Fertility & birth rates in Croatia and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Croatia vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Croatia vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	2.24	7.2
1961	2.22	7.21
1962	2.19	7.23
1963	2.15	7.23
1964	2.14	7.23
1965	2.22	7.23
1966	2.23	7.2
1967	2.1	7.16
1968	2.03	7.11
1969	1.95	7.04
1970	1.88	6.98
1971	1.97	6.94
1972	2.01	6.94
1973	2.01	6.94
1974	1.98	6.88
1975	1.95	6.83
1976	1.94	6.77
1977	1.95	6.71
1978	1.96	6.66
1979	1.95	6.59
1980	1.93	6.52
1981	1.93	6.45
1982	1.9	6.33
1983	1.88	6.2
1984	1.87	6.04
1985	1.82	5.87
1986	1.76	5.69
1987	1.64	5.5
1988	1.79	5.28
1989	1.63	5.07
1990	1.63	4.88
1991	1.53	4.72
1992	1.48	4.57
1993	1.52	4.39
1994	1.47	4.28
1995	1.58	4.15
1996	1.67	4.11
1997	1.69	4.08
1998	1.45	4.07
1999	1.38	4.06
2000	1.39	4.01
2001	1.46	3.98
2002	1.42	3.93
2003	1.41	3.86
2004	1.43	3.78
2005	1.5	3.69
2006	1.47	3.64
2007	1.48	3.68
2008	1.47	3.78
2009	1.5	3.95
2010	1.46	4.04
2011	1.41	4.13
2012	1.52	4.13
2013	1.46	4.11
2014	1.46	4.01
2015	1.41	3.91
2016	1.43	3.83
2017	1.42	3.77
2018	1.47	3.74
2019	1.47	3.75
2020	1.48	3.75
2021	1.62	3.77
2022	1.53	3.77
2023	1.46	3.72
2024	1.46	3.67
2025	1.47	3.62
2026	1.46	3.57
2027	1.47	3.52
2028	1.47	3.47
2029	1.47	3.43
2030	1.47	3.38
2031	1.48	3.33
2032	1.48	3.29
2033	1.48	3.25
2034	1.48	3.21
2035	1.49	3.17
2036	1.49	3.13
2037	1.49	3.09
2038	1.49	3.06
2039	1.49	3.02
2040	1.49	2.99
2041	1.5	2.96
2042	1.5	2.93
2043	1.5	2.9
2044	1.5	2.87
2045	1.5	2.84
2046	1.51	2.81
2047	1.51	2.78
2048	1.51	2.75
2049	1.51	2.72
2050	1.51	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Croatia	Zimbabwe
1960	27%	47.3%
1961	26.9%	47.7%
1962	26.8%	48.1%
1963	26.5%	48.5%
1964	26.1%	48.8%
1965	25.7%	48.7%
1966	25.2%	48.6%
1967	24.8%	48.5%
1968	24.3%	48.5%
1969	23.7%	48.4%
1970	23.2%	48.3%
1971	22.8%	48.2%
1972	22.4%	48.2%
1973	22.2%	48.1%
1974	22%	48.1%
1975	21.8%	48.1%
1976	21.6%	48.2%
1977	21.4%	48.3%
1978	21.3%	48.5%
1979	21.2%	48.8%
1980	21.1%	48.7%
1981	21%	48.4%
1982	21%	48.3%
1983	20.9%	48.2%
1984	20.9%	48.1%
1985	20.8%	48%
1986	20.7%	47.9%
1987	20.5%	47.9%
1988	20.3%	47.9%
1989	20.1%	47.6%
1990	19.8%	47.1%
1991	19.5%	46.6%
1992	19.2%	46.8%
1993	18.8%	47.1%
1994	18.4%	46.6%
1995	18%	45.9%
1996	17.7%	45%
1997	17.5%	44%
1998	17.3%	43.1%
1999	17.1%	42.4%
2000	16.9%	41.9%
2001	16.7%	41.5%
2002	16.5%	41.4%
2003	16.3%	41.5%
2004	16%	41.7%
2005	15.8%	41.9%
2006	15.7%	42%
2007	15.5%	42.1%
2008	15.4%	42.4%
2009	15.4%	42.7%
2010	15.3%	43%
2011	15.1%	43.4%
2012	15%	43.7%
2013	14.8%	43.9%
2014	14.7%	43.9%
2015	14.6%	43.8%
2016	14.6%	43.6%
2017	14.6%	43.3%
2018	14.6%	42.9%
2019	14.5%	42.5%
2020	14.5%	42.2%
2021	14.4%	41.9%
2022	14.3%	41.6%
2023	14.1%	41.3%
2024	13.9%	40.9%
2025	13.7%	40.3%
2026	13.5%	39.6%
2027	13.3%	39%
2028	13.2%	38.4%
2029	13.1%	37.8%
2030	13%	37.4%
2031	12.9%	37%
2032	12.8%	36.8%
2033	12.8%	36.5%
2034	12.7%	36.3%
2035	12.7%	36.1%
2036	12.6%	35.8%
2037	12.6%	35.6%
2038	12.6%	35.3%
2039	12.6%	35.1%
2040	12.6%	34.8%
2041	12.6%	34.6%
2042	12.6%	34.3%
2043	12.7%	34.1%
2044	12.7%	33.8%
2045	12.7%	33.5%
2046	12.7%	33.2%
2047	12.8%	32.9%
2048	12.8%	32.6%
2049	12.8%	32.2%
2050	12.7%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Croatia and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 19.8% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Croatia and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Croatia vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.45% in Croatia and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	34,778	126,959
1961	36,255	131,531
1962	30,216	136,317
1963	31,270	140,984
1964	25,942	145,848
1965	31,251	151,164
1966	33,192	156,014
1967	26,032	161,205
1968	21,828	166,865
1969	16,688	172,626
1970	16,767	178,979
1971	19,941	185,427
1972	17,802	193,725
1973	21,904	201,885
1974	22,453	208,806
1975	21,658	216,947
1976	22,226	221,419
1977	22,798	225,139
1978	20,157	222,979
1979	21,136	223,657
1980	17,939	241,179
1981	15,680	271,361
1982	15,756	279,934
1983	10,714	286,545
1984	10,764	290,052
1985	10,343	290,756
1986	8,499	289,894
1987	6,161	286,766
1988	5,707	277,498
1989	3,337	270,838
1990	3,344	265,444
1991	-2,813	260,943
1992	-4,576	255,291
1993	-2,301	228,045
1994	-930	216,343
1995	0	206,695
1996	3,190	205,269
1997	3,175	216,288
1998	-4,985	225,614
1999	-6,769	232,393
2000	-6,255	236,343
2001	-8,599	227,909
2002	-10,325	244,170
2003	-12,480	243,057
2004	-9,040	248,307
2005	-9,022	248,545
2006	-8,669	248,963
2007	-10,335	261,805
2008	-8,188	280,527
2009	-7,319	309,316
2010	-8,591	335,570
2011	-9,846	359,572
2012	-9,799	371,135
2013	-10,162	374,757
2014	-11,345	366,350
2015	-16,607	356,203
2016	-13,553	348,772
2017	-16,570	344,035
2018	-15,557	345,883
2019	-15,008	348,798
2020	-20,354	354,790
2021	-26,377	349,908
2022	-23,134	371,243
2023	-19,298	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Croatia vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Croatia	Zimbabwe
1985	10	573
1986	10	525
1987	10	480
1988	10	431
1989	9	382
1990	10	353
1991	10	332
1992	10	333
1993	9	331
1994	9	332
1995	9	332
1996	9	352
1997	9	357
1998	8	368
1999	8	399
2000	8	405
2001	7	467
2002	7	418
2003	8	455
2004	7	451
2005	7	454
2006	6	480
2007	6	519
2008	6	526
2009	6	540
2010	6	567
2011	5	564
2012	5	558
2013	5	525
2014	4	468
2015	4	428
2016	4	411
2017	4	389
2018	3	386
2019	4	388
2020	5	380
2021	12	446
2022	6	368
2023	3	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.46% in Croatia and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.8%
1962	-	14.4%
1963	-	14%
1964	-	13.5%
1965	-	13.1%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12.4%
1968	-	12.1%
1969	-	11.8%
1970	-	11.7%
1971	-	11.5%
1972	-	11.5%
1973	-	11.4%
1974	-	11.4%
1975	-	11.4%
1976	-	11.5%
1977	-	11.5%
1978	-	11.5%
1979	-	11.3%
1980	-	11.1%
1981	2.19%	10.7%
1982	2.09%	10.1%
1983	2%	9.5%
1984	1.91%	8.87%
1985	1.8%	8.31%
1986	1.69%	7.86%
1987	1.59%	7.61%
1988	1.48%	7.55%
1989	1.38%	7.69%
1990	1.29%	7.97%
1991	1.39%	8.33%
1992	1.15%	8.73%
1993	1.09%	9.16%
1994	1.04%	9.52%
1995	1%	9.83%
1996	0.96%	10%
1997	0.93%	10.1%
1998	0.9%	10%
1999	0.86%	9.92%
2000	0.83%	9.83%
2001	0.8%	9.79%
2002	0.77%	8.48%
2003	0.82%	8.85%
2004	0.71%	9.17%
2005	0.67%	9.23%
2006	0.64%	9.4%
2007	0.61%	9.47%
2008	0.59%	9.34%
2009	0.57%	9.03%
2010	0.55%	8.5%
2011	0.53%	7.88%
2012	0.52%	7.14%
2013	0.51%	6.55%
2014	0.5%	6.18%
2015	0.49%	5.98%
2016	0.49%	5.69%
2017	0.48%	5.5%
2018	0.48%	5.23%
2019	0.47%	5.11%
2020	0.47%	5.01%
2021	0.46%	4.76%
2022	0.46%	4.6%
2023	0.46%	4.42%