Croatia Population Pyramid 1976
Year
1976Croatia in 1976
The population of Croatia in 1976 was 4,571,750. A decade earlier, in 1966, the population was 4,374,302; it has grown by 4.5% since.
With a median age of 33.1 years, Croatia had a youth dependency ratio of 32.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.3 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 4,571,750 | 33.1 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,004,552 | 24.2 | |
| Albania | 2,510,580 | 20.0 | |
| Slovenia | 1,834,357 | 31.1 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,825,830 | 24.5 |





