Croatia Population Pyramid 2003
Year
2003Croatia in 2003
In 2003, Croatia had a total population of 4,306,686 people. That is 8.9% less than in 1993, when the population stood at 4,729,742.
Half of the population was younger than 40.5 years; 16.3% were children under 15 and 17.0% were 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 4,306,686 | 40.5 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,178,523 | 34.9 | |
| Albania | 3,118,088 | 28.5 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,081,411 | 32.8 | |
| Slovenia | 1,992,490 | 39.2 |





