Demographics of Croatia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date26 Sep 2024

As of 2024, the population of Croatia is projected at 3.88 million, compared to 3.90 million in 2023. It ranks 130st in the world by population and 27th in Europe. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at -0.72 percent, the 217th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 1.87 million males and 2.01 million females in Croatia. The percentage of the male population is 48.24%, compared to 51.76% of the female population. Croatia has 137k more females than males. The sex ratio in Croatia in 2024 will be 93.194 males per 100 females. Croatia is in the 41st position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Croatia population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19501,779,8452,085,1453,864,9901.2985.358
19551,898,3012,182,4354,080,7350.7686.981
19601,969,9382,230,3274,200,2640.3988.325
19652,060,2852,286,4214,346,7060.6590.110
19702,132,4532,330,2204,462,6730.3991.513
19752,184,4552,368,2764,552,7300.4292.238
19802,229,1622,414,7344,643,8960.3492.315
19852,281,9802,472,5754,754,5550.4192.292
19902,321,9382,513,1284,835,0650.2992.392
19952,217,5952,401,7654,619,360-1.2492.332
20002,079,1372,246,9684,326,105-1.3792.531
20052,073,0532,240,8924,313,9460.0692.510
20102,070,6822,230,4634,301,145-0.2992.836
20152,014,7552,168,9734,183,729-1.0692.890
20201,904,8702,049,0883,953,958-0.8192.962
20211,891,0802,033,5303,924,610-0.6892.995
20221,883,2012,023,8263,907,027-0.2293.052
20231,878,6972,017,3263,896,023-0.3493.128
20241,869,4012,005,9243,875,325-0.7293.194
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195058.45325.3592.933
195563.10126.3732.588
196065.94628.0202.239
196568.47529.6262.224
197069.17531.1531.882
197571.04032.0901.951
198070.96932.2281.931
198571.52833.1621.828
199072.24334.5731.628
199572.56136.7921.579
200074.00138.6261.423
200575.57039.9621.506
201076.67641.0141.551
201577.63342.3071.403
202077.49744.2281.484
202177.14144.4451.624
202278.27844.6111.530
202378.58044.7611.468
202478.75144.9781.472
  • Total
  • Crude

Croatia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195047,38897,11512.26125.127
195543,47693,22010.65422.844
196040,84078,9199.72318.789
196540,27873,7899.26616.976
197043,60763,3009.77114.184
197542,72569,1769.38415.194
198048,25969,74210.39215.018
198551,69265,45610.87213.767
199052,19256,93610.79411.776
199555,99550,81512.12211.001
200052,62440,91712.1649.458
200550,36242,45211.6749.841
201051,99443,44312.08810.100
201553,77036,99612.8528.843
202057,05933,45414.4318.461
202157,80435,78514.7299.118
202253,35333,03913.6568.456
202355,02931,44614.1248.071
202454,20731,37913.9888.097
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Croatia

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950858,4212,991,87622.295
19551,049,2012,981,21326.032
19601,264,2382,928,39630.154
19651,514,1282,814,79234.977
19701,777,9162,645,15640.196
19751,974,2642,526,60143.864
19802,174,2042,423,92547.285
19852,324,4142,391,70349.287
19902,437,7302,338,64251.037
19952,413,5782,203,18552.279
20002,365,8332,062,23953.428
20052,377,9552,000,10254.315
20102,387,1791,940,97455.155
20152,378,7261,857,29056.155
20202,368,8331,747,11457.553
20212,368,6021,723,77657.878
20222,369,1841,700,23758.219
20232,370,5121,676,47158.575
20242,372,4461,652,40658.945
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Croatia population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 85,449 80,668 166,118 4.29 105.927
05-09 89,440 84,356 173,796 4.48 106.027
10-14 102,912 96,744 199,656 5.15 106.376
15-19 105,655 100,228 205,882 5.31 105.415
20-24 101,233 95,661 196,894 5.08 105.825
25-29 110,928 104,900 215,827 5.57 105.746
30-34 109,311 103,719 213,030 5.50 105.391
35-39 122,838 118,675 241,513 6.23 103.508
40-44 137,585 133,335 270,921 6.99 103.187
45-49 136,548 134,643 271,190 7.00 101.415
50-54 130,782 132,155 262,937 6.78 98.961
55-59 134,887 142,428 277,315 7.16 94.705
60-64 133,696 147,948 281,645 7.27 90.367
65-69 127,901 148,656 276,558 7.14 86.038
70-74 104,737 132,257 236,995 6.12 79.192
75-79 65,349 97,801 163,150 4.21 66.818
80-84 41,166 74,209 115,375 2.98 55.473
85-89 21,500 49,786 71,287 1.84 43.185
90-94 6,500 21,971 28,471 0.73 29.584
95-99 929 5,116 6,045 0.16 18.159
100+ 56 666 722 0.02 8.408
Total 1,869,402 2,005,922 3,875,327 93.194