Croatia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Croatia vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Croatia	World
1960	29	22.5
1961	29.4	22.5
1962	29.7	22.4
1963	30	22.2
1964	30.3	22
1965	30.6	21.8
1966	30.9	21.7
1967	31.2	21.6
1968	31.5	21.5
1969	31.8	21.5
1970	32.1	21.4
1971	32.3	21.4
1972	32.5	21.5
1973	32.7	21.5
1974	32.8	21.6
1975	33	21.7
1976	33.1	21.9
1977	33.2	22
1978	33.3	22.2
1979	33.4	22.3
1980	33.4	22.5
1981	33.5	22.6
1982	33.6	22.7
1983	33.8	22.9
1984	34	23
1985	34.2	23.2
1986	34.4	23.3
1987	34.7	23.4
1988	35	23.6
1989	35.3	23.8
1990	35.6	23.9
1991	36	24.1
1992	36.4	24.3
1993	36.9	24.5
1994	37.3	24.7
1995	37.8	25
1996	38.2	25.2
1997	38.6	25.4
1998	38.9	25.7
1999	39.2	25.9
2000	39.6	26.1
2001	39.9	26.3
2002	40.2	26.5
2003	40.5	26.7
2004	40.7	27
2005	40.9	27.2
2006	41.2	27.4
2007	41.4	27.6
2008	41.6	27.8
2009	41.8	28
2010	41.9	28.2
2011	42.2	28.4
2012	42.5	28.6
2013	42.7	28.9
2014	43	29.1
2015	43.3	29.3
2016	43.7	29.5
2017	44.2	29.8
2018	44.6	30
2019	45	30.3
2020	45.2	30.6
2021	45.4	30.8
2022	45.6	31
2023	45.8	31.3
2024	46	31.6
2025	46.3	31.9
2026	46.5	32.1
2027	46.8	32.3
2028	47.1	32.6
2029	47.3	32.8
2030	47.6	33
2031	47.8	33.2
2032	48.1	33.4
2033	48.3	33.6
2034	48.5	33.8
2035	48.7	34
2036	48.9	34.2
2037	49	34.4
2038	49.1	34.6
2039	49.2	34.8
2040	49.3	35
2041	49.4	35.2
2042	49.4	35.4
2043	49.5	35.6
2044	49.5	35.8
2045	49.6	36
2046	49.7	36.2
2047	49.8	36.4
2048	50	36.6
2049	50	36.8
2050	50.1	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Croatia was 29 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 46 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 25th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Croatia ranks 11th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Croatia is expected to increase to around 50.1 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Croatia demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Croatia
	Male	Female
0-4	2.2%	2.08%
5-9	2.31%	2.18%
10-14	2.66%	2.5%
15-19	2.73%	2.59%
20-24	2.61%	2.47%
25-29	2.86%	2.71%
30-34	2.82%	2.68%
35-39	3.17%	3.06%
40-44	3.55%	3.44%
45-49	3.52%	3.47%
50-54	3.37%	3.41%
55-59	3.48%	3.68%
60-64	3.45%	3.82%
65-69	3.3%	3.84%
70-74	2.7%	3.41%
75-79	1.69%	2.52%
80+	1.81%	3.92%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Croatia has low demographic potential with 35.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 185/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Croatia			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	52.1%	41.1%	11.1%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	52.2%	41%	11.2%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	52.1%	40.7%	11.4%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	51.9%	40.2%	11.6%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	51.5%	39.6%	11.9%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	51.1%	38.8%	12.3%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	50.7%	38%	12.7%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	50.2%	37.2%	13%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	49.7%	36.3%	13.4%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	49%	35.4%	13.7%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	48.4%	34.4%	14%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	48%	33.7%	14.3%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	47.9%	33.2%	14.7%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	48%	32.8%	15.1%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	48.1%	32.5%	15.5%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	