Number of births per year in Croatia

Croatia: Number of births per year was 31,446 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
31,446
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
144th
of 229 countries
All-time high
97,115
in 1950
All-time low
31,446
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births per year in Croatia, 1950–2023

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 31,446 for number of births per year in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births per year in Croatia peaked at 97,115 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 31,446, in 2023.

That places Croatia 144th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 90,027 80,906 97,115 10
1960s 72,518 65,039 78,919 10
1970s 68,792 63,300 70,385 10
1980s 65,221 57,821 69,742 10
1990s 50,448 42,335 56,936 10
2000s 41,578 39,669 44,632 10
2010s 38,340 33,999 43,443 10
2020s 33,431 31,446 35,785 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 141 Uruguay 33,443 compare
  2. 142 Jamaica 33,007 compare
  3. 143 Republic of Moldova 32,986 compare
  4. 145 Timor-Leste 30,561 compare
  5. 146 Eswatini 29,622 compare
  6. 147 Qatar 29,516 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of births per year in Croatia?
Number of births per year in Croatia was 31,446 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 97,115 in 1950.
What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 31,446 in 2023.
How does Croatia rank for number of births per year?
Croatia ranks 144th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births per year rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
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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