Croatia Population Pyramid 2004
Year
2004Croatia in 2004
The population of Croatia in 2004 was 4,310,055. A decade earlier, in 1994, the population was still 4,675,514; it has declined by 7.8% since.
With a median age of 40.7 years, Croatia had a youth dependency ratio of 24.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 25.8 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 4,310,056 | 40.7 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,140,987 | 35.4 | |
| Albania | 3,098,658 | 29.1 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,086,581 | 33.2 | |
| Slovenia | 1,993,545 | 39.6 |





