Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Croatia
Croatia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 42 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
42 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
29th
of 44 countries
All-time high
124 Thousand persons
in 2017
All-time low
37 Thousand persons
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Croatia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 42 Thousand persons for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Croatia peaked at 124 Thousand persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37 Thousand persons, in 2024.
That places Croatia 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 117 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 115 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 124 Thousand persons | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 101 Thousand persons | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 81 Thousand persons | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 84 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 72 Thousand persons | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 64 Thousand persons | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 51 Thousand persons | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 37 Thousand persons | -27.5% |
| 2025 | 42 Thousand persons | +13.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 42 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80 Thousand persons, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 42 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.5 Thousand persons, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 107.6 Thousand persons | 81 Thousand persons | 124 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.33 Thousand persons | 37 Thousand persons | 84 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Croatia?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Croatia was 42 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 124 Thousand persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 Thousand persons in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Croatia ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2030 poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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