Fertility & birth rates in Croatia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Croatia vs United Arab Emirates chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Croatia was 1.46 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Croatia vs the United Arab Emirates population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Croatia	UAE
1960	2.24	6.5
1961	2.22	6.49
1962	2.19	6.49
1963	2.15	6.5
1964	2.14	6.49
1965	2.22	6.5
1966	2.23	6.5
1967	2.1	6.51
1968	2.03	6.53
1969	1.95	6.52
1970	1.88	6.52
1971	1.97	6.52
1972	2.01	6.5
1973	2.01	6.46
1974	1.98	6.41
1975	1.95	6.35
1976	1.94	6.29
1977	1.95	6.22
1978	1.96	6.15
1979	1.95	6.06
1980	1.93	5.95
1981	1.93	5.81
1982	1.9	5.66
1983	1.88	5.48
1984	1.87	5.3
1985	1.82	5.13
1986	1.76	5
1987	1.64	4.88
1988	1.79	4.77
1989	1.63	4.65
1990	1.63	4.51
1991	1.53	4.25
1992	1.48	4.09
1993	1.52	3.82
1994	1.47	3.76
1995	1.58	3.28
1996	1.67	3.06
1997	1.69	2.83
1998	1.45	2.77
1999	1.38	2.79
2000	1.39	2.73
2001	1.46	2.62
2002	1.42	2.54
2003	1.41	2.49
2004	1.43	2.38
2005	1.5	2.23
2006	1.47	1.96
2007	1.48	1.79
2008	1.47	1.52
2009	1.5	1.58
2010	1.46	1.57
2011	1.41	1.54
2012	1.52	1.53
2013	1.46	1.53
2014	1.46	1.48
2015	1.41	1.42
2016	1.43	1.37
2017	1.42	1.35
2018	1.47	1.29
2019	1.47	1.25
2020	1.48	1.29
2021	1.62	1.16
2022	1.53	1.15
2023	1.46	1.2
2024	1.46	1.21
2025	1.47	1.21
2026	1.46	1.21
2027	1.47	1.21
2028	1.47	1.22
2029	1.47	1.22
2030	1.47	1.23
2031	1.48	1.23
2032	1.48	1.24
2033	1.48	1.25
2034	1.48	1.25
2035	1.49	1.26
2036	1.49	1.26
2037	1.49	1.27
2038	1.49	1.28
2039	1.49	1.28
2040	1.49	1.28
2041	1.5	1.29
2042	1.5	1.29
2043	1.5	1.3
2044	1.5	1.3
2045	1.5	1.31
2046	1.51	1.31
2047	1.51	1.31
2048	1.51	1.32
2049	1.51	1.32
2050	1.51	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Croatia	UAE
1960	27%	37.8%
1961	26.9%	36.7%
1962	26.8%	35.8%
1963	26.5%	35.1%
1964	26.1%	34.5%
1965	25.7%	33.9%
1966	25.2%	33.2%
1967	24.8%	32.1%
1968	24.3%	31.2%
1969	23.7%	30.6%
1970	23.2%	29.8%
1971	22.8%	29%
1972	22.4%	28.3%
1973	22.2%	27.8%
1974	22%	27.4%
1975	21.8%	27.2%
1976	21.6%	26.9%
1977	21.4%	26.8%
1978	21.3%	26.9%
1979	21.2%	27.1%
1980	21.1%	27.4%
1981	21%	28%
1982	21%	28.8%
1983	20.9%	29.5%
1984	20.9%	30.2%
1985	20.8%	30.7%
1986	20.7%	31.2%
1987	20.5%	31.2%
1988	20.3%	30.9%
1989	20.1%	30.3%
1990	19.8%	29.6%
1991	19.5%	28.8%
1992	19.2%	28.1%
1993	18.8%	27.4%
1994	18.4%	26.7%
1995	18%	25.9%
1996	17.7%	25.2%
1997	17.5%	24.3%
1998	17.3%	23.1%
1999	17.1%	22%
2000	16.9%	20.8%
2001	16.7%	19.8%
2002	16.5%	18.9%
2003	16.3%	18.3%
2004	16%	17.8%
2005	15.8%	17.5%
2006	15.7%	17.2%
2007	15.5%	17%
2008	15.4%	16.9%
2009	15.4%	16.9%
2010	15.3%	16.9%
2011	15.1%	16.8%
2012	15%	16.8%
2013	14.8%	16.8%
2014	14.7%	16.8%
2015	14.6%	16.8%
2016	14.6%	16.8%
2017	14.6%	16.8%
2018	14.6%	16.7%
2019	14.5%	16.6%
2020	14.5%	16.6%
2021	14.4%	16.5%
2022	14.3%	16.5%
2023	14.1%	16.3%
2024	13.9%	16.1%
2025	13.7%	16%
2026	13.5%	15.9%
2027	13.3%	15.9%
2028	13.2%	15.9%
2029	13.1%	15.9%
2030	13%	16%
2031	12.9%	16.1%
2032	12.8%	16.3%
2033	12.8%	16.5%
2034	12.7%	16.7%
2035	12.7%	16.9%
2036	12.6%	17.1%
2037	12.6%	17.3%
2038	12.6%	17.5%
2039	12.6%	17.7%
2040	12.6%	17.9%
2041	12.6%	18%
2042	12.6%	18.1%
2043	12.7%	18.2%
2044	12.7%	18.3%
2045	12.7%	18.3%
2046	12.7%	18.3%
2047	12.8%	18.3%
2048	12.8%	18.3%
2049	12.8%	18.2%
