Croatia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Croatia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Croatia was 1.46 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1968. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.52 — a -3.95% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Croatia	World
1960	2.24	4.69
1961	2.22	4.56
1962	2.19	5.02
1963	2.15	5.31
1964	2.14	5.13
1965	2.22	5.08
1966	2.23	4.97
1967	2.1	4.87
1968	2.03	4.98
1969	1.95	4.88
1970	1.88	4.84
1971	1.97	4.69
1972	2.01	4.55
1973	2.01	4.42
1974	1.98	4.26
1975	1.95	4.07
1976	1.94	3.97
1977	1.95	3.84
1978	1.96	3.77
1979	1.95	3.76
1980	1.93	3.73
1981	1.93	3.71
1982	1.9	3.72
1983	1.88	3.59
1984	1.87	3.57
1985	1.82	3.53
1986	1.76	3.51
1987	1.64	3.48
1988	1.79	3.39
1989	1.63	3.35
1990	1.63	3.31
1991	1.53	3.13
1992	1.48	3.04
1993	1.52	2.97
1994	1.47	2.92
1995	1.58	2.87
1996	1.67	2.82
1997	1.69	2.78
1998	1.45	2.75
1999	1.38	2.72
2000	1.39	2.73
2001	1.46	2.69
2002	1.42	2.66
2003	1.41	2.64
2004	1.43	2.63
2005	1.5	2.61
2006	1.47	2.61
2007	1.48	2.6
2008	1.47	2.6
2009	1.5	2.59
2010	1.46	2.57
2011	1.41	2.55
2012	1.52	2.56
2013	1.46	2.53
2014	1.46	2.52
2015	1.41	2.49
2016	1.43	2.49
2017	1.42	2.46
2018	1.47	2.39
2019	1.47	2.35
2020	1.48	2.28
2021	1.62	2.25
2022	1.53	2.22
2023	1.46	2.2
2024	1.46	2.19
2025	1.47	2.18
2026	1.46	2.18
2027	1.47	2.17
2028	1.47	2.16
2029	1.47	2.15
2030	1.47	2.14
2031	1.48	2.13
2032	1.48	2.12
2033	1.48	2.12
2034	1.48	2.11
2035	1.49	2.1
2036	1.49	2.09
2037	1.49	2.09
2038	1.49	2.08
2039	1.49	2.08
2040	1.49	2.08
2041	1.5	2.07
2042	1.5	2.07
2043	1.5	2.07
2044	1.5	2.07
2045	1.5	2.06
2046	1.51	2.06
2047	1.51	2.06
2048	1.51	2.05
2049	1.51	2.05
2050	1.51	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.96% were to women under 20 years old, 39.3% to women ages 20-29, and 58.7% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 7.96%, 70.2%, and 21.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Croatia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Croatia	World
1960	27%	37.4%
1961	26.9%	37.5%
1962	26.8%	37.6%
1963	26.5%	37.8%
1964	26.1%	38%
1965	25.7%	38%
1966	25.2%	38%
1967	24.8%	38%
1968	24.3%	37.9%
1969	23.7%	37.8%
1970	23.2%	37.7%
1971	22.8%	37.6%
1972	22.4%	37.5%
1973	22.2%	37.3%
1974	22%	37.2%
1975	21.8%	37.1%
1976	21.6%	36.9%
1977	21.4%	36.7%
1978	21.3%	36.3%
1979	21.2%	35.9%
1980	21.1%	35.5%
1981	21%	35.2%
1982	21%	34.9%
1983	20.9%	34.6%
1984	20.9%	34.3%
1985	20.8%	34%
1986	20.7%	33.8%
1987	20.5%	33.6%
1988	20.3%	33.4%
1989	20.1%	33.2%
1990	19.8%	33%
1991	19.5%	32.9%
1992	19.2%	32.7%
1993	18.8%	32.5%
1994	18.4%	32.3%
1995	18%	32.1%
1996	17.7%	31.8%
1997	17.5%	31.5%
1998	17.3%	31.1%
1999	17.1%	30.8%
2000	16.9%	30.4%
2001	16.7%	30%
2002	16.5%	29.6%
2003	16.3%	29.2%
2004	16%	28.8%
2005	15.8%	28.5%
2006	15.7%	28.1%
2007	15.5%	27.9%
2008	15.4%	27.6%
2009	15.4%	27.5%
2010	15.3%	27.3%
2011	15.1%	27.1%
2012	15%	27%
2013	14.8%	26.9%
2014	14.7%	26.8%
2015	14.6%	26.6%
2016	14.6%	26.5%
2017	14.6%	26.4%
2018	14.6%	26.2%
2019	14.5%	26%
2020	14.5%	25.8%
2021	14.4%	25.6%
2022	14.3%	25.3%
2023	14.1%	25%
2024	13.9%	24.7%
2025	13.7%	24.4%
2026	13.5%	24.1%
2027	13.3%	23.8%
2028	13.2%	23.4%
2029	13.1%	23.1%
