First Release

Year: LVIII.
Zagreb, 10 September 2021
STAN-2021-3-1
ISSN 1334-0557

POPULATION ESTIMATE OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, 2020

 

According to the mid-2020 population estimate, the Republic of Croatia had 4 047 680 inhabitants, out of which there were 1 967 680 men and 2 080 000 women.

A decrease in population continued in 2020. As compared to the previous year estimate, the population decreased by 17 573 persons or 0.4%.

An increase in the total population was recorded in the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva, where, as compared to the previous year estimate, a relative increase of 0.62% was recorded, in the City of Zagreb (0.25%), the County of Istria (0.24%), and the County of Zagreb (0.10%). The decrease in the total population was recorded in all other counties, and the highest relative decrease in the population was recorded in the County of Vukovar-Sirmium (1.72%), the County of Virovitica-Podravina (1.72%) and the County of Požega-Slavonia (1.69%).

The share of women in the total population of the Republic of Croatia was 51.4%, while the share of men was 48.6%. Such a ratio was recorded in most counties. The lowest share of female population was recorded in the County of Lika-Senj (49.8%), while the largest share was recorded in the City of Zagreb (52.8%).

In 2020, the continuous ageing of the population kept on. The average age of the total population of the Republic of Croatia was 43.8 years (men 42.0, women 45.5), which places it among the oldest nations in Europe.

The ageing process was to a great degree caused by the multi-year drop in the share of youth (0 – 19 years of age) in the total population. At the country level, this share amounted to 19.1% in 2020, while at the county level, it was the lowest in the County of Primorje-Gorski kotar (16.4%) and the highest in the County of Međimurje (21.7%).

The share of the fertile contingent in the total female population continued to decrease. Therefore, in 2020, it amounted to 40.8%.

As compared to the total population, the largest number of persons aged 65 and over was recorded in the County of Šibenik-Knin (26.3%) and the County of Lika-Senj (25.3%), while the smallest number was recorded in the County of Međimurje (19.4%).

In the Republic of Croatia, 52.3% lived in only five counties, most of them in the City of Zagreb (809 268 or 20.0%) and the County of Split-Dalmatia (447 440 or 11.1%), while the least populated counties were the County of Požega-Slavonia (65 134 or 1.6%) and the County of Lika-Senj (44 068 or 1.1%).

1 MID-YEAR TOTAL POPULATION ESTIMATE OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, BY COUNTIES, 2016 – 2020
County of 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Republic of Croatia 4 174 349 4 124 531 4 087 843 4 065 253 4 047 680
Zagreb 314 549 311 416 309 469 309 169 309 463
Krapina-Zagorje 127 748 126 334 125 357 124 517 124 110
Sisak-Moslavina 157 204 152 546 148 589 145 904 143 618
Karlovac 120 321 118 263 116 829 115 484 114 269
Varaždin 170 563 168 560 166 982 166 112 165 357
Koprivnica-Križevci 110 976 109 137 107 711 106 367 105 385
Bjelovar-Bilogora 111 867 109 822 107 909 106 258 104 908
Primorje-Gorski kotar 289 479 286 677 284 239 282 730 281 056
Lika-Senj 46 888 45 943 45 184 44 625 44 068
Virovitica-Podravina 79 111 77 086 75 257 73 641 72 378
Požega-Slavonia 71 920 69 583 67 862 66 256 65 134
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 148 373 143 827 140 072 137 487 135 483
Zadar 169 581 168 672 168 153 168 213 167 914
Osijek-Baranja 290 412 283 035 277 227 272 673 269 511
Šibenik-Knin 103 021 101 436 100 153 99 210 98 453
Vukovar-Sirmium 165 799 159 213 154 371 150 985 148 389
Split-Dalmatia 452 035 449 610 448 071 447 747 447 440
Istria 208 105 208 229 208 765 209 573 210 083
Dubrovnik-Neretva 121 970 121 381 121 215 121 816 122 571
Međimurje 112 089 110 999 109 921 109 232 108 822
City of Zagreb 802 338 802 762 804 507 807 254 809 268

