Croatia vs North America: Population ages 65 and above, female
Croatia
26.9%
in 2025
North America
20.2%
in 2025
Croatia rank
7th
North America rank
8th
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Croatia
- North America
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 26.9% against 20.2% in North America, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Croatia ranks 7th and North America ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 5 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 10.0% | 0.5% | North America |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 0.8% | Croatia |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 0.0% | North America |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 2.1% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 14.1% | 6.3% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 15.9% | 6.6% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 19.0% | 6.9% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Croatia or North America?
- Croatia, at 26.9% against 20.2% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Croatia and North America?
- 6.7%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and North America rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Croatia ranks 7th and North America ranks 8th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.