Population in Croatia

542 indicators covering population for Croatia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population density - Regions 3.87 million Persons 2025 down 7.3% 41st
Population by 5-year age groups - Regions 3.87 million Persons 2025 down 7.3% 41st
Population by broad age groups - Regions 3.87 million Persons 2025 down 7.3% 41st
Survival ages across the population 31.39 years 2020 up 12.5% 26th
Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 3.87 million Number 2025 down 7.3% 29th
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 91.4% 2024 up 26.2% 38th
Average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order 29.01 years 2020 up 5.6% 19th
Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 32,069 Number 2024 down 18.9% 29th
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 4.0% 2025 down 67.5% 37th
Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of 1 Rate 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at 88.7% 2024 up 31.2% 35th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants 0.5% 2020 up 338.2% 77th
Net migration -3,481 2025 up 87.3% 44th
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 3.88 million 2025 down 6.8% 35th
International migrants, by country of destination 527,831 2024 down 5.9% 80th
Total number of international immigrants 527,831 immigrants 2024 down 5.9% 80th
Share of the population born in another country 13.6% 2024 up 1.6% 79th
Live births (total) by month 32,069 Number 2024 down 18.9% 37th
Population on 1 January by age and sex 3.87 million Number 2025 down 7.3% 35th
Population on 1 January by age group and sex 3.87 million Number 2025 down 7.3% 35th
Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 3.87 million Number 2025 down 7.3% 35th
Households with broadband access 86.1% 2021 up 52.6% 34th
Age dependency ratio, young 22.14 2024 up 0.1% 60th
Age dependency ratio 59.01 2024 up 17.1% 15th
Crude death rate 13.2 2024 up 9.1% 9th
Population growth 0.1686 2024 up 122.0% 54th
Population structure indicators at national level 58.9 2025 up 16.2% 6th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 42.4% 2024 up 96.7% 43rd
Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,332 Rate 2023 up 12.3% 5th
Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of 1,285 Rate 2023 down 5.4% 8th
Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 1,477 Rate 2023 up 23.4% 7th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity 6 percent 2023 down 7.7% 112th
Share of population with severe food insecurity 1 percent 2023 up 66.7% 113th
Population ages 25 to 54 1,191 2024 down 14.5% 54th
Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 32,069 Number 2024 down 18.9% 37th
Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 32,069 Number 2024 down 18.9% 35th
Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 51,080 Number 2024 up 0.5% 31st
6.2.1.a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation 77.96 2021 up 0.3% 51st
Fertility indicators 30.9 2024 up 3.7% 23rd
Fertility rates by age 1.46 Number 2024 down 0.6% 22nd
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 85.42 2007 up 0.4% 58th
Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 2.78 million Person 2100 down 1.6% 25th
Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 35,835 2100 down 6.7% 25th
Share of population below and above $30 per day 1.34 million people 2023 down 59.5% 102nd
Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 2.82 million Person 2100 down 1.3% 25th
Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 37,739 2100 down 3.4% 25th
Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 2.83 million Person 2100 down 2.5% 25th
Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 38,483 2100 down 5.9% 25th
Assumptions for fertility rates by age and type of projection 1.68 Number 2100 up 1.9% 27th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) 0.6% 2023 down 71.4% 89th
Assumptions for fertility rates by age and type of projection 1.59 Number 2100 up 0.6% 14th
Assumptions for net migration by age, sex and type of projection 12,033 Person 2100 up 2.6% 25th
Assumptions for fertility rates by age and type of projection 1.65 Number 2100 up 1.2% 27th
Assumptions for net migration by age, sex and type of projection 13,699 Person 2100 up 9.3% 21st
Demographic indicators by urban-rural typology — Deaths 13.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 12.1% 6th
Demographic indicators by access to city typology — Deaths 11.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 6.9% 6th
Population on 1st January by age, sex, type of projection and other 774,124 Person 2100 down 0.0% 25th
Assumptions for net migration by age, sex, type of projection and 2,704 Person 2100 up 10.7% 21st
Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and other 9,081 Number 2100 down 3.9% 23rd
Population by age 3.87 million 2025 down 7.3% 51st