Croatia Population Pyramid 2035
Year
2035Croatia in 2035
By 2035, the population of Croatia is expected to reach 3,607,216. Compared with 2025, when the projection stands at 3,848,160, that represents a decline of 6.3% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 48.7 years, Croatia would have a youth dependency ratio of 21.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 44.5 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 | 3,607,216 | 48.7 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,881,542 | 50.4 | |
| Albania | 2,570,580 | 44.0 | |
| Slovenia | 2,073,836 | 48.8 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,704,194 | 45.5 |





