Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Croatia
Croatia: Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Croatia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 2.0% for severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Croatia peaked at 8.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
That places Croatia 41st out of 43 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.
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.4% | — |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -30.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -28.6% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 261.5%, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 236.0%, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.6% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More urban development data for Croatia
- Population in the largest city 30.5% (2025)
- Population density 69.09 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 15.78 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 684,359 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 121,113 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 99.8% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 94.79 million Number (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 3.2% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2.32 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 3,183 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Croatia?
- Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization in Croatia was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization?
- Croatia ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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