Number of live births in Croatia
Croatia: Number of live births was 35,845 births in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Croatia, 2001–2020
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 35,845 births for number of live births in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Croatia peaked at 44,577 births in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35,845 births, in 2020.
Croatia ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,693 births | 39,668 births | 44,577 births | 9 |
| 2010s | 39,051 births | 36,135 births | 43,361 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,845 births | 35,845 births | 35,845 births | 1 |
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 number of live births in Croatia?
- Number of live births in Croatia was 35,845 births in 2020, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 44,577 births in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,845 births in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for number of live births?
- Croatia ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.