Croatia Population Pyramid 1997
Year
1997Croatia in 1997
As of 1997, Croatia counted 4,504,621 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1987, the population was still 4,790,209; it has declined by 6.0% since.
Half of the population was younger than 38.6 years; 17.5% were children under 15 and 14.6% were 65 or older. 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 | 4,504,621 | 38.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,018,227 | 32.8 | |
| Albania | 3,229,660 | 26.5 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,025,756 | 31.0 | |
| Slovenia | 1,984,398 | 36.7 |





