Population growth rate vs median age in Croatia

Croatia: Population growth rate vs median age was -0.6053 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-0.6053
Change on year
down 16.4%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 1950
All-time low
-0.6053
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population growth rate vs median age in Croatia, 1950–2023

-0.500.511.5195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Croatia recorded -0.6053 for population growth rate vs median age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 107.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Croatia peaked at 1.29 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.6053, in 2023.

Croatia ranks 227th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population growth rate vs median age in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Population growth rate vs median age in Croatia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 1.29 —
1951 1.12 -13.3%
1952 1.21 +8.4%
1953 1.24 +2.3%
1954 1.24 -0.1%
1955 1.22 -1.4%
1956 1.15 -5.7%
1957 1.05 -9.0%
1958 0.9638 -7.9%
1959 0.9559 -0.8%
1960 0.9066 -5.2%
1961 0.8664 -4.4%
1962 0.8304 -4.2%
1963 0.761 -8.4%
1964 0.7349 -3.4%
1965 0.771 +4.9%
1966 0.7609 -1.3%
1967 0.6479 -14.9%
1968 0.5634 -13.0%
1969 0.493 -12.5%
1970 0.4413 -10.5%
1971 0.519 +17.6%
1972 0.5579 +7.5%
1973 0.5814 +4.2%
1974 0.5853 +0.7%
1975 0.581 -0.7%
1976 0.5765 -0.8%
1977 0.5693 -1.2%
1978 0.5498 -3.4%
1979 0.5102 -7.2%
1980 0.4626 -9.3%
1981 0.4255 -8.0%
1982 0.3754 -11.8%
1983 0.3408 -9.2%
1984 0.3183 -6.6%
1985 0.2895 -9.0%
1986 0.2392 -17.4%
1987 0.202 -15.6%
1988 0.1617 -20.0%
1989 0.1229 -24.0%
1990 0.0982 -20.1%
1991 -0.0441 -144.9%
1992 -0.0813 +84.4%
1993 -0.0764 -6.0%
1994 -0.1027 +34.4%
1995 -0.1121 +9.2%
1996 -0.0739 -34.1%
1997 -0.1201 +62.5%
1998 -0.2623 +118.4%
1999 -0.289 +10.2%
2000 -0.2706 -6.4%
2001 -0.2331 -13.9%
2002 -0.2364 +1.4%
2003 -0.2526 +6.9%
2004 -0.2409 -4.6%
2005 -0.1833 -23.9%
2006 -0.2285 +24.7%
2007 -0.2218 -2.9%
2008 -0.196 -11.6%
2009 -0.1761 -10.2%
2010 -0.1988 +12.9%
2011 -0.2485 +25.0%
2012 -0.2414 -2.9%
2013 -0.2913 +20.7%
2014 -0.3342 +14.7%
2015 -0.4009 +20.0%
2016 -0.4389 +9.5%
2017 -0.4814 +9.7%
2018 -0.4833 +0.4%
2019 -0.4855 +0.5%
2020 -0.597 +23.0%
2021 -0.5611 -6.0%
2022 -0.52 -7.3%
2023 -0.6053 +16.4%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's -0.6053 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118. (85 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's -0.6053 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0696, 8.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population growth rate vs median age in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 -144.9% 0.0982 -0.0441
1998 -118.4% -0.1201 -0.2623
1992 -84.4% -0.0441 -0.0813

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.14 0.9559 1.29 10
1960s 0.7335 0.493 0.9066 10
1970s 0.5472 0.4413 0.5853 10
1980s 0.2938 0.1229 0.4626 10
1990s -0.1064 -0.289 0.0982 10
2000s -0.2239 -0.2706 -0.1761 10
2010s -0.3604 -0.4855 -0.1988 10
2020s -0.5708 -0.6053 -0.52 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 224 Greece -0.521 compare
  2. 225 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.5743 compare
  3. 226 Bulgaria -0.5935 compare
  4. 228 Belarus -0.6202 compare
  5. 229 Japan -0.6228 compare
  6. 230 Lithuania -0.6834 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate vs median age in Croatia?
Population growth rate vs median age in Croatia was -0.6053 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1950.
What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.6053 in 2023.
How does Croatia rank for population growth rate vs median age?
Croatia ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 107.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population growth rate vs median age
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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