At year 2026, population distribution of Croatia is:
- Young Population 516,487 13.51%
- Working Age Population 2,387,697 62.47%
- Elderly Population 918,162 24.02%
The population growth rate of Croatia in 2026 is -0.67%, sex ratio is 93.3 (101.2 for working age), dependency ratio is 60.1%.
Elderly population will be more than twice of the young population at 2031. Total population reaches its peak in 1990 at 4,835,067.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Croatia is -0.80%, sex ratio is 95.8 (104.4 for working age), dependency ratio is 76.8%.The elderly population will account for 30.70% of Croatia's population in 2050, the problem of population aging is serious.
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
1968โ2004 2009โ2013 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1956 | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 1996 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2017 |