Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Croatia
Croatia: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 6.68 per 1,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Croatia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 6.68 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Croatia peaked at 16.58 per 1,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.68 per 1,000 population, in 2023.
That places Croatia 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.88 per 1,000 population | 13.49 per 1,000 population | 16.58 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 per 1,000 population | 8.59 per 1,000 population | 12.42 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.14 per 1,000 population | 6.68 per 1,000 population | 7.86 per 1,000 population | 4 |
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More population data for Croatia
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 28,707 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.46 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Croatia?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Croatia was 6.68 per 1,000 population in 2023, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.58 per 1,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 per 1,000 population in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Croatia ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)