Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Croatia
Croatia: Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth was 15.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Croatia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 15.8% for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Croatia peaked at 25.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2025.
That places Croatia 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25.2% | — |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +13.5% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.0% | 19.0% | 25.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 19.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Croatia?
- Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth in Croatia was 15.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth?
- Croatia ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country of birth of their parents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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