Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Croatia
Croatia: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.47 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.47 live births per woman
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
177th
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
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Croatia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Croatia stood at 1.47 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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% |
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 | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 175 Dominica 1.48 live births per woman compare
- 176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 178 North Macedonia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 179 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.46 live births per woman compare
- 180 Bhutan 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. share of women with no education in Croatia?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Croatia was 1.47 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 live births per woman in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Croatia ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.