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Croatia
A crescent-shaped nation along the Adriatic Sea in southeastern Europe, Croatia's stunning coastline features over a thousand islands and the medieval walled city of Dubrovnik, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The capital Zagreb is a Central European cultural center. Since joining the EU in 2013 and the Eurozone in 2023, Croatia has become one of Europe's fastest-growing tourism destinations.
Major cities: Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Dubrovnik
2024
3.9M
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2050
3.2M
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2100
2.1M
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~2200
1.0M
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~2500
1.0M
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Population3.9M
Fertility (TFR)1.47
Life expectancy78.8
Median age44.8
Infant mortality3.9 per 1,000
Pop. density69/km²
Urbanization57%
Youth share (0-14)14%
Land area55,960 km²
LanguageCroatian 96%
ReligionChristian
HDI0.889 (#41)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.86M | 2.93 | 58.5 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 0K | 1.3% |
| 1955 | 4.08M | 2.59 | 63.1 | 22.8 | 10.7 | -19K | 1.2% |
| 1960 | 4.20M | 2.24 | 65.9 | 18.8 | 9.7 | -22K | 0.9% |
| 1965 | 4.35M | 2.22 | 68.5 | 17.0 | 9.3 | -5K | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 4.46M | 1.88 | 69.2 | 14.2 | 9.8 | -2K | 0.4% |
| 1975 | 4.55M | 1.95 | 71.0 | 15.2 | 9.4 | -7K | 0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.64M | 1.93 | 71.0 | 15.0 | 10.4 | -5K | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.75M | 1.83 | 71.5 | 13.8 | 10.9 | +6K | 0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.84M | 1.63 | 72.2 | 11.8 | 10.8 | +10K | 0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.62M | 1.58 | 72.6 | 11.0 | 12.1 | -52K | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.33M | 1.42 | 74.0 | 9.5 | 12.2 | -48K | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.31M | 1.51 | 75.6 | 9.8 | 11.7 | +11K | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.30M | 1.55 | 76.7 | 10.1 | 12.1 | -4K | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.18M | 1.40 | 77.6 | 8.8 | 12.9 | -28K | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.95M | 1.48 | 77.5 | 8.5 | 14.4 | -9K | -0.6% |
| 2024Now | 3.88M | 1.47 | 78.8 | 8.1 | 14.0 | -5K | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 3.85M | 1.47 | 78.9 | 8.1 | 14.0 | -3K | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 3.73M | 1.48 | 79.8 | 8.0 | 14.1 | -1K | -0.6% |
| 2035 | 3.61M | 1.49 | 80.6 | 8.0 | 14.5 | +1K | -0.6% |
| 2040 | 3.49M | 1.50 | 81.4 | 8.2 | 15.0 | -0K | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 3.36M | 1.51 | 82.2 | 8.1 | 15.5 | -1K | -0.7% |
| 2050 | 3.23M | 1.52 | 82.9 | 7.8 | 15.6 | -1K | -0.8% |
| 2055 | 3.11M | 1.52 | 83.6 | 7.5 | 15.6 | -0K | -0.8% |
| 2060 | 2.98M | 1.53 | 84.3 | 7.4 | 15.7 | -1K | -0.8% |
| 2065 | 2.85M | 1.54 | 84.9 | 7.5 | 15.9 | -0K | -0.8% |
| 2070 | 2.74M | 1.54 | 85.5 | 7.6 | 15.9 | +1K | -0.8% |
| 2075 | 2.62M | 1.55 | 86.1 | 7.7 | 15.9 | -0K | -0.8% |
| 2080 | 2.52M | 1.55 | 86.7 | 7.6 | 15.6 | -0K | -0.8% |
| 2085 | 2.42M | 1.56 | 87.3 | 7.4 | 15.3 | -0K | -0.8% |
| 2090 | 2.32M | 1.56 | 87.8 | 7.3 | 15.3 | +0K | -0.8% |
| 2095 | 2.23M | 1.56 | 88.4 | 7.2 | 15.4 | -0K | -0.8% |
| 2100 | 2.14M | 1.56 | 89.0 | 7.3 | 15.5 | -0K | -0.8% |