Croatia Population Pyramid 2018
Year
2018Croatia in 2018
As of 2018, Croatia counted 4,024,868 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was still 4,314,630; it has declined by 6.7% since.
The median age was 44.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 22.5 children under 15 and 31.9 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 4,024,868 | 44.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,387,000 | 43.8 | |
| Albania | 2,894,231 | 35.3 | |
| Slovenia | 2,069,481 | 43.8 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,919,729 | 39.4 |





