Croatia People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
4,169,239 (2023 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 činjenica, nužan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)
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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: 13.98% (male 300,575/female 282,165)
15-64 years: 63.39% (male 1,319,878/female 1,322,953)
65 years and over: 22.63% (2023 est.) (male 391,632/female 552,036)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 56.5
youth dependency ratio: 22.1
elderly dependency ratio: 34.4
potential support ratio: 2.9 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 43.9 years
male: 42 years
female: 45.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.47% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
8.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
12.98 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 58.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
684,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2023)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
29 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 8.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.47 years
male: 74.37 years
female: 80.76 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.71 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
7.8% of GDP (2020)
Physicians density
3.47 physicians/1,000 population (2019)
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 (2020 est.)
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: intermediate (2023)
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
24.4% (2016)
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: 36.9% (2020 est.)
male: 37.6% (2020 est.)
female: 36.1% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
50.8% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2021)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 23.6%
male: 21.8%
female: 26.3% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Croatia on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Croatia 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Croatia 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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