According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Croatia has been continuously declining, amounting to 18.3% in 2019 (20.6% in 2010), while there were 23.3% of persons (31.1% in 2010) at risk of poverty or social exclusion out of the total population. The exclusion of social transfers from income affects the increase in the percentage of people at risk of poverty from the basic 18.3% to a rate of 24.3%, but if social transfers and pensions are excluded from income, then the at-risk-of-poverty rate is 41%. The at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and gender in 2019 was highest in persons aged 65 or over and amounted to 30.1%, while the at-risk-of-poverty rate by the most common activity status was the highest for the unemployed and amounted to 45.3% (CBS, 2020, 2021). Eurostat data on per capita consumption in 2020 show that Croatia is the second poorest country in Europe (EUR 13,100 in 2020, Eurostat), right after Bulgaria (EUR 11,900 in 2020, Eurostat). In 2019, 62,301 people received social benefits (guaranteed minimum benefits), of which 28,646 were women and 23,302 were single. Among the recipients of benefits are 14,925 children.
People with disabilities
Homeless people
Roma community
Poor families with children
Single-parent families
Elderly people
Despite the improvement in various areas of social life in EU, only 8.2 million people have been lifted out of poverty since 2008. In Croatia, 23,30% of the population is at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
Most affected groups
People with disabilities
People living in remote/less developed regions
Children
Elderly people
Homeless & poor employed people
Main priorities
Reduction of the population at risk of poverty and social exclusion
Contact details
Hrvatska mreža protiv siromaštva
Teslina 13, 10 000 Zagreb (Croatia)
Tel: +385 1 7789 950, 955
E-mail: nzganec (@) pravo.hr