G-1 SHARE OF POPULATION IN COUNTIES IN TOTAL POPULATION OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, MID-2020 ESTIMATE

2 AVERAGE AGE, AGEING INDEX AND FERTILE CONTINGENT OF POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
  Average age Ageing index, % Fertile contingent,
15 – 49, %
Total Men Women Total Men Women Women
1971 34,0 32,4 35,5 47,2 38,5 56,2 51,4
1981 35,4 33,8 37,1 52,6 40,4 65,3 48,5
1991 37,1 35,4 38,7 66,7 50,8 83,3 46,6
2001 39,3 37,5 41,0 90,7 71,6 110,8 46,9
                      
2002 39,6 37,8 41,3 93,8 74,1 114,3 47,1
2003 39,9 38,1 41,5 96,2 76,1 117,2 46,9
2004 40,1 38,3 41,8 98,4 77,8 119,9 46,7
2005 40,3 38,5 42,0 99,6 78,7 121,5 46,4
2006 40,5 38,8 42,2 100,5 79,4 122,6 46,1
2007 40,8 39,0 42,4 103,1 81,7 125,5 45,8
2008 41,0 39,2 42,6 105,2 83,6 127,8 45,6
2009 41,1 39,4 42,8 107,6 85,8 130,4 45,3
2010 41,3 39,5 43,0 110,3 88,5 133,3 45,0
2011 41,8 40,0 43,5 115,7 92,9 139,7 43,8
2012 42,0 40,2 43,7 117,8 95,1 141,7 43,6
2013 42,2 40,3 43,9 121,0 98,0 145,2 43,4
2014 42,4 40,5 44,1 123,9 100,8 148,4 43,1
2015 42,6 40,7 44,3 127,5 104,1 152,2 42,8
2016 42,8 41,0 44,5 132,0 108,2 157,0 42,4
2017 43,1 41,3 44,8 136,9 112,8 162,3 41,9
2018 43,4 41,5 45,0 141,4 116,7 167,5 41,5
2019 43,6 41,8 45,3 145,4 120,5 171,8 41,1
2020 43,8 42,0 45,5 149,3 124,1 176,0 40,8

G-2 SHARE OF POPULATION AGED 65 AND OVER IN TOTAL POPULATION, BY COUNTIES, MID-2020 ESTIMATE

3 POPULATION ESTIMATE OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, BY SEX AND SINGLE AGE, MID-2020
          (continued)      
Age Total Men Women   Age Total Men Women
 Total 4 047 680 1 967 680 2 080 000            
0 36 105 18 506 17 599   43 54 864 27 959 26 905
1 36 498 18 571 17 927   44 54 785 27 929 26 856
2 36 381 18 902 17 479   45 54 063 27 520 26 543
3 36 804 18 822 17 982   46 53 895 27 372 26 523
4 35 757 18 248 17 509   47 53 839 27 441 26 398
5 37 393 19 280 18 113   48 54 253 27 360 26 893
6 38 141 19 657 18 484   49 51 649 26 162 25 487
7 38 920 20 375 18 545   50 51 921 25 956 25 965
8 39 681 20 388 19 293   51 53 537 26 600 26 937
9 39 834 20 549 19 285   52 55 322 27 655 27 667
10 42 135 21 519 20 616   53 57 059 28 138 28 921
11 40 932 20 908 20 024   54 58 360 28 715 29 645
12 40 652 20 763 19 889   55 57 054 27 986 29 068
13 38 490 19 866 18 624   56 55 607 27 316 28 291
14 39 519 20 340 19 179   57 57 654 27 954 29 700
15 40 685 20 955 19 730   58 58 785 28 287 30 498
16 37 932 19 443 18 489   59 58 620 28 199 30 421
17 38 158 19 634 18 524   60 59 931 28 782 31 149
18 39 485 20 326 19 159   61 59 396 28 503 30 893
19 41 511 21 505 20 006   62 57 664 27 363 30 301
20 43 655 22 562 21 093   63 58 659 27 850 30 809
21 44 862 23 270 21 592   64 58 921 27 901 31 020
22 47 801 24 674 23 127   65 59 714 28 446 31 268
23 50 402 26 376 24 026   66 54 929 25 982 28 947
24 49 321 25 742 23 579   67 55 716 25 936 29 780
25 47 233 24 454 22 779   68 49 892 23 043 26 849
26 46 710 24 063 22 647   69 49 519 22 639 26 880
27 47 581 24 833 22 748   70 49 740 22 270 27 470
28 47 003 24 641 22 362   71 46 298 19 935 26 363
29 49 028 25 521 23 507   72 42 273 18 080 24 193
30 48 332 25 036 23 296   73 42 955 18 094 24 861
31 49 418 25 424 23 994   74 29 596 12 296 17 300
32 51 254 26 448 24 806   75 29 206 11 973 17 233
33 50 689 26 168 24 521   76 31 509 12 624 18 885
34 52 039 26 529 25 510   77 32 554 12 915 19 639
35 54 935 28 155 26 780   78 32 515 12 703 19 812
36 56 241 29 102 27 139   79 31 359 12 188 19 171
37 55 376 28 412 26 964   80 30 562 11 571 18 991
38 55 981 28 720 27 261   81 27 356 9 983 17 373
39 56 851 29 162 27 689   82 26 034 9 314 16 720
40 56 973 29 242 27 731   83 24 050 8 478 15 572
41 56 750 29 137 27 613   84 21 440 7 384 14 056
42 55 731 28 399 27 332       85 + 95 446 28 251 67 195