2030	13%	22.8%
2031	12.9%	22.6%
2032	12.8%	22.3%
2033	12.8%	22.1%
2034	12.7%	21.9%
2035	12.7%	21.7%
2036	12.6%	21.6%
2037	12.6%	21.5%
2038	12.6%	21.4%
2039	12.6%	21.3%
2040	12.6%	21.2%
2041	12.6%	21.1%
2042	12.6%	21%
2043	12.7%	21%
2044	12.7%	20.9%
2045	12.7%	20.8%
2046	12.7%	20.7%
2047	12.8%	20.7%
2048	12.8%	20.6%
2049	12.8%	20.5%
2050	12.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Croatia was 27% in 1960, 18.8% in 1993, and 13.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Croatia, excluding migration, has been -0.45% annually. On average, -17,780 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Croatia
1960	34,778
1961	36,255
1962	30,216
1963	31,270
1964	25,942
1965	31,251
1966	33,192
1967	26,032
1968	21,828
1969	16,688
1970	16,767
1971	19,941
1972	17,802
1973	21,904
1974	22,453
1975	21,658
1976	22,226
1977	22,798
1978	20,157
1979	21,136
1980	17,939
1981	15,680
1982	15,756
1983	10,714
1984	10,764
1985	10,343
1986	8,499
1987	6,161
1988	5,707
1989	3,337
1990	3,344
1991	-2,813
1992	-4,576
1993	-2,301
1994	-930
1995	0
1996	3,190
1997	3,175
1998	-4,985
1999	-6,769
2000	-6,255
2001	-8,599
2002	-10,325
2003	-12,480
2004	-9,040
2005	-9,022
2006	-8,669
2007	-10,335
2008	-8,188
2009	-7,319
2010	-8,591
2011	-9,846
2012	-9,799
2013	-10,162
2014	-11,345
2015	-16,607
2016	-13,553
2017	-16,570
2018	-15,557
2019	-15,008
2020	-20,354
2021	-26,377
2022	-23,134
2023	-19,298

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Croatia was 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.003% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -62.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Croatia	World
1985	10	460
1986	10	438
1987	10	429
1988	10	414
1989	9	401
1990	10	391
1991	10	395
1992	10	395
1993	9	389
1994	9	382
1995	9	371
1996	9	366
1997	9	358
1998	8	360
1999	8	340
2000	8	328
2001	7	321
2002	7	311
2003	8	301
2004	7	291
2005	7	283
2006	6	276
2007	6	269
2008	6	264
2009	6	258
2010	6	253
2011	5	247
2012	5	239
2013	5	235
2014	4	231
2015	4	228
2016	4	220
2017	4	215
2018	3	211
2019	4	207
2020	5	211
2021	12	242
2022	6	203
2023	3	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Croatia was 4.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.46% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 8.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Croatia	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	-	13.4%
1976	-	13%
1977	-	12.5%
1978	-	12.1%
1979	-	11.7%
1980	-	11.4%
1981	2.19%	11%
1982	2.09%	10.8%
1983	2%	10.6%
1984	1.91%	10.4%
1985	1.8%	10.1%
1986	1.69%	9.81%
1987	1.59%	9.47%
1988	1.48%	9.31%
1989	1.38%	9.02%
1990	1.29%	8.81%
1991	1.39%	8.66%
1992	1.15%	8.46%
1993	1.09%	8.19%
1994	1.04%	7.98%
1995	1%	7.76%
1996	0.96%	7.52%
1997	0.93%	7.28%
1998	0.9%	7.05%
1999	0.86%	6.76%
2000	0.83%	6.48%
2001	0.8%	6.21%
2002	0.77%	5.94%
2003	0.82%	5.65%
2004	0.71%	5.43%
2005	0.67%	5.16%
2006	0.64%	4.92%
2007	0.61%	4.7%
2008	0.59%	4.5%
2009	0.57%	4.31%
2010	0.55%	4.11%
2011	0.53%	3.97%
2012	0.52%	3.77%
2013	0.51%	3.61%
2014	0.5%	3.48%
2015	0.49%	3.35%
2016	0.49%	3.23%
2017	0.48%	3.11%
2018	0.48%	2.97%
2019	0.47%	2.86%
2020	0.47%	2.75%
2021	0.46%	2.66%
2022	0.46%	2.59%
2023	0.46%	2.49%