Age dependency ratio of working age population in Croatia

Croatia: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 58.59 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
58.59
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
89th
of 236 countries
All-time high
58.59
in 2023
All-time low
45.77
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Age dependency ratio of working age population in Croatia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for age dependency ratio of working age population in Croatia is 58.59, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Croatia peaked at 58.59 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.77, in 1990.

That places Croatia 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Age dependency ratio of working age population in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Age dependency ratio of working age population in Croatia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 52.81 —
1951 52.44 -0.7%
1952 52.15 -0.6%
1953 52 -0.3%
1954 51.92 -0.2%
1955 51.86 -0.1%
1956 51.81 -0.1%
1957 51.81 -0.0%
1958 51.89 +0.2%
1959 52.04 +0.3%
1960 52.15 +0.2%
1961 52.2 +0.1%
1962 52.14 -0.1%
1963 51.86 -0.5%
1964 51.48 -0.7%
1965 51.09 -0.8%
1966 50.68 -0.8%
1967 50.23 -0.9%
1968 49.68 -1.1%
1969 49.04 -1.3%
1970 48.42 -1.3%
1971 48.02 -0.8%
1972 47.92 -0.2%
1973 47.96 +0.1%
1974 48.06 +0.2%
1975 48.19 +0.3%
1976 48.31 +0.3%
1977 48.44 +0.3%
1978 48.59 +0.3%
1979 48.66 +0.2%
1980 48.42 -0.5%
1981 47.74 -1.4%
1982 46.87 -1.8%
1983 46.12 -1.6%
1984 45.79 -0.7%
1985 45.84 +0.1%
1986 45.94 +0.2%
1987 45.93 -0.0%
1988 45.89 -0.1%
1989 45.82 -0.1%
1990 45.77 -0.1%
1991 45.82 +0.1%
1992 45.94 +0.3%
1993 46.06 +0.3%
1994 46.21 +0.3%
1995 46.46 +0.5%
1996 46.85 +0.8%
1997 47.3 +1.0%
1998 47.8 +1.1%
1999 48.31 +1.1%
2000 48.88 +1.2%
2001 49.35 +1.0%
2002 49.64 +0.6%
2003 49.79 +0.3%
2004 49.84 +0.1%
2005 49.96 +0.2%
2006 49.97 +0.0%
2007 50.01 +0.1%
2008 50.07 +0.1%
2009 49.94 -0.3%
2010 49.63 -0.6%
2011 49.45 -0.4%
2012 49.59 +0.3%
2013 49.88 +0.6%
2014 50.39 +1.0%
2015 51.17 +1.5%
2016 52.05 +1.7%
2017 53.15 +2.1%
2018 54.4 +2.4%
2019 55.55 +2.1%
2020 56.52 +1.7%
2021 57.41 +1.6%
2022 58.17 +1.3%
2023 58.59 +0.7%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 58.59 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.7, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 58.59 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.31, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 52.07 51.81 52.81 10
1960s 51.06 49.04 52.2 10
1970s 48.26 47.92 48.66 10
1980s 46.44 45.79 48.42 10
1990s 46.65 45.77 48.31 10
2000s 49.75 48.88 50.07 10
2010s 51.53 49.45 55.55 10
2020s 57.67 56.52 58.59 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 86 Latvia 58.77 compare
  2. 87 Algeria 58.77 compare
  3. 88 Portugal 58.7 compare
  4. 90 Guatemala 58.41 compare
  5. 91 Estonia 58.4 compare
  6. 92 Germany 57.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Croatia?
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Croatia was 58.59 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 58.59 in 2023.
What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 45.77 in 1990.
How does Croatia rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
Croatia ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio of working age population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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