Croatia Population Pyramid 2012
Year
2012Croatia in 2012
In 2012, Croatia had a total population of 4,259,236 people. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 1.1%, down from 4,305,781 in 2002.
Half of the population was younger than 42.5 years; 15.0% were children under 15 and 18.2% were 65 or older. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 4,259,237 | 42.5 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,670,114 | 40.5 | |
| Albania | 2,910,004 | 33.4 | |
| Slovenia | 2,053,321 | 42.0 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,027,289 | 36.4 |





