Poverty is one of the biggest problems today. Child poverty is of particular concern. Each country fights against poverty in the most effective way, but they have one thing in common, which is the reliance on the European Statistical System, which provides information on the income of the population, which is closely related to the concept of poverty. The fight against poverty is achieved in various ways, but the most effective would be to end poverty. Very important factors that indicate the state of poverty and wealth in the Republic of Croatia are National Income and GDP, which will be described in more detail in the paper. In the Republic of Croatia, information on population poverty is collected through the Population Income Survey. Inequality in the distribution of income and not providing people from different cultures with equal opportunities in employment represent a very big problem that is linked to the concept of poverty. There are various types of poverty, but one thing should become clear, by not providing opportunities to the poor population to get out of that situation, it will lead the whole society, the state and beyond to a very difficult situation