ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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