Croatia Population

Population now

3,824,685

World: 126th
Europe: 27th

Male:	1,849,151	(48.35 %)
Female:	1,975,534	(51.65 %)

Births in 2025:	16,691
Deaths in 2025:	27,462

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	76.42 years
Female:	82.34 years
Total:	79.31 years
Median Age:	44.63 years

Birth Rate:	8.12
Death Rate:	13.36
Growth Rate:	-0.39 %
Fertility Rate:	1.40

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Croatia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	4M	2M	2M	0.92	0.84%	18.40	10.00	2.29	64.61	62.10	67.25	28.24	30.15%	73.22
1961	4M	2M	2M	0.93	0.96%	17.80	9.10	2.25	65.02	62.40	67.77	28.51	31.04%	73.70
1962	4M	2M	2M	0.93	0.72%	17.20	10.00	2.22	65.41	62.68	68.28	28.80	32.00%	74.22
1963	4M	2M	2M	0.93	0.81%	16.50	9.10	2.18	65.79	62.94	68.78	29.09	32.98%	74.74
1964	4M	2M	2M	0.93	0.60%	16.20	10.10	2.14	66.15	63.19	69.27	29.40	33.97%	75.22
1965	4M	2M	2M	0.93	0.78%	16.60	9.30	2.10	66.51	63.43	69.74	29.70	34.98%	75.71
1966	4M	2M	2M	0.93	0.88%	16.50	8.80	2.06	66.86	63.67	70.21	29.99	36.00%	76.24
1967	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.63%	15.50	9.50	2.03	67.21	63.92	70.66	30.29	37.03%	76.73
1968	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.50%	15.00	10.00	2.01	67.55	64.17	71.10	30.61	38.08%	77.21
1969	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.36%	14.50	10.70	1.99	67.88	64.42	71.52	30.89	39.13%	77.67
1970	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.38%	13.80	10.00	1.98	68.20	64.66	71.92	31.13	40.20%	78.03
1971	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.45%	14.60	10.10	1.97	68.50	64.89	72.30	31.38	41.17%	78.37
1972	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.37%	14.80	10.80	1.97	68.78	65.09	72.65	31.57	41.84%	78.71
1973	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.48%	15.10	10.20	1.96	69.03	65.26	72.99	31.72	42.51%	79.06
1974	4M	2M	2M	0.94	0.50%	15.00	10.00	1.95	69.25	65.40	73.30	31.88	43.19%	79.42
1975	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.48%	14.90	10.10	1.94	70.00	66.68	73.49	32.05	43.86%	79.80
1976	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.49%	14.80	9.90	1.93	70.46	67.27	73.80	32.10	44.55%	80.22
1977	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.51%	14.90	9.90	1.91	70.74	67.52	74.13	32.17	45.23%	80.64
1978	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.42%	15.00	10.60	1.90	70.54	67.09	74.16	32.25	45.91%	81.02
1979	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.44%	15.10	10.50	1.90	70.43	66.92	74.11	32.35	46.60%	81.26
1980	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.36%	14.80	10.90	1.89	70.18	66.39	74.15	32.46	47.29%	81.35
1981	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.30%	14.60	11.20	1.88	70.34	66.72	74.15	32.58	47.89%	81.56
1982	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.31%	14.40	11.00	1.90	70.48	66.79	74.36	32.73	48.24%	81.96
1983	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.19%	14.10	11.80	1.88	70.27	66.47	74.27	32.90	48.59%	82.39
1984	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.20%	13.90	11.60	1.87	70.22	66.36	74.27	33.11	48.94%	82.78
1985	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.20%	13.30	11.10	1.82	70.89	67.13	74.83	33.34	49.29%	83.15
1986	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.16%	12.80	11.00	1.76	71.42	67.78	75.24	33.57	49.64%	83.50
1987	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.12%	12.50	11.20	1.64	71.47	67.88	75.24	33.84	49.99%	83.83
1988	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.11%	12.30	11.10	1.79	71.49	67.82	75.34	34.14	50.34%	84.10
1989	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.06%	11.70	11.00	1.63	71.84	68.23	75.64	34.46	50.69%	84.31
1990	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.06%	11.60	10.90	1.63	72.17	68.59	75.93	34.77	51.04%	84.49
1991	5M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.05%	11.10	11.70	1.53	72.19	68.60	75.95	35.20	51.36%	82.93
1992	5M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.09%	10.30	11.30	1.48	71.24	66.90	75.80	35.63	51.59%	80.93
1993	5M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.05%	10.60	11.10	1.52	71.52	67.22	76.04	36.06	51.82%	81.36
1994	5M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.02%	10.40	10.60	1.47	71.80	67.54	76.28	36.49	52.05%	82.28
1995	5M	2M	2M	0.94	?	10.90	10.90	1.58	72.08	67.86	76.52	36.91	52.28%	81.71
1996	5M	2M	2M	0.94	0.06%	11.80	11.10	1.67	72.37	68.18	76.76	37.17	52.51%	80.60
1997	5M	2M	2M	0.93	0.06%	12.20	11.50	1.69	72.50	68.30	76.90	37.39	52.74%	80.20
1998	5M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.10%	10.40	11.50	1.45	72.32	68.60	76.22	37.57	52.97%	80.16
1999	5M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.13%	10.00	11.50	1.38	72.64	68.92	76.55	37.75	53.20%	79.81
2000	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.13%	9.80	11.20	1.39	72.81	69.12	76.68	37.95	53.43%	79.03
2001	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.18%	9.20	11.20	1.46	74.51	71.03	78.17	38.21	53.64%	76.04
2002	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.21%	9.00	11.40	1.42	74.72	71.21	78.40	38.55	53.81%	76.09
2003	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.25%	8.90	11.80	1.41	74.61	71.17	78.23	38.94	53.98%	76.11
2004	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.19%	9.10	11.20	1.43	75.52	72.13	79.08	39.27	54.15%	76.13
2005	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.18%	9.56	11.66	1.50	75.24	71.83	78.83	39.53	54.32%	76.23
2006	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.18%	9.33	11.34	1.47	75.84	72.51	79.33	39.86	54.48%	76.25
2007	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.20%	9.40	11.80	1.48	75.71	72.33	79.25	40.09	54.65%	76.23
2008	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.16%	9.90	11.80	1.47	75.91	72.40	79.60	40.26	54.82%	76.22
2009	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.14%	10.10	11.80	1.50	76.17	72.90	79.60	40.44	54.99%	76.14
2010	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.17%	9.80	11.80	1.46	76.48	73.50	79.60	40.67	55.16%	75.97
2011	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.19%	9.60	11.90	1.41	76.78	73.80	79.90	40.91	55.32%	75.71
2012	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.19%	9.80	12.10	1.52	76.92	73.90	80.10	41.19	55.51%	75.48
2013	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.20%	9.40	11.80	1.46	77.13	74.20	80.20	41.51	55.71%	75.27
2014	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.23%	9.30	12.00	1.46	77.48	74.60	80.50	41.81	55.92%	74.96
2015	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.31%	8.90	12.90	1.41	77.28	74.30	80.40	42.10	56.16%	74.34
2016	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.27%	9.00	12.30	1.43	78.02	74.90	81.30	42.37	56.40%	73.83
2017	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.32%	8.90	13.00	1.42	77.83	74.90	80.90	42.61	56.67%	72.95
2018	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.30%	9.00	12.90	1.47	78.07	74.90	81.40	42.82	56.95%	72.30
2019	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.30%	8.90	12.70	1.47	78.42	75.40	81.60	43.04	57.24%	71.90
2020	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.37%	8.90	14.10	1.48	77.72	74.70	80.90	43.29	57.55%	71.59
2021	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.37%	8.90	14.10	1.48	77.72	74.70	80.90	43.53	57.88%	68.96
2022	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.37%	8.90	14.10	1.48	77.72	74.70	80.90	43.79	58.22%	68.57
2023	4M	2M	2M	0.93	-0.38%	8.43	13.66	1.43	78.67	75.73	81.76	44.08	58.58%	68.21
2024	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.39%	8.28	13.51	1.42	78.99	76.08	82.05	44.32	58.95%	67.84
2025	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.39%	8.12	13.36	1.40	79.31	76.42	82.34	44.63	59.33%	67.47

