Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Croatia
Croatia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.47 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.47 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
175th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.93 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.4 live births per woman
in 2015
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Croatia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Croatia stood at 1.47 live births per woman.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Croatia peaked at 2.93 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.4 live births per woman, in 2015.
Croatia ranks 175th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Croatia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.93 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.66 live births per woman | -9.2% |
| 1952 | 2.73 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 2.68 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.63 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 2.59 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 2.5 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 2.36 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1958 | 2.26 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 2.27 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 2.24 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 2.19 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.15 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.14 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.22 live births per woman | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 2.23 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.1 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 2.03 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.95 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.88 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 1.97 live births per woman | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 2.01 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.01 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.98 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.95 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.94 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.95 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.96 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.95 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.93 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.93 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.91 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.89 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.88 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.83 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.77 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.75 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.71 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.65 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.63 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.54 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 1.46 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.51 live births per woman | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.52 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.58 live births per woman | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.68 live births per woman | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.69 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5 live births per woman | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.44 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.42 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.46 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.43 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.41 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.42 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.51 live births per woman | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.47 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.49 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.55 live births per woman | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.59 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.55 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.49 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.52 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.46 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.46 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.43 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.42 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.47 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.47 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.48 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.62 live births per woman | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.53 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.47 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.47 live births per woman | +0.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.47 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.47 live births per woman is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.15 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 172 French Polynesia 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 172 Hungary 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 174 Dominica 1.48 live births per woman compare
- 175 Grenada 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 177 North Macedonia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 178 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.46 live births per woman compare
More education data for Croatia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Croatia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Croatia was 1.47 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 live births per woman in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Croatia ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.