Birth rate in Croatia
Croatia: Birth rate was 8.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Croatia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 8.07 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Croatia peaked at 25.13 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.07 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Croatia 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.29 births per 1,000 people | 19.35 births per 1,000 people | 25.13 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.78 births per 1,000 people | 14.63 births per 1,000 people | 18.79 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.14 births per 1,000 people | 14.18 births per 1,000 people | 15.51 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.77 births per 1,000 people | 11.99 births per 1,000 people | 15.02 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.87 births per 1,000 people | 9.65 births per 1,000 people | 11.78 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.64 births per 1,000 people | 9.21 births per 1,000 people | 10.35 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.18 births per 1,000 people | 8.53 births per 1,000 people | 10.1 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 births per 1,000 people | 8.07 births per 1,000 people | 9.12 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More population data for Croatia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 28,707 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Croatia?
- Birth rate in Croatia was 8.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.13 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for birth rate?
- Croatia ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.