Croatia vs North America: Population ages 65 and above
Croatia
23.6%
in 2025
North America
18.6%
in 2025
Croatia rank
10th
North America rank
7th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Croatia
- North America
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 23.6% against 18.6% in North America, a difference of 5.0%.
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 10th and North America ranks 7th 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 | 8.1% | 9.1% | 1.0% | North America |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 0.5% | Croatia |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 11.5% | 0.5% | North America |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 1.2% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 12.3% | 4.9% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 14.3% | 4.9% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 17.4% | 5.2% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Croatia or North America?
- Croatia, at 23.6% against 18.6% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Croatia and North America?
- 5.0%, 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?
- Croatia ranks 10th and North America ranks 7th 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 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.