Croatia Population Pyramid 1998
Year
1998Croatia in 1998
The population of Croatia in 1998 was 4,445,668. A decade earlier, in 1988, the population was still 4,806,032; it has declined by 7.5% since.
The median age was 38.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 25.6 children under 15 and 22.2 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 4,445,668 | 38.9 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,089,357 | 33.0 | |
| Albania | 3,210,133 | 26.8 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,037,568 | 31.2 | |
| Slovenia | 1,980,065 | 37.1 |





