| Population | 4,208,973 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s) adjective: Croatian note: the French designation of "Croate" to Croatian mercenaries in the 17th century eventually became "Cravate" and later came to be applied to the soldiers' scarves - the cravat; Croatia celebrates Cravat Day every 18 October |
| Ethnic groups | Croat 90.4%, Serb 4.4%, other 4.4% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Romani), unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.) |
| Languages | Croatian (official) 95.6%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, nužan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, not religious or atheist 3.8% (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.16% (male 308,668/female 289,996) 15-24 years: 10.76% (male 233,602/female 221,495) 25-54 years: 39.77% (male 841,930/female 839,601) 55-64 years: 14.24% (male 290,982/female 310,969) 65 years and over: 21.06% (male 364,076/female 526,427) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 55.7 youth dependency ratio: 22.6 elderly dependency ratio: 33.1 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 43.9 years male: 42 years female: 45.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.48% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.68 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| 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 |
| Urbanization | urban population: 57.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 685,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.9 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 8.91 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.67 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.97 years male: 73.83 years female: 80.3 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.44 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.8% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 99.5% of population rural: 98.4% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population rural: 1.6% of population total: 1% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1,700 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: intermediate (2020) vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 24.4% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 3.9% of GDP (2017) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.3% male: 99.7% female: 98.9% (2015) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
