Fertility rate, total in Croatia
Croatia: Fertility rate, total was 1.46 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Croatia, 1960–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.