Croatia Population Pyramid 1981
Year
1981Croatia in 1981
As of 1981, Croatia counted 4,664,258 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1971, the population was 4,480,162; it has grown by 4.1% since.
With a median age of 33.5 years, Croatia had a youth dependency ratio of 31.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.7 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 | 4,664,259 | 33.5 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,184,218 | 26.2 | |
| Albania | 2,790,413 | 21.5 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,959,066 | 26.2 | |
| Slovenia | 1,914,593 | 31.7 |





