Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Croatia's population change decreased by 5.7% compared to 2022, reaching 8.3.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.2.

Croatia ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.8% (from 9.3 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.