Croatia vs Russian Federation: Birth rate, crude

Croatia
8.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Russian Federation
8.4 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Croatia rank
183rd
Russian Federation rank
180th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Croatia
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 8.4 per 1,000 people against 8.3 per 1,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Croatia ranks 183rd and Russian Federation ranks 180th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1960s 16.42 per 1,000 people 17.74 per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people Russian Federation
1970s 14.8 per 1,000 people 15.75 per 1,000 people 0.9538 per 1,000 people Russian Federation
1980s 13.44 per 1,000 people 16.45 per 1,000 people 3.01 per 1,000 people Russian Federation
1990s 10.93 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people 1.03 per 1,000 people Croatia
2000s 9.43 per 1,000 people 10.41 per 1,000 people 0.9807 per 1,000 people Russian Federation
2010s 9.35 per 1,000 people 12.36 per 1,000 people 3.01 per 1,000 people Russian Federation
2020s 8.8 per 1,000 people 9.06 per 1,000 people 0.26 per 1,000 people Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Croatia or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 8.4 per 1,000 people against 8.3 per 1,000 people in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Croatia and Russian Federation?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Russian Federation?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Russian Federation rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Croatia ranks 183rd and Russian Federation ranks 180th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.