Croatia Population Pyramid 2001
Year
2001Croatia in 2001
As of 2001, Croatia counted 4,301,074 inhabitants. That is 10.9% less than in 1991, when the population stood at 4,825,157.
With a median age of 39.9 years, Croatia had a youth dependency ratio of 25.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 24.4 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 | 4,301,075 | 39.9 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,179,438 | 34.0 | |
| Albania | 3,147,944 | 27.5 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,066,301 | 32.2 | |
| Slovenia | 1,989,679 | 38.4 |





