Total fertility rate: births per woman in Croatia
Croatia: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.48 births per woman in 2020. ▬ Flat
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Croatia, 2001–2020
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in Croatia is 1.48 births per woman, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Croatia peaked at 1.58 births per woman in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4 births per woman, in 2015.
That places Croatia 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1 |
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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 total fertility rate: births per woman in Croatia?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Croatia was 1.48 births per woman in 2020, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 births per woman in 2009.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 births per woman in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Croatia ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.