Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in Croatia
Croatia: Children cared only: % over the population of each age group was 46.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Croatia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Croatia stood at 46.6. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Croatia peaked at 71 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46.6, in 2025.
That places Croatia 22nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 61 | — |
| 2011 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 65.2 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 65.5 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 59.3 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 53.9 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 57.1 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 58.8 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 60.8 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 59 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 51.2 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 52.7 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 49.2 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 50.3 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 46.6 | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.06 | 53.9 | 71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5 | 46.6 | 59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 19 Latvia 48 compare
- 19 Latvia 48 compare
- 21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 47.9 compare
- 22 Croatia 46.6 compare
- 24 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 46 compare
- 25 North Macedonia 44.2 compare
- 25 North Macedonia 44.2 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Croatia?
- Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Croatia was 46.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2012.
- What is the lowest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6 in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- Croatia ranks 22nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 cared only by their parents by age group - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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