Croatia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.40%	8.08	13.39	1.40	79.47	76.61	82.47	44.94	59.73%	67.08
2027	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.40%	8.04	13.43	1.41	79.63	76.80	82.59	45.22	60.14%	66.69
2028	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.41%	7.99	13.46	1.41	79.79	77.00	82.72	45.48	60.57%	66.29
2029	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.41%	7.95	13.50	1.42	79.95	77.19	82.84	45.76	61.00%	65.88
2030	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.42%	7.91	13.53	1.42	80.11	77.38	82.97	45.98	61.45%	65.47
2031	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.42%	7.90	13.61	1.43	80.27	77.58	83.09	46.31	61.92%	65.07
2032	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.42%	7.89	13.69	1.44	80.43	77.77	83.22	46.64	62.39%	64.64
2033	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.43%	7.87	13.77	1.44	80.59	77.97	83.34	46.81	62.88%	64.22
2034	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.43%	7.86	13.85	1.45	80.75	78.16	83.47	47.08	63.37%	63.78
2035	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.44%	7.85	13.93	1.46	80.91	78.36	83.59	47.30	63.87%	63.33
2036	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.44%	7.87	14.05	1.47	81.07	78.56	83.71	47.56	64.39%	62.87
2037	4M	2M	2M	0.94	-0.44%	7.88	14.16	1.47	81.23	78.75	83.83	47.80	64.90%	62.43
2038	4M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.45%	7.90	14.28	1.48	81.38	78.95	83.94	47.99	65.42%	61.97
2039	3M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.45%	7.91	14.39	1.48	81.54	79.14	84.06	48.18	65.93%	61.51
2040	3M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.45%	7.93	14.51	1.49	81.70	79.34	84.18	48.35	66.44%	61.05
2041	3M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.46%	7.95	14.62	1.50	81.85	79.53	84.30	48.57	66.95%	60.61
2042	3M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.46%	7.97	14.72	1.50	82.01	79.72	84.41	48.67	67.45%	60.15
2043	3M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.46%	8.00	14.83	1.51	82.16	79.90	84.53	48.84	67.95%	59.71
2044	3M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.46%	8.02	14.93	1.51	82.32	80.09	84.64	48.95	68.44%	59.25
2045	3M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.47%	8.04	15.04	1.52	82.47	80.28	84.76	49.11	68.93%	58.81
2046	3M	2M	2M	0.95	-0.47%	8.03	15.10	1.53	82.61	80.45	84.87	49.25	69.41%	58.35
2047	3M	2M	2M	0.96	-0.47%	8.01	15.16	1.53	82.75	80.62	84.99	49.42	69.89%	57.90
2048	3M	2M	2M	0.96	-0.47%	8.00	15.23	1.54	82.90	80.80	85.10	49.61	70.37%	57.46
2049	3M	2M	2M	0.96	-0.48%	7.98	15.29	1.54	83.04	80.97	85.22	49.74	70.84%	57.02
2050	3M	2M	2M	0.96	-0.48%	7.97	15.35	1.55	83.18	81.14	85.33	49.87	71.31%	56.56

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