Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Croatia
Croatia: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.889 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.889
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.889
in 2023
All-time low
0.713
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Human Development Index in Croatia, 1995–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Croatia stood at 0.889. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Croatia peaked at 0.889 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.713, in 1995.
Croatia ranks 32nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.713 | — |
| 1996 | 0.725 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.734 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.744 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.753 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.769 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.785 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.792 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.798 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.807 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.814 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.819 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.825 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.827 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.826 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.831 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.839 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.846 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.848 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.852 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.856 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.862 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.867 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.872 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.867 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.876 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.886 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.889 | +0.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.889 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.889 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7338 | 0.713 | 0.753 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8062 | 0.769 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8509 | 0.831 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8795 | 0.867 | 0.889 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7791 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Croatia?
- Human development index in Croatia was 0.889 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.889 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.713 in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for human development index?
- Croatia ranks 32nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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