Croatia Population Pyramid 1969
Year
1969Croatia in 1969
In 1969, Croatia had a total population of 4,444,447 people. A decade earlier, in 1959, the population was 4,182,093; it has grown by 6.3% since.
The median age was 31.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 35.4 children under 15 and 13.7 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Croatia had on average 1.46 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 78.5 years in 2023: 81.7 for women and 75.4 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
523,145 immigrants live in Croatia, 13.5% of the population.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 363,041 |
| Serbia | 45,887 |
| Germany | 30,277 |
| Ukraine | 25,475 |
| Slovenia | 17,559 |
826,014 people born in Croatia live in other countries.
| Germany | 271,197 |
| Serbia | 223,325 |
| Austria | 59,348 |
| Slovenia | 52,829 |
| Australia | 47,534 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 4,444,447 | 31.8 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,737,765 | 22.2 | |
| Albania | 2,126,875 | 19.0 | |
| Slovenia | 1,728,683 | 30.6 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,636,346 | 22.6 |





