Population ages 0-14 in Croatia
Croatia: Population ages 0-14 was 13.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Croatia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Croatia stood at 13.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Croatia peaked at 27.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 202nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.0% | — |
| 1961 | 26.9% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 26.8% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 26.5% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 26.1% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 25.7% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 25.2% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 24.8% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 22.8% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 22.0% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 21.2% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 21.1% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 21.0% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.7% | 23.7% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 21.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 20.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Croatia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,277 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8044 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 115,678 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 158,754 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,557 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 884 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 92,083 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.8399 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Croatia?
- Population ages 0-14 in Croatia was 13.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for population ages 0-14?
- Croatia ranks 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.