Which has higher births and deaths per year, Croatia or Denmark?

Denmark, at 57,275 deaths against 55,029 deaths in Croatia as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Croatia and Denmark?

2,246 deaths, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Denmark?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Denmark: Births and deaths per year

Croatia

55,029 deaths

in 2023

Denmark

57,275 deaths

in 2023

Croatia rank

103rd

Denmark rank

101st

Births and deaths per year over time

Croatia
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 57,275 deaths against 55,029 deaths in Croatia, a difference of 2,246 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 103rd and Denmark ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43,907 deaths	39,935 deaths	3,972 deaths	Croatia
1960s	40,868 deaths	46,464 deaths	5,596 deaths	Denmark
1970s	43,919 deaths	51,248 deaths	7,329 deaths	Denmark
1980s	51,359 deaths	57,460 deaths	6,101 deaths	Denmark
1990s	55,246 deaths	60,624 deaths	5,378 deaths	Denmark
2000s	51,236 deaths	56,357 deaths	5,121 deaths	Denmark
2010s	53,270 deaths	53,062 deaths	208.3 deaths	Croatia
2020s	55,810 deaths	57,099 deaths	1,289 deaths	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Croatia or Denmark?: Denmark, at 57,275 deaths against 55,029 deaths in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Croatia and Denmark?: 2,246 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Denmark?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Denmark rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Croatia ranks 103rd and Denmark ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.