 

4 POPULATION ESTIMATE, BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS, BY COUNTIES, MID-2020
Age groups Republic of Croatia County of Zagreb County of Krapina-Zagorje County of Sisak-Moslavina
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 4 047 680 1 967 680 2 080 000 309 463 151 412 158 051 124 110 60 810 63 300 143 618 70 216 73 402
0 – 4 181 545 93 049 88 496 13 481 6 865 6 616 5 176 2 667 2 509 6 029 3 092 2 937
5 – 9 193 969 100 249 93 720 14 695 7 550 7 145 5 612 2 859 2 753 6 457 3 263 3 194
10 – 14 201 728 103 396 98 332 16 635 8 523 8 112 5 997 3 080 2 917 7 038 3 587 3 451
15 – 19 197 771 101 863 95 908 16 305 8 391 7 914 6 238 3 253 2 985 7 310 3 707 3 603
20 – 24 236 041 122 624 113 417 18 455 9 628 8 827 7 473 3 828 3 645 8 627 4 529 4 098
25 – 29 237 555 123 512 114 043 17 884 9 386 8 498 7 461 3 918 3 543 7 531 3 967 3 564
30 – 34 251 732 129 605 122 127 18 883 9 770 9 113 7 797 4 139 3 658 7 613 4 085 3 528
35 – 39 279 384 143 551 135 833 21 548 11 198 10 350 8 227 4 276 3 951 8 684 4 577 4 107
40 – 44 279 103 142 666 136 437 22 651 11 628 11 023 8 232 4 286 3 946 9 051 4 717 4 334
45 – 49 267 699 135 855 131 844 21 525 10 988 10 537 8 356 4 244 4 112 9 170 4 754 4 416
50 – 54 276 199 137 064 139 135 21 288 10 700 10 588 9 369 4 755 4 614 10 194 5 270 4 924
55 – 59 287 720 139 742 147 978 21 205 10 344 10 861 9 714 4 934 4 780 10 910 5 437 5 473
60 – 64 294 571 140 399 154 172 22 118 10 381 11 737 9 276 4 628 4 648 11 392 5 590 5 802
65 – 69 269 770 126 046 143 724 20 701 9 669 11 032 7 956 3 793 4 163 10 526 4 959 5 567
70 – 74 210 862 90 675 120 187 15 817 6 879 8 938 6 016 2 570 3 446 8 001 3 428 4 573
75 – 79 157 143 62 403 94 740 11 575 4 812 6 763 4 774 1 847 2 927 6 273 2 395 3 878
80 – 84 129 442 46 730 82 712 8 355 3 006 5 349 3 720 1 121 2 599 5 201 1 792 3 409
85 + 95 446 28 251 67 195 6 342 1 694 4 648 2 716 612 2 104 3 611 1 067 2 544

