Fertility rate, total in Croatia

Croatia: Fertility rate, total was 1.46 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.46 births per woman
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.24 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
1.38 births per woman
in 1999
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Fertility rate, total in Croatia, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, fertility rate, total in Croatia stood at 1.46 births per woman.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Croatia peaked at 2.24 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.38 births per woman, in 1999.

Croatia ranks 161st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Fertility rate, total in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Croatia, 1960 to 2024.
Year births per woman Change
1960 2.24 births per woman
1961 2.22 births per woman -0.9%
1962 2.19 births per woman -1.2%
1963 2.15 births per woman -2.1%
1964 2.14 births per woman -0.1%
1965 2.22 births per woman +3.8%
1966 2.23 births per woman +0.1%
1967 2.1 births per woman -5.6%
1968 2.03 births per woman -3.6%
1969 1.95 births per woman -3.7%
1970 1.88 births per woman -3.5%
1971 1.97 births per woman +4.9%
1972 2.01 births per woman +1.7%
1973 2.01 births per woman +0.3%
1974 1.98 births per woman -1.5%
1975 1.95 births per woman -1.6%
1976 1.94 births per woman -0.8%
1977 1.95 births per woman +0.6%
1978 1.96 births per woman +0.4%
1979 1.95 births per woman -0.4%
1980 1.93 births per woman -0.8%
1981 1.93 births per woman -0.3%
1982 1.9 births per woman -1.3%
1983 1.88 births per woman -1.1%
1984 1.87 births per woman -0.5%
1985 1.82 births per woman -2.7%
1986 1.76 births per woman -3.3%
1987 1.64 births per woman -6.8%
1988 1.79 births per woman +9.1%
1989 1.63 births per woman -8.9%
1990 1.63 births per woman +0.0%
1991 1.53 births per woman -6.1%
1992 1.48 births per woman -3.3%
1993 1.52 births per woman +2.7%
1994 1.47 births per woman -3.3%
1995 1.58 births per woman +7.5%
1996 1.67 births per woman +5.7%
1997 1.69 births per woman +1.2%
1998 1.45 births per woman -14.2%
1999 1.38 births per woman -4.8%
2000 1.39 births per woman +0.7%
2001 1.46 births per woman +5.0%
2002 1.42 births per woman -2.7%
2003 1.41 births per woman -0.7%
2004 1.43 births per woman +1.4%
2005 1.5 births per woman +4.9%
2006 1.47 births per woman -2.0%
2007 1.48 births per woman +0.7%
2008 1.47 births per woman -0.7%
2009 1.5 births per woman +2.0%
2010 1.46 births per woman -2.7%
2011 1.41 births per woman -3.4%
2012 1.52 births per woman +7.8%
2013 1.46 births per woman -3.9%
2014 1.46 births per woman +0.0%
2015 1.41 births per woman -3.4%
2016 1.43 births per woman +1.4%
2017 1.42 births per woman -0.7%
2018 1.47 births per woman +3.5%
2019 1.47 births per woman +0.0%
2020 1.48 births per woman +0.7%
2021 1.62 births per woman +9.5%
2022 1.53 births per woman -5.6%
2023 1.46 births per woman -4.6%
2024 1.46 births per woman +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.15 births per woman 1.95 births per woman 2.24 births per woman 10
1970s 1.96 births per woman 1.88 births per woman 2.01 births per woman 10
1980s 1.81 births per woman 1.63 births per woman 1.93 births per woman 10
1990s 1.54 births per woman 1.38 births per woman 1.69 births per woman 10
2000s 1.45 births per woman 1.39 births per woman 1.5 births per woman 10
2010s 1.45 births per woman 1.41 births per woman 1.52 births per woman 10
2020s 1.51 births per woman 1.46 births per woman 1.62 births per woman 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 158 Grenada 1.47 births per woman compare
  2. 159 Denmark 1.47 births per woman compare
  3. 159 Ireland 1.47 births per woman compare
  4. 161 Slovakia 1.46 births per woman compare
  5. 163 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 births per woman compare
  6. 164 Norway 1.45 births per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate, total in Croatia?
Fertility rate, total in Croatia was 1.46 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 2.24 births per woman in 1960.
What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.38 births per woman in 1999.
How does Croatia rank for fertility rate, total?
Croatia ranks 161st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
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Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.