Total number of births by birth order in Croatia

Croatia: Total number of births by birth order was 16,013 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
16,013
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
29th
of 33 countries
All-time high
21,130
in 2009
All-time low
16,013
in 2020
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Total number of births by birth order in Croatia, 2001–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001201020202001: 18.6k2002: 18.7k2003: 18.9k2004: 19.2k2005: 19.6k2006: 19.5k2007: 19.7k2008: 20.7k2009: 21.1k2010: 20.4k2011: 19.6k2012: 19.6k2013: 18.6k2014: 18.2k2015: 17.1k2016: 17.2k2017: 16.6k2018: 16.4k2019: 16.3k2020: 16.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, total number of births by birth order in Croatia stood at 16,013. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total number of births by birth order in Croatia peaked at 21,130 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16,013, in 2020.

That places Croatia 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Total number of births by birth order in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Total number of births by birth order in Croatia, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 18,591
2002 18,678 +0.5%
2003 18,864 +1.0%
2004 19,179 +1.7%
2005 19,628 +2.3%
2006 19,535 -0.5%
2007 19,745 +1.1%
2008 20,726 +5.0%
2009 21,130 +1.9%
2010 20,405 -3.4%
2011 19,589 -4.0%
2012 19,623 +0.2%
2013 18,558 -5.4%
2014 18,249 -1.7%
2015 17,052 -6.6%
2016 17,249 +1.2%
2017 16,559 -4.0%
2018 16,423 -0.8%
2019 16,285 -0.8%
2020 16,013 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19,564 18,591 21,130 9
2010s 17,999 16,285 20,405 10
2020s 16,013 16,013 16,013 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 26 Norway 22,518 compare
  2. 27 Ireland 21,943 compare
  3. 28 Finland 18,907 compare
  4. 30 Lithuania 11,150 compare
  5. 31 Slovenia 8,895 compare
  6. 32 Estonia 5,464 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total number of births by birth order in Croatia?
Total number of births by birth order in Croatia was 16,013 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total number of births by birth order recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 21,130 in 2009.
What is the lowest total number of births by birth order recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 16,013 in 2020.
How does Croatia rank for total number of births by birth order?
Croatia ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is total number of births by birth order rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total number of births by birth order
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 1,628 data points, 1933–2024
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