Croatia Population Pyramid 2022
Year
2022Croatia in 2022
As of 2022, Croatia counted 3,907,027 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 8.3%, down from 4,259,236 in 2012.
With a median age of 45.6 years, Croatia had a youth dependency ratio of 22.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 35.6 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 | 3,907,027 | 45.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,204,802 | 45.6 | |
| Albania | 2,827,608 | 37.1 | |
| Slovenia | 2,115,228 | 44.5 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,840,233 | 40.9 |