4 POPULATION ESTIMATE, BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS, BY COUNTIES, MID-2020
(continued)                  
Age groups County of Karlovac County of Varaždin County of Koprivnica-Križevci
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 114 269 55 987 58 282 165 357 80 959 84 398 105 385 51 387 53 998
0 – 4 4 650 2 366 2 284 7 023 3 572 3 451 4 787 2 440 2 347
5 – 9 4 866 2 457 2 409 7 561 3 848 3 713 5 160 2 641 2 519
10 – 14 5 348 2 688 2 660 8 525 4 395 4 130 5 497 2 925 2 572
15 – 19 5 247 2 722 2 525 8 568 4 279 4 289 5 496 2 829 2 667
20 – 24 6 090 3 222 2 868 9 951 5 181 4 770 6 454 3 344 3 110
25 – 29 5 879 3 084 2 795 9 665 5 169 4 496 6 014 3 168 2 846
30 – 34 6 490 3 415 3 075 10 276 5 463 4 813 6 034 3 146 2 888
35 – 39 7 616 4 084 3 532 11 558 6 059 5 499 6 749 3 508 3 241
40 – 44 7 612 3 965 3 647 11 441 5 941 5 500 6 673 3 471 3 202
45 – 49 7 348 3 876 3 472 11 200 5 784 5 416 6 862 3 475 3 387
50 – 54 8 093 4 155 3 938 11 939 6 013 5 926 7 580 3 733 3 847
55 – 59 9 028 4 487 4 541 12 364 6 098 6 266 7 992 3 978 4 014
60 – 64 9 272 4 660 4 612 12 095 5 924 6 171 8 021 3 950 4 071
65 – 69 8 056 3 920 4 136 10 385 4 899 5 486 7 066 3 370 3 696
70 – 74 5 944 2 577 3 367 8 051 3 491 4 560 5 401 2 252 3 149
75 – 79 4 733 1 809 2 924 6 368 2 452 3 916 4 279 1 596 2 683
80 – 84 4 414 1 485 2 929 4 861 1 547 3 314 3 086 975 2 111
85 + 3 583 1 015 2 568 3 526 844 2 682 2 234 586 1 648

4 POPULATION ESTIMATE, BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS, BY COUNTIES, MID-2020
(continued)                  
Age groups County of Bjelovar-Bilogora County of Primorje-Gorski kotar County of Lika-Senj
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 104 908 51 221 53 687 281 056 136 335 144 721 44 068 22 131 21 937
0 – 4 4 732 2 390 2 342 10 701 5 501 5 200 1 829 935 894
5 – 9 5 029 2 681 2 348 11 809 6 094 5 715 1 815 922 893
10 – 14 5 476 2 851 2 625 12 008 6 148 5 860 1 937 995 942
15 – 19 5 460 2 767 2 693 11 436 5 907 5 529 2 122 1 129 993
20 – 24 6 451 3 337 3 114 13 559 7 080 6 479 2 593 1 348 1 245
25 – 29 6 111 3 239 2 872 14 753 7 672 7 081 2 405 1 214 1 191
30 – 34 5 733 3 093 2 640 17 413 8 921 8 492 2 401 1 305 1 096
35 – 39 6 232 3 327 2 905 20 071 10 237 9 834 2 559 1 393 1 166
40 – 44 6 449 3 334 3 115 20 578 10 735 9 843 2 651 1 384 1 267
45 – 49 6 623 3 355 3 268 18 762 9 484 9 278 2 706 1 506 1 200
50 – 54 7 120 3 557 3 563 18 632 9 107 9 525 3 088 1 647 1 441
55 – 59 7 927 3 865 4 062 20 319 9 664 10 655 3 390 1 785 1 605
60 – 64 8 410 4 050 4 360 22 153 10 332 11 821 3 426 1 801 1 625
65 – 69 7 474 3 568 3 906 22 172 10 422 11 750 3 027 1 541 1 486
70 – 74 5 647 2 445 3 202 17 434 7 810 9 624 2 388 1 060 1 328
75 – 79 4 131 1 553 2 578 11 522 4 839 6 683 2 168 890 1 278
80 – 84 3 431 1 096 2 335 10 076 3 900 6 176 2 039 753 1 286
85 + 2 472 713 1 759 7 658 2 482 5 176 1 524 523 1 001

