People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Croatia
Croatia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 493,396 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Croatia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 493,396 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Croatia peaked at 644,234 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 493,396 people, in 2024.
That places Croatia 80th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Croatia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 644,234 people | — |
| 2001 | 638,247 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 633,776 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 628,753 people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 624,258 people | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 619,856 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 615,180 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 610,285 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 605,208 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 599,774 people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 593,644 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 586,074 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 578,239 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 570,967 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 565,828 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 558,856 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 550,237 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 540,206 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 530,482 people | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 522,764 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 515,759 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 509,068 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 503,798 people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 499,266 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 493,396 people | -1.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 493,396 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 16.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 493,396 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 2.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 621,957 people | 599,774 people | 644,234 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 559,730 people | 522,764 people | 593,644 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 504,257 people | 493,396 people | 515,759 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More environment data for Croatia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.147 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0568 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Croatia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Croatia was 493,396 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 644,234 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 493,396 people in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Croatia ranks 80th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.