48.2%	32.3%	15.9%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	48.3%	32%	16.3%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	48.4%	31.8%	16.7%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	48.6%	31.6%	17%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	48.7%	31.5%	17.1%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	48.4%	31.3%	17.1%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	47.7%	31.1%	16.7%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	46.9%	30.8%	16.1%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	46.1%	30.6%	15.6%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	45.8%	30.4%	15.4%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	45.8%	30.4%	15.5%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	45.9%	30.2%	15.7%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	45.9%	29.9%	16%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	45.9%	29.6%	16.3%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	45.8%	29.3%	16.6%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	45.8%	28.9%	16.9%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	45.8%	28.4%	17.4%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	45.9%	28%	18%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	46.1%	27.5%	18.6%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	46.2%	26.9%	19.3%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	46.5%	26.4%	20%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	46.8%	26%	20.8%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	47.3%	25.8%	21.5%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	47.8%	25.6%	22.2%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	48.3%	25.4%	23%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	48.9%	25.2%	23.7%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	49.4%	25%	24.4%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	49.6%	24.7%	24.9%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	49.8%	24.4%	25.4%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	49.8%	24%	25.8%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	50%	23.8%	26.2%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	50%	23.5%	26.5%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	50%	23.3%	26.7%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	50.1%	23.2%	26.9%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	49.9%	23%	26.9%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	49.6%	22.9%	26.8%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	49.5%	22.6%	26.8%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	49.6%	22.4%	27.2%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	49.9%	22.2%	27.7%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	50.4%	22.1%	28.3%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	51.2%	22.1%	29.1%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	52.1%	22.2%	29.9%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	53.2%	22.3%	30.8%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	54.4%	22.5%	31.9%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	55.6%	22.6%	33%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	56.5%	22.6%	33.9%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	57.4%	22.6%	34.8%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	58.2%	22.6%	35.6%	54%	39%	15%
2023	58.6%	22.4%	36.2%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	59%	22.1%	36.9%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Croatia increased from 49.8% to 59% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Croatia working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Croatia	World
