What is birth seasonality in Croatia?

Birth seasonality in Croatia was 23.33 births per million people in 2020, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Croatia?

The highest recorded value was 52.52 births per million people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Croatia?

The lowest recorded value was 23.33 births per million people in 2020.

How does Croatia rank for birth seasonality?

Croatia ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2020.

Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Croatia?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Croatia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth seasonality in Croatia

Name: Birth seasonality in Croatia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Croatia: Birth seasonality was 23.33 births per million people in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)

23.33 births per million people

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

22nd

of 40 countries

All-time high

52.52 births per million people

in 1950

All-time low

23.33 births per million people

in 2020

Years of data

1950–2020

Birth seasonality in Croatia, 1950–2020

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

In 2020, birth seasonality in Croatia stood at 23.33 births per million people. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Croatia peaked at 52.52 births per million people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 23.33 births per million people, in 2020.

That places Croatia 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	43.08 births per million people	39.55 births per million people	52.52 births per million people	10
1960s	37.66 births per million people	35.34 births per million people	41.05 births per million people	10
1970s	39.62 births per million people	37.39 births per million people	41.54 births per million people	10
1980s	37.73 births per million people	33.29 births per million people	41.95 births per million people	10
1990s	30.56 births per million people	26.54 births per million people	33.49 births per million people	10
2000s	25.89 births per million people	23.43 births per million people	28.92 births per million people	10
2010s	24.99 births per million people	24.03 births per million people	27.14 births per million people	10
2020s	23.33 births per million people	23.33 births per million people	23.33 births per million people	1

Countries ranked near Croatia

19 Luxembourg 23.74 births per million people compare
20 Germany 23.55 births per million people compare
21 Netherlands 23.39 births per million people compare
23 Canada 22.84 births per million people compare
24 Slovenia 22.82 births per million people compare
25 Switzerland 22.78 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth seasonality in Croatia?: Birth seasonality in Croatia was 23.33 births per million people in 2020, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Croatia?: The highest recorded value was 52.52 births per million people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Croatia?: The lowest recorded value was 23.33 births per million people in 2020.
How does Croatia rank for birth seasonality?: Croatia ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Croatia?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth seasonality
Unit: births per million people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.