4 POPULATION ESTIMATE, BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS, BY COUNTIES, MID-2020
(continued)                  
Age groups County of Virovitica-Podravina County of Požega-Slavonia County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 72 378 35 041 37 337 65 134 31 973 33 161 135 483 66 417 69 066
0 – 4 3 242 1 655 1 587 2 923 1 509 1 414 5 948 3 115 2 833
5 – 9 3 463 1 789 1 674 3 080 1 616 1 464 6 561 3 433 3 128
10 – 14 3 714 1 918 1 796 3 513 1 857 1 656 7 316 3 803 3 513
15 – 19 3 891 1 986 1 905 3 586 1 840 1 746 7 783 4 077 3 706
20 – 24 4 688 2 419 2 269 4 710 2 434 2 276 9 561 5 024 4 537
25 – 29 4 303 2 218 2 085 3 905 2 050 1 855 8 359 4 510 3 849
30 – 34 3 866 2 042 1 824 3 330 1 811 1 519 7 558 4 019 3 539
35 – 39 4 378 2 267 2 111 3 692 1 878 1 814 7 501 4 037 3 464
40 – 44 4 462 2 259 2 203 3 722 1 893 1 829 7 928 3 991 3 937
45 – 49 4 418 2 175 2 243 4 016 2 095 1 921 8 456 4 281 4 175
50 – 54 5 289 2 627 2 662 4 561 2 284 2 277 9 409 4 710 4 699
55 – 59 5 886 2 913 2 973 4 907 2 478 2 429 10 483 5 125 5 358
60 – 64 5 857 2 805 3 052 5 010 2 493 2 517 10 302 5 011 5 291
65 – 69 4 842 2 332 2 510 4 454 2 151 2 303 8 803 4 176 4 627
70 – 74 3 566 1 517 2 049 3 212 1 377 1 835 6 630 2 791 3 839
75 – 79 2 876 1 017 1 859 2 737 1 001 1 736 5 465 2 045 3 420
80 – 84 2 164 707 1 457 2 273 769 1 504 4 409 1 467 2 942
85 + 1 473 395 1 078 1 503 437 1 066 3 011 802 2 209

4 POPULATION ESTIMATE, BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS, BY COUNTIES, MID-2020
(continued)                  
Age groups County of Zadar County of Osijek-Baranja County of Šibenik-Knin
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 167 914 83 127 84 787 269 511 130 230 139 281 98 453 48 770 49 683
0 – 4 7 718 4 012 3 706 11 424 5 878 5 546 4 005 2 046 1 959
5 – 9 8 295 4 266 4 029 12 632 6 487 6 145 4 380 2 261 2 119
10 – 14 8 680 4 423 4 257 13 337 6 752 6 585 4 486 2 285 2 201
15 – 19 8 435 4 281 4 154 13 823 7 141 6 682 4 620 2 419 2 201
20 – 24 10 115 5 279 4 836 16 832 8 681 8 151 5 901 3 087 2 814
25 – 29 10 260 5 312 4 948 16 424 8 604 7 820 5 634 2 945 2 689
30 – 34 9 911 5 104 4 807 16 460 8 529 7 931 5 292 2 824 2 468
35 – 39 10 913 5 576 5 337 17 485 9 014 8 471 5 573 2 939 2 634
40 – 44 11 046 5 520 5 526 17 127 8 676 8 451 5 924 3 089 2 835
45 – 49 10 567 5 399 5 168 16 916 8 485 8 431 5 933 3 116 2 817
50 – 54 11 003 5 553 5 450 19 178 9 361 9 817 6 318 3 138 3 180
55 – 59 10 904 5 390 5 514 21 236 10 241 10 995 6 937 3 470 3 467
60 – 64 11 615 5.853 5 762 21 118 10 173 10 945 7 521 3 765 3 756
65 – 69 11 366 5.586 5 780 18 247 8 587 9 660 7 388 3 651 3 737
70 – 74 9 993 4.639 5 354 13 441 5 586 7 855 6 324 2 963 3 361
75 – 79 7 139 3 182 3 957 10 471 3 935 6 536 4 328 1 885 2 443
80 – 84 5 775 2 344 3 431 8 108 2 717 5 391 4 514 1 706 2 808
85 + 4 179 1 408 2 771 5 252 1 383 3 869 3 375 1 181 2 194

