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Croatia vs. Montenegro

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CroatiaMontenegro
Population4,208,973 (July 2021 est.)607,414 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 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.)
0-14 years: 18.14% (male 57,402/female 53,217)

15-24 years: 12.78% (male 40,220/female 37,720)

25-54 years: 39.65% (male 120,374/female 121,461)

55-64 years: 13.41% (male 40,099/female 41,670)

65 years and over: 16.02% (male 42,345/female 55,351) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.9 years

male: 42 years

female: 45.9 years (2020 est.)
total: 39.6 years

male: 38.1 years

female: 41.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.48% (2021 est.)-0.4% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.68 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)11.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate12.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat 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.)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 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.)
total: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.75 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 76.97 years

male: 73.83 years

female: 80.3 years (2021 est.)
total population: 77.51 years

male: 75.06 years

female: 80.04 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.44 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.82 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)<.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: 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
noun: Montenegrin(s)

adjective: Montenegrin
Ethnic groupsCroat 90.4%, Serb 4.4%, other 4.4% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Romani), unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.)Montenegrin 45%, Serbian 28.7%, Bosniak 8.7%, Albanian 4.9%, Muslim 3.3%, Romani 1%, Croat 1%, other 2.6%, unspecified 4.9% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS1,700 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
<500 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
ReligionsRoman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, not religious or atheist 3.8% (2011 est.)Orthodox 72.1%, Muslim 19.1%, Catholic 3.4%, atheist 1.2%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
LanguagesCroatian (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, nuzan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)

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Serbian 42.9%, Montenegrin (official) 37%, Bosnian 5.3%, Albanian 5.3%, Serbo-Croat 2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 4% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian) 

Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Montenegrin/Bosnian)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.3%

male: 99.7%

female: 98.9% (2015)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.8%

male: 99.5%

female: 98.3% (2018)
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate (2020)

vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis
degree of risk: intermediate (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 16 years (2018)
total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Education expenditures3.9% of GDP (2017)NA
Urbanizationurban population: 57.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 67.8% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: 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.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 99.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: 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.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 93.9% of population

total: 97.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 6.1% of population

total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population685,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2021)177,000 PODGORICA (capital) (2018)
Maternal mortality rate8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures6.8% (2018)8.4% (2018)
Physicians density3 physicians/1,000 population (2016)2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density5.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)3.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate24.4% (2016)23.3% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth28.9 years (2019 est.)26.3 years (2010 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 55.7

youth dependency ratio: 22.6

elderly dependency ratio: 33.1

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 51.1

youth dependency ratio: 27.3

elderly dependency ratio: 23.8

potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook