Croatia - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Croatia. Controls most land routes from Western Europe to the Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits; most Adriatic Sea islands lie off the coast of Croatia -- some 1,200 islands, islets, ridges, and rocks. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
More of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populated
People and Society
In Croatia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Croat 91.6%, Serb 3.2%, other 3.9% (including Bosniak, Romani, Albanian, Italian, and Hungarian), unspecified 1.3% (2021 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | -0.53% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.49 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.87 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 5.6 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.43 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.69 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Croatian | Croat(s), Croatian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 13.8% (male 296,527/female 278,236) |
| 15-64 years | 63.1% (male 1,307,814/female 1,309,394) |
| 65 years and over | 23.1% (2024 est.) (male 399,090/female 559,055) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 55.9 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 21.5 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 34.4 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 2.9 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 44.9 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 43.2 years |
| Female | 47 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 58.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 684,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.71 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 8.2 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 8.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 77.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 74.6 years |
| Female | 81 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 9.64 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 4.75 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 3.52 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 1.37 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.36 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 32.8% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 33.6% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 32.1% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Croatia
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