Croatia vs Moldova: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Croatia
550,842 people
in 2023
Moldova
613,176 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
143rd
Moldova rank
141st

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Croatia
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 613,176 people against 550,842 people in Croatia, a difference of 62,334 people.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 143rd and Moldova ranks 141st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Moldova in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Moldova Difference Ahead
1950s 1.11 million people 899,512 people 205,689 people Croatia
1960s 1.11 million people 1.13 million people 20,258 people Moldova
1970s 998,602 people 1.08 million people 78,102 people Moldova
1980s 982,113 people 1.16 million people 179,984 people Moldova
1990s 851,414 people 1.17 million people 316,311 people Moldova
2000s 691,238 people 804,132 people 112,894 people Moldova
2010s 616,645 people 609,146 people 7,499 people Croatia
2020s 561,339 people 612,093 people 50,754 people Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Croatia or Moldova?
Moldova, at 613,176 people against 550,842 people in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Croatia and Moldova?
62,334 people, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Moldova?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Moldova rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Croatia ranks 143rd and Moldova ranks 141st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.