Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Croatia, 1997

Croatia
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.68
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Croatia was 1.68 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 51,941 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.68
Births
51,941
Births per 1,000 people
11.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
4,504,621
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.10.0%11
15-1919.25.7%2,890
20-2499.329.5%14,812
25-29113.333.6%16,865
30-3471.221.1%11,555
35-3928.18.4%4,828
40-445.31.6%944
45-490.20.1%31
50-540.00.0%3