4 POPULATION ESTIMATE, BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS, BY COUNTIES, MID-2020
(continued)                  
Age groups County of Vukovar-Sirmium County of Split-Dalmatia County of Istria
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 148 389 72 097 76 292 447 440 219 386 228 054 210 083 103 831 106 252
0 – 4 6 421 3 272 3 149 20 440 10 526 9 914 8 321 4 286 4 035
5 – 9 7 192 3 757 3 435 22 006 11 441 10 565 9 135 4 795 4 340
10 – 14 8 014 4 064 3 950 23 300 11 875 11 425 9 686 5 014 4 672
15 – 19 8 603 4 457 4 146 23 295 11 964 11 331 8 683 4 563 4 120
20 – 24 10 142 5 185 4 957 27 531 14 182 13 349 10 186 5 373 4 813
25 – 29 8 560 4 566 3 994 28 249 14 617 13 632 11 216 5 831 5 385
30 – 34 8 185 4 374 3 811 28 343 14 603 13 740 13 573 7 180 6 393
35 – 39 8 598 4 492 4 106 29 875 15 272 14 603 15 529 8 140 7 389
40 – 44 8 708 4 390 4 318 29 974 15 364 14 610 15 761 8 347 7 414
45 – 49 9 239 4 731 4 508 29 765 15 163 14 602 13 822 7 254 6 568
50 – 54 10 398 5 276 5 122 29 930 14 922 15 008 14 149 6 971 7 178
55 – 59 11 344 5 561 5 783 30 972 15 131 15 841 15 808 7 767 8 041
60 – 64 11 343 5 467 5 876 31 664 15 213 16 451 16 374 7 863 8 511
65 – 69 9 901 4 571 5 330 28 470 13 433 15 037 15 351 7 288 8 063
70 – 74 7 722 3 186 4 536 23 720 10 300 13 420 11 492 5 328 6 164
75 – 79 5 806 2 187 3 619 15 318 6 401 8 917 8 167 3 467 4 700
80 – 84 4 947 1 642 3 305 14 078 5 571 8 507 7 256 2 720 4 536
85 + 3 266 919 2 347 10 510 3 408 7 102 5 574 1 644 3 930

4 POPULATION ESTIMATE, BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS, BY COUNTIES, MID-2020
(continued)                  
Age groups County of Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Međimurje City of Zagreb
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 122 571 60 568 62 003 108 822 53 445 55 377 809 268 382 337 426 931
0 – 4 6 016 2 999 3 017 5 778 2 964 2 814 40 901 20 959 19 942
5 – 9 6 265 3 270 2 995 5 790 3 031 2 759 42 166 21 788 20 378
10 – 14 6 221 3 216 3 005 5 917 3 047 2 870 39 083 19 950 19 133
15 – 19 5 779 2 950 2 829 6 144 3 185 2 959 34 947 18 016 16 931
20 – 24 7 305 3 820 3 485 6 648 3 414 3 234 42 769 22 229 20 540
25 – 29 7 701 4 026 3 675 6 307 3 385 2 922 48 934 24 631 24 303
30 – 34 7 669 4 000 3 669 6 670 3 471 3 199 58 235 28 311 29 924
35 – 39 7 982 4 101 3 881 7 257 3 805 3 452 67 357 33 371 33 986
40 – 44 8 335 4 441 3 894 7 286 3 700 3 586 63 492 31 535 31 957
45 – 49 7 721 4 050 3 671 6 979 3 512 3 467 57 315 28 128 29 187
50 – 54 8 034 4 037 3 997 7 305 3 598 3 707 53 322 25 650 27 672
55 – 59 8 203 3 964 4 239 7 762 3 817 3 945 50 429 23 293 27 136
60 – 64 8 568 4 186 4 382 7 918 3 897 4 021 51 118 22 357 28 761
65 – 69 8 141 3 873 4 268 6 856 3 399 3 457 48 588 20 858 27 730
70 – 74 6 495 2 911 3 584 4 866 2 145 2 721 38 702 15 420 23 282
75 – 79 4 466 1 903 2 563 4 089 1 651 2 438 30 458 11 536 18 922
80 – 84 4 167 1 699 2 468 2 991 892 2 099 23 577 8 821 14 756
85 + 3 503 1 122 2 381 2 259 532 1 727 17 875 5 484 12 391