2050	12.7%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Croatia and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 19.8% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Croatia and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Croatia vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.45% in Croatia and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Croatia	UAE
1960	34,778	3,418
1961	36,255	3,657
1962	30,216	3,901
1963	31,270	4,157
1964	25,942	4,410
1965	31,251	4,675
1966	33,192	4,955
1967	26,032	5,264
1968	21,828	5,588
1969	16,688	6,138
1970	16,767	6,922
1971	19,941	7,839
1972	17,802	8,818
1973	21,904	9,822
1974	22,453	10,835
1975	21,658	11,859
1976	22,226	12,876
1977	22,798	15,787
1978	20,157	18,879
1979	21,136	21,987
1980	17,939	25,005
1981	15,680	27,560
1982	15,756	29,585
1983	10,714	31,480
1984	10,764	33,250
1985	10,343	34,855
1986	8,499	36,829
1987	6,161	37,741
1988	5,707	38,861
1989	3,337	40,148
1990	3,344	41,339
1991	-2,813	41,409
1992	-4,576	42,119
1993	-2,301	41,324
1994	-930	42,976
1995	0	38,685
1996	3,190	37,886
1997	3,175	38,207
1998	-4,985	41,176
1999	-6,769	46,198
2000	-6,255	49,993
2001	-8,599	52,789
2002	-10,325	55,922
2003	-12,480	59,118
2004	-9,040	60,344
2005	-9,022	60,046
2006	-8,669	54,338
2007	-10,335	55,048
2008	-8,188	55,426
2009	-7,319	66,521
2010	-8,591	69,907
2011	-9,846	73,496
2012	-9,799	78,682
2013	-10,162	82,977
2014	-11,345	84,277
2015	-16,607	85,044
2016	-13,553	87,028
2017	-16,570	89,382
2018	-15,557	86,840
2019	-15,008	86,296
2020	-20,354	87,871
2021	-26,377	76,802
2022	-23,134	81,758
2023	-19,298	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Croatia vs United Arab Emirates

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Croatia, compared to 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Croatia	UAE
1985	10	19
1986	10	19
1987	10	19
1988	10	19
1989	9	19
1990	10	19
1991	10	19
1992	10	19
1993	9	19
1994	9	19
1995	9	18
1996	9	16
1997	9	14
1998	8	12
1999	8	10
2000	8	8
2001	7	7
2002	7	5
2003	8	5
2004	7	4
2005	7	4
2006	6	3
2007	6	3
2008	6	3
2009	6	3
2010	6	3
2011	5	4
2012	5	4
2013	5	4
2014	4	3
2015	4	3
2016	4	3
2017	4	3
2018	3	3
2019	4	3
2020	5	6
2021	12	6
2022	6	2
2023	3	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.46% in Croatia and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Croatia	UAE
1960	-	20.1%
1961	-	19%
1962	-	18%
1963	-	16.9%
1964	-	15.8%
1965	-	14.8%
1966	-	13.7%
1967	-	12.6%
1968	-	11.6%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.62%
1971	-	8.72%
1972	-	7.89%
1973	-	7.12%
1974	-	6.43%
1975	-	5.8%
1976	-	5.23%
1977	-	4.7%
1978	-	4.22%
1979	-	3.78%
1980	-	3.4%
1981	2.19%	3.06%
1982	2.09%	2.77%
1983	2%	2.52%
1984	1.91%	2.31%
1985	1.8%	2.12%
1986	1.69%	1.97%
1987	1.59%	1.83%
1988	1.48%	1.71%
1989	1.38%	1.61%
1990	1.29%	1.51%
1991	1.39%	1.43%
1992	1.15%	1.37%
1993	1.09%	1.31%
1994	1.04%	1.26%
1995	1%	1.21%
1996	0.96%	1.18%
1997	0.93%	1.15%
1998	0.9%	1.12%
1999	0.86%	1.09%
2000	0.83%	1.07%
2001	0.8%	1.05%
2002	0.77%	1.03%
2003	0.82%	1.01%
2004	0.71%	1%
2005	0.67%	0.98%
2006	0.64%	0.96%
2007	0.61%	0.94%
2008	0.59%	0.92%
2009	0.57%	0.9%
2010	0.55%	0.88%
2011	0.53%	0.86%
2012	0.52%	0.84%
2013	0.51%	0.82%
2014	0.5%	0.79%
2015	0.49%	0.77%
2016	0.49%	0.73%
2017	0.48%	0.7%
2018	0.48%	0.67%
2019	0.47%	0.63%
2020	0.47%	0.6%
2021	0.46%	0.56%
2022	0.46%	0.53%
2023	0.46%	0.5%