Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Croatia
Croatia: Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Croatia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 4.2% for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Croatia peaked at 5.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
Croatia ranks 33rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.1% | — |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Croatia?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Croatia was 4.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Croatia ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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