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Data sources

The following surveys are the data sources for the population estimate of the Republic of Croatia:

- 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings

- birth statistics

- death statistics

- statistics of the internal migration of population

- statistics of the international migration of population.

Population estimate is done on the basis of the census data collected in the 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings.

The data on births are collected through the Statistical Report on Births (DEM-1) for every entry in the State birth register.

The data on deaths are collected through the Statistical Report on Deaths (DEM-2) for every entry in the State death register.

The surveys on the internal and international migration of population are based on data collected by the Ministry of the Interior.

 

Coverage

The population estimate data published in this First Release encompasses all persons included in the total population of the Republic of Croatia in the 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings, all who were born and entered into the State birth register in the period from 1 April 2011 to the estimate date, all persons who died and were entered into the State death register in the period from 1 April 2011 to the estimate date and all persons who immigrated from abroad or emigrated to abroad, as well as persons who migrated inside the territory of the Republic of Croatia in the period from 1 April 2011 to the estimate date.

 

Definitions and explanations

Population estimate is calculated on the basis of the 2011 Census, natural change and net migration data.

In the 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings, according to the international statistical standards, the concept of the place of usual residence is used in defining the total population. The place of usual residence is considered a place where a person spends most of his/her daily time, irrespective of a short-term absence from it (e.g. due to going on a vacation, trip, medical treatment, visit etc.). In line with the definition of the place of usual residence, the total population includes the following persons:

- those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the census moment

- those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the census moment with the intention of staying there for at least one year.

A live born child (live birth) is every child who at birth exhibits signs of life, such as breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movements of voluntary muscles.

A deceased person (death) is every live born person in whom there is a permanent disappearance of all evidence of life.

Natural increase is the difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths.

Data by age are expressed by completed years of age on the referent date. The data by age groups include persons who reached the age within the limits of an interval.

Average age indicates the mean age of the total population and it is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the age of the total population.

Ageing index represents the ratio of the population, that is, the share (%) of inhabitants aged 60 and over in the number of inhabitants aged from 0 to 19 inclusive.

Fertile female population includes women between 15 and 49 years of age.

Place of permanent residence, according to Article 2 of the Permanent Residence Act (NN, Nos 144/12 and 158/13) is "a place and address in the Republic of Croatia where a person settled with an intention of staying permanently in order to exercise their rights and commitments related to life interests such as family, professional, economic, social, cultural and other interests".

Immigrated or emigrated population is the population that changed their place of usual residence on the territory of the Republic of Croatia or that changed their country of usual residence for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least one year.

Net migration of population (migration balance) is the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants of a particular area or country in a given period of time.

 

Territorial constitution

The data are presented by territorial constitution according to the Act on Territories of Counties, Towns and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (NN, No. 86/06), with the situation as on 31 December 2020.

 

Abbreviations

  
   
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
'000 thousand

 

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Phone: (+385 1) 4806-138, 4806-154
E-mail: stat.info@dzs.hr
Fax: (+385 1) 4806-148

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Phone: (+385 1) 4806-115
E-mail: prodaja@dzs.hr
Fax: (+385 1) 4806-148

 

 

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