1960	65.7%	57.6%
1961	65.7%	57.5%
1962	65.7%	57.4%
1963	65.8%	57.2%
1964	66%	57%
1965	66.2%	56.9%
1966	66.4%	56.8%
1967	66.6%	56.9%
1968	66.8%	56.9%
1969	67.1%	56.9%
1970	67.4%	57%
1971	67.6%	57.1%
1972	67.6%	57.2%
1973	67.6%	57.3%
1974	67.5%	57.3%
1975	67.5%	57.4%
1976	67.4%	57.5%
1977	67.4%	57.7%
1978	67.3%	58%
1979	67.3%	58.4%
1980	67.4%	58.7%
1981	67.7%	59%
1982	68.1%	59.3%
1983	68.4%	59.6%
1984	68.6%	59.9%
1985	68.6%	60.1%
1986	68.5%	60.4%
1987	68.5%	60.5%
1988	68.5%	60.7%
1989	68.6%	60.8%
1990	68.6%	60.9%
1991	68.6%	61%
1992	68.5%	61.1%
1993	68.5%	61.2%
1994	68.4%	61.3%
1995	68.3%	61.5%
1996	68.1%	61.7%
1997	67.9%	61.9%
1998	67.7%	62.2%
1999	67.4%	62.5%
2000	67.2%	62.8%
2001	67%	63.1%
2002	66.8%	63.4%
2003	66.8%	63.7%
2004	66.7%	64%
2005	66.7%	64.3%
2006	66.7%	64.5%
2007	66.7%	64.7%
2008	66.6%	64.9%
2009	66.7%	65%
2010	66.8%	65.1%
2011	66.9%	65.2%
2012	66.8%	65.2%
2013	66.7%	65.2%
2014	66.5%	65.2%
2015	66.1%	65.1%
2016	65.8%	65.1%
2017	65.3%	65%
2018	64.8%	64.9%
2019	64.3%	64.9%
2020	63.9%	64.8%
2021	63.5%	64.9%
2022	63.2%	64.9%
2023	63%	65%
2024	62.9%	65.1%
2025	62.7%	65.2%
2026	62.5%	65.3%
2027	62.3%	65.4%
2028	62%	65.4%
2029	61.8%	65.4%
2030	61.6%	65.4%
2031	61.3%	65.4%
2032	61%	65.4%
2033	60.8%	65.4%
2034	60.6%	65.3%
2035	60.4%	65.2%
2036	60.3%	65%
2037	60.1%	64.9%
2038	59.9%	64.7%
2039	59.7%	64.6%
2040	59.4%	64.5%
2041	59.1%	64.4%
2042	58.9%	64.3%
2043	58.6%	64.2%
2044	58.3%	64.1%
2045	57.9%	63.9%
2046	57.6%	63.8%
2047	57.3%	63.7%
2048	57.1%	63.6%
2049	56.8%	63.4%
2050	56.5%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Croatia changed from 66.7% to 62.9% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 16% to 13.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Croatia	World
1960	7.26%	4.97%
1961	7.38%	4.99%
1962	7.51%	5.01%
1963	7.67%	5.02%
1964	7.87%	5.04%
1965	8.12%	5.08%
1966	8.4%	5.12%
1967	8.67%	5.16%
1968	8.93%	5.2%
1969	9.17%	5.24%
1970	9.42%	5.28%
1971	9.68%	5.32%
1972	9.95%	5.37%
1973	10.2%	5.42%
1974	10.5%	5.47%
1975	10.8%	5.53%
1976	11%	5.59%
1977	11.2%	5.65%
1978	11.4%	5.71%
1979	11.5%	5.77%
1980	11.5%	5.81%
1981	11.3%	5.81%
1982	11%	5.8%
1983	10.6%	5.79%
1984	10.5%	5.8%
1985	10.6%	5.82%
1986	10.8%	5.86%
1987	11%	5.91%
1988	11.2%	5.95%
1989	11.4%	6.01%
1990	11.6%	6.07%
1991	11.9%	6.14%
1992	12.3%	6.21%
1993	12.7%	6.29%
1994	13.2%	6.37%
1995	13.7%	6.45%
1996	14.2%	6.53%
1997	14.6%	6.61%
1998	15.1%	6.68%
1999	15.5%	6.76%
2000	15.9%	6.84%
2001	16.3%	6.92%
2002	16.7%	7.01%
2003	17%	7.1%
2004	17.2%	7.18%
2005	17.5%	7.26%
2006	17.6%	7.34%
2007	17.8%	7.41%
2008	17.9%	7.47%
2009	17.9%	7.52%
2010	17.9%	7.58%
2011	17.9%	7.66%
2012	18.2%	7.78%
2013	18.5%	7.92%
2014	18.8%	8.08%
2015	19.2%	8.26%
2016	19.7%	8.45%
2017	20.1%	8.65%
2018	20.7%	8.88%
2019	21.2%	9.1%
2020	21.7%	9.33%
2021	22.1%	9.53%
2022	22.5%	9.74%
2023	22.8%	9.98%
2024	23.2%	10.2%
2025	23.6%	10.4%
2026	24%	10.6%
2027	24.4%	10.8%
2028	24.8%	11.1%
2029	25.1%	11.5%
2030	25.4%	11.7%
2031	25.8%	12%
2032	26.2%	12.3%
2033	26.4%	12.6%
2034	26.7%	12.8%
2035	26.9%	13.1%
2036	27.1%	13.4%
2037	27.3%	13.7%
2038	27.5%	13.9%
2039	27.8%	14.1%
2040	28%	14.3%
2041	28.2%	14.5%
2042	28.5%	14.7%
2043	28.8%	14.9%
2044	29%	15%
2045	29.3%	15.2%
2046	29.6%	15.4%
2047	29.9%	15.7%
2048	30.2%	15.9%
2049	30.5%	16.1%
2050	30.7%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Croatia increased from 17.